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. 2019 May 16;7(5):e2194.
doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000002194. eCollection 2019 May.

Northwestern and Other Historical Vignettes regarding the Vascular Anastomotic Coupling Device

Gregory A Dumanian  1 , Lindsay E Janes  1 , Zari P Dumanian  1
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Northwestern and Other Historical Vignettes regarding the Vascular Anastomotic Coupling Device

Gregory A Dumanian et al. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. .

Abstract

The vascular anastomotic coupling device is a widely used and effective aid to reconstructive microsurgery. Although there is a long history of innovators connected with this device, the current design of 6 interdigitating holes and pins was created de novo by a Northwestern medical student in 1960.

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Figures

Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
Sutureless anastomosis diagram by Payr.
Fig. 2.
Fig. 2.
Diagram of magnesium rings of Lespinasse.
Video Graphic 1.
Video Graphic 1.
See video, Supplemental Digital Content 1, which demonstrates the Inokuchi stapler. This video is available in the “Related Videos” section of the Full-Text article on PRSGlobalOpen.com or available at or at http://links.lww.com/PRSGO/B41.
Fig. 3.
Fig. 3.
Diagram of vascular anastomotic coupler of Holt. Image courtesy by the Archives of the American College of Surgeons.
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