Guidant Axius
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Next-generation AxiusVacuum 2 stabilizers for off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery are unveiled Feb. 13. The devices are available with either a malleable or rigid contoured foot. When used with the AxiusXpose 3 components, surgeons can "lift the heart and access vessels in the back without compromising natural pumping action of the heart," Guidant claims, noting nearly 25% of all U.S. bypass procedures now use off-pump technology...