CardioGraft® Pediatric Conduit
CardioGraft® Pediatric Conduit
CardioGraft® Pediatric Conduit
Cryopreserved human adult femoral or saphenous vein with competent valve for RV-PA reconstruction and cardiac shunts
- Conduit valve identified and tested to confirm competency.
- Natural ability to resist infection.1-4
- Alleviates the need for anticoagulation therapy.4
- Reduced thrombosis potential.3
- Allografts most closely resemble native tissue, making them compliant, flexible, and easy to handle.
- An effective option when a traditional pulmonary valve is not available.5,6,7
- Tetralogy of Fallot
- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis/Atresia
- Truncus Arteriosus
| Cryopreserved | Description | Sizing |
|---|---|---|
| PCV-C | Saphenous vein with competent valve | L ≥6 cm/ D ≥4 mm |
| PFV-C | Femoral vein with competent valve | L ≥6 cm/ D ≥6 mm |
1. Kirklin et al. Aortic Valve Endocarditis with Aortic Root Abscess Cavity: Surgical Treatment
with Aortic Valve Homograft. Ann Thorac Surg 45:674-677, June 1988
2. Tuna et al. Results of Homograft Aortic Valve Replacement for Active Endocarditis. Ann
Thorac Surg 1990; 49: 619-24
3. Hopkins et al. Cardiac Reconstructions with Allograft Tissues. Springer 2005
4. Pettersson, Coselli, et al. 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS)
consensus guidelines: Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis. Journal of Thoracic and
Cardiovascular Surgery, 2017; 153: 1241-1258
5. Bogats, et. al. Modified Blalock-Taussig Shunt Using Allograft Saphenous Vein: Six Years’
Experience, Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:58-62
6. Schiller et al. Reconstruction of right ventricular outflow tract in neonates and infants
using valved cryopreserved femoral vein homografts, The Journal of Thoracic and
Cardiovascular Surgery, Volume 147, Issue 3, March 2014, Pages 874-879
7. Briceno-Medina, et. al (2018). Femoral vein homograft as Sano shunt results in improved
pulmonary artery growth after Norwood operation. Cardiology in the Young, 28(1), 118-125.