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U-CLIPTM Anastomotic Device for Vascular Surgery
Performance, Compliance
The Future of Suture

  • AV Fistula
  • AV Graft
  • Femoral-Popliteal Bypass
  • Femoral-Tibial Bypass


Improving Outcomes…

Vascular anastomoses created with an interrupted suturing technique have been shown to have improved outcomes for vascular applications, 1-2 and may afford the following advantages over a continuous sutured anastomosis:
  • Reduction of compliance mismatch3
  • Reduction of the altered flow conditions and stress disturbances within the anastomotic region4
  • Reduced risk for intimal hyperplasia3
  • Reduced vessel wall injury resulting from dull needle tips
  • Similar or improved healing characteristics3,5
When evaluating and comparing the interrupted vascular anastomosis created with the U-CLIP Anastomotic Device to continuous “running” sutured anastomosis, results have demonstrated superior outcomes in maturation rates1,2 and primary and secondary patency1 when used in small caliber vessel hemodialysis access specifically forearm AVF1, or vessels not usually considered as good access sites2.

U-CLIP vs. Continuous suture on forearm AVF1


Selected U-Clip Configurations and Applications
– a variety of sizes and configurations to meet your needs.


5 Simple Steps for Use


Click here to download the U-Clip brochure

For an animation of the U-Clip, please click here

REFERENCES:
1 Lin PH, et al. A prospective evaluation of interrupted nitinol surgical clips in arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis.
Am J Surg. 2003;186:625-630.
2 Ross JR. Creation of native arteriovenous fistulas with interrupted anastomoses using self-closing clip device - one clinic’s experience. J Vasc Access 2002;3:140-146.
3 Baguneid MS, et al. A comparison of para-anastomotic compliance profiles after vascular anastomosis: Non-penetrating clips versus standard sutures. J Vasc Surg. 2001;33:812-820.
4 Perktold K, Leuprecht A, Martin Prosi, et al. Fluid dynamics, wall mechanics, and oxygen transfer in peripheral bypass anastomosis. Ann Biomed Eng. 2002;43:447-60.
5 Pikoulis E, Rhee P, Nishibe T, et al. Arterial reconstruction with vascular clips is safe and quicker than sutured repair. Cardiovasc Surg. 1998;6:573-578.

 
       
 


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