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A new device for insertion of an intraaortic balloon catheter via the ascending aorta

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Although transfemoral insertion of a balloon catheter is conventionally utilized, a trans-ascending aortic approach may be selected in patients following failure of or contraindication to femoral artery cannulation. A new device was developed to insert the catheter of an intraaortic balloon pump (IABP) through the ascending aorta to the descending aorta securely. The device consists of three instruments: a needle dilator, a curved sheath, and a balloontipped guide catheter. We successfully inserted and placed an IABP through the ascending aorta in an experimental study in a dog. We anticipate satisfactory results in clinical application of this device.

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  1. Toshiya Koyanagi MD

    Present address: Sakakibara Memorial Hospital, 2-5-4 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, 151-0053, Tokyo, Japan

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  1. Department of Surgery, Saitama Medical School, Saitama, Japan

    Toshiya Koyanagi MD, Tsunenori Arai MD & Ryozo Omoto MD

  2. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Center North Rhine-Westphalia, University of Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany

    Kazutomo Minami MD & Reiner Koerfer MD

  3. Tokai Medical Products, Kasugai, Japan

    Nobumasa Tsutsui

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Koyanagi, T., Minami, K., Koerfer, R. et al. A new device for insertion of an intraaortic balloon catheter via the ascending aorta. J Artif Organs 3, 53–55 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02479927

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