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Resting Heart® System
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The Medtronic® Resting Heart® System

CannulaeAn integrated, low-prime, closed-to-air arrested heart system with tip-to-tip Carmeda® * BioActive coating and unique, Advanced Cannulae options.

Combining improved techniques with new technology results in a Resting Heart® System procedure that offers all the benefits of a motionless heart and addresses the factors associated with on-pump patient morbidity.

When you:

  • Minimize manipulation of vessels, especially the aorta20,50,51
  • Prevent excessive hemodilution43,44,45,46
  • Choose to approach a procedure with minimally invasive techniques1,2,3
  • Reduce emboli at the sources57,58,59,60
  • Reduce contact activation and complement activation61,62
  • Optimize venous return52,53,54

SystemYou will:

You'll have addressed many of the issues associated with traditional arrested heart procedures and your patient will have a greater chance of coming off bypass with a higher hematocrit and without homologous blood product exposure.43,44,45,46

* Carmeda® BioActive Surface. Manufactured under license from Carmeda
AB, Sweden. Carmeda is a registered trademark of Carmeda AB.

 



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