Vascular access is of utmost importance in patients on hemodialysis. Usually it involves a vascular surgeon creating an arteriovenous shunt, which is a precarious operation that takes great skill. 
Bioconnect Systems has received CE approval in Europe for a little device, the Optiflow, that might make creating vascular access faster and easier. The Optiflow is a T-shaped device that is inserted into the end of a vein on one side, while the other side is inserted and anchored into the wall of an artery through a tiny incision. There is no manually sutured anastomosis involved. After implantation there is immediate high flow and sealing. An animation showing implantation of the device is available below.
Press release: Bioconnect Systems Gains CE Mark Approval for Optiflow Anastomotic System…
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