Cardica Receives CE Mark for C-Port Flex A System

Cardica has received CE mark approval for its C-Port Flex A Anastomosis System, the company announced.

The C-Port Flex A system is a variation of Cardica’s C-Port xA Distal Anastomosis System product line and facilitates the automated attachment of blood vessels and grafts during less invasive coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures.

The new system features several innovative modifications to the C-Port xA system, the company said. The C-Port Flex A system has a flexible shaft, is effective in creating compliant anastomoses in vessels as small as one millimeter in internal diameter and can be used in either on- or off-pump CABG procedures.

The flexible shaft allows surgeons to position the device to create a secure connection even in difficult to reach areas of the heart, Cardica said. The Flex A received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in March.