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Heart Case provides surgical learners with a platform for deliberate practice of basic cardiac operative skills in a safe, repeatable environment. Heart Case is a compact thorax including the pertinent adult anatomy of a full sternotomy opening (approx. 5″ x 7″) without the bulk or expense of a full thorax. Designed specifically to address the hands-on needs of the cardiothoracic resident, the platform is intended for training:
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, both Proximal and Distal Anastomoses
- Aortic Valve Implantation
- Aortic Cannulation
- End-to-Side Anastomosis on small vessels
- Mitral Valve Procedures
The positionable arm and mating plates enable the use of many of our cardiothoracic trainers within the anatomical context of a sternotomy. Rapid interchange is then possible from user to user and procedure to procedure. For aortic and vessel anastomoses the anatomy may be filled with fluid or air via a mating luer lock on the supporting stand to test for “hemostasis. ” Suturing may be preserved and presented to mentoring faculty for review and progress assessment.
HEART CASE includes:
- Suitcase Thorax with Full Sternotomy
- Positionable Arm
- Heart Cradle to accept CABG Heart
- Vessel Anastomosis Stand
- Vessel Stabilizing Clip
- Mitral Valve Mating Plate
- Aortic Root Mating Plate
- Aortic Cannulation & Proximal Anastomosis Stand
- Carrying Case
Suggested for Use with Heart Case Trainer
- New Mitral Valve Prolapse (#1320), delicate prolapsed posterior leaflet for training in incision and suture repair
- Mitral with Atria (#1074), for training mitral valve repair
- 4″ Aorta (#1144), 10cm length suturable aorta for cannulation and proximal anastomosis
- Aortic Root (#1065), anatomically accurate for valve implantation training
- CABG Heart, patent (#1253)
- CABG Beating Heart (#1339)
- Native Coronary Artery (#1187) segments for CABG sites, 10 pack
- Mini-Sternotomy Bib (#1444)
- 3mm or 4mm Target and Graft Vessels (#1366, 1368, 1370, and 1371)
- Portable Light (#32003)
