Tissue stabilizers
Octopus™ Nuvo tissue stabilizer
Tissue stabilizers
Octopus™ Nuvo tissue stabilizer
The Octopus™ Nuvo tissue stabilizer is used for minimally invasive cardiac surgery coronary artery bypass (MICS CABG) procedures.
Description
The Octopus™ Nuvo tissue stabilizer offers single- and multi-vessel stabilization for MICS CABG procedures.1
Features
- Familiar stabilization technology from your OPCAB procedures
- Designed with a smaller headlink than standard stabilizers for MICS CABG procedures
- Engineered with malleable pods
- Features a quick connect system
- Uses up to -400 mmHg of suction
Key risks of Octopus™ tissue stabilizers include hematoma, laceration, ischemia, EKG/ECG changes, and abrasion.
Product and procedure videos
Medtronic offers a complete portfolio of minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS)-enabling technologies for cardiac surgeons. View our MICS procedure videos to learn more about coronary artery bypass (CABG) and off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) procedures using minimally invasive techniques and technologies.
Medtronic MICS CABG in-service video
This video reviews anatomical nomenclature, summarizes key product features, and demonstrates device assembly and usage during a minimally invasive coronary artery bypass graft (MICS CABG) procedure, performed in the Medtronic virtual cardiac operating room.
The video can also be viewed by topic. Click on a title below to view a specific topic.
OPCAB procedure video
Prof. Paul Sergeant covers the OPCAB technique and shares more than 30 years of insight from his extensive experience as a cardiac surgeon.
The video can also be viewed by topic. Click on a title below to view a specific topic.
Key risks
Patients undergoing a minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting procedure are at risk of the following, not inclusive: stroke, renal failure, infection, need for transfusion, incomplete revascularization, and death.
Patients undergoing an off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting procedure are at risk of the following, not inclusive: stroke, myocardial infarction, renal failure, infection, need for transfusion, and death.
Ordering information
Related links
- McGinn J, Ruel M. MICS CAPB single-vessel plus multi-vessel techniques. UC202217543a EN. Medtronic; December 2023.