Vessel Cannula
Blunt Irrigating Cannula · Vessel Irrigation Cannula · Vein Graft Cannula · Olive Tip Cannula
A short, clear plastic tapered tip with a blunt end and a female luer lock that screws onto a syringe. It comes with a cap.
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What it does, the lengths it comes in and what experienced techs know about it.
What it’s for
Screws onto a syringe of heparinized saline (or heparinized blood with papaverine) so a harvested radial artery or vein can be gently flushed through its lumenLOO-menThe open space inside a tube, such as a blood vessel, the intestine or a catheter.Full entry and checked for leaks before it is used as a bypass graftGRAFTTissue or a man-made material moved into place in surgery to replace or repair a damaged part.Full entry . Also used to irrigationeer-ih-GAY-shunWashing out a wound, body cavity, tube or eye with a steady flow of liquid.Full entry vessels in vascular surgery.
Lengths and variants
Tip sizes from about 1 to 2 mm across. Reusable metal versions with an olive tip also exist (heparinHEP-uh-rinAn anticoagulant drug, given by injection or IV, that keeps blood clots from forming or growing.Full entry cannulaKAN-yoo-luhA thin tube placed into the body or a body opening to deliver or remove fluid or air.Full entry ).
What experienced techs know
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3 sources
- Frey KB, Ross T (AST). Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist. Chapter 23 (Peripheral Vascular Surgery), p. 1100
- Khonsari S. Cardiac Surgery: Safeguards and Pitfalls in Operative Technique. Chapter 9 (Surgery for Coronary Disease), p. 144-145
- nipro.ca
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