Heartport CE-marks EndoDirect system:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Heartport has CE-marked its EndoDirect system for use in minimally-invasive cardiac surgery. The system is similar to aortic cannulation in open heart surgery - it allows arterial blood flow in its natural direction, single-step cannulation, endoaortic balloon clamping, cardioplegia delivery and venting.