Resting Heart System
The Medtronic Resting Heart® System is a low-prime, reservoir-less, closed-to-air circuit designed to address the traditional challenges of cardiac surgery.
Overview
A New Way of Looking at Arrested Heart Surgery
Medtronic Perfusion Systems is dedicated to offering extracorporeal clinicians the benefits of devices that promote blood conservation. Our development of the Resting Heart System is grounded in clinical results that demonstrate the benefits of lower hemodilution1, reduced complement activation2 and less blood contact with foreign surfaces when compared to a traditional circuit. Reduced hemodilution and blood activation lead to less postoperative transfusion. For clinicians and surgical teams concerned with blood conservation, mini circuits offer a compelling alternative. For certain patient populations refusing transfusion for reasons of faith or otherwise, the Resting Heart System has played an integral role.
Learn more about how the St. Joseph Cardiac Surgery team used the Resting Heart System for a Jehovah's Witness patient:
A Clinical Case for the Resting Heart® System When Blood Transfusion is Not an Option (PDF, 260 KB)
The Medtronic Resting Heart System is a low-prime, reservoir-less, closed-to-air circuit designed to address the traditional challenges of cardiac surgery. It features active air removal technology, no blood-to-air interface, elimination of anti-foam agents and tip-to-tip Carmeda® BioActive Surface*.
Affinity® VARD Venous Air Removal Device Brochure (PDF, 433 KB)
* Manufactured under license from Carmeda AB, Sweden. Carmeda is a registered trademark of Carmeda AB.
References
- Speiss BD. Transfusion and outcome in heart surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2002; 74(4):986-7.
- Engoren MC, Habib RH, Zacharias A, Schwann TA, Riordan CH, Durham SJ. Effect of blood transfusion on long-term survival after cardiac operation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2002; 74(4):1180-6.
Ordering Info
| Advanced Arrested Heart System Resting Heart® System |
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| Order Number | Description | # of Units |
| 71166 | Medtronic Resting Heart® Module only (AV loop purchased separately) | 2 per case |
| AAR1000 | Medtronic Resting Heart AAR1000 Controller for Active Air removal | |
| 66000 | DLP® Pressure Display Box | |
| GV100 | Gentle Vent System | |
| 95288 | Medtronic Resting Heart COD Holder | |
| 67265 | VARD AAR1000 Cable | |
| Resting Heart® System Holders & Accessories | ||
| 95288 | Resting Heart Holder | |
| 95297 | Resting Heart System Cart | |
| 0131714-1 | Merit Clipper Pole Clamp (manifold/holder) | |
| TMA | Non-Sterile Temperature Monitoring Adaptor, requires use of (TP) Thermistor Probe | 25 per case |
| 8733 | Holder for Vacuum Assist Vapor Trap | |
| 61399400072 | Thermistor Probe | 1 per case |