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Does the COR-KNOT device improve the strength, consistency, and speed of securing mitral annuloplasty ring sutures compared to manually hand-tied knots in an ex vivo model?
Does the COR-KNOT device improve the strength, consistency, and speed of securing mitral annuloplasty ring sutures compared to manually hand-tied knots in an ex vivo model?
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The COR-KNOT device provides stronger, more consistent, and faster knot tying compared to manual tying in an ex vivo minimally invasive mitral annuloplasty model.
The novel microtransducer technology provided an innovative means of evaluating cardiac prosthetic anchoring sutures. In this model, mitral annuloplasty ring sutures secured with the COR-KNOT device were stronger, more consistent, and faster than with manually tied knots.
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