Profound reduction in brain embolization using an endoaortic baffle during bypass in swine David J. Cook, MD, Kenton J. Zehr, MD, Thomas A. Orszulak, MD, Jared M. Slater, BA The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 73, Issue 1, Pages 198-202 (January 2002) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(01)03313-6
Fig 1 Schematic of Cobra catheter (Cardeon Corporation, Cupertino, CA). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2002 73, 198-202DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(01)03313-6)
Fig 2 Cutaway model of hemi-aortic arch with the Cobra catheter (Cardeon Corporation, Cupertino, CA) in place and baffle inflated. The catheter has perfusion ports, both cephalad and caudad or distal to the baffle. Arrows indicate the direction of flow from cannula perfusion ports. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2002 73, 198-202DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(01)03313-6)
Fig 3 Distribution of blue dye injected into the ascending aorta with 5 L per minute cannula water flow and the baffle inflated with green dye. The baffle prevents the blue dye from entering the arch vessels. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2002 73, 198-202DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(01)03313-6)
Fig 4 Embolization to the brain in animals undergoing embolization with the baffle deployed (left) and the baffle not deployed (right). Values are mean ± standard deviation. *p less than 0.05 by two sample T-test. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2002 73, 198-202DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(01)03313-6)