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Performance of the CARDIOGARD Cannula

A Study to Collect Additional Information Related to the Performance of the CARDIOGARD Cannula

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02764645
Acronym
GECG
Enrollment
400
Registered
2016-05-06
Start date
2016-05-31
Completion date
2019-05-31
Last updated
2016-05-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Valve Diseases

Keywords

Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Brief summary

This is a single center, prospective study: The 'CardioGard Cannula' Gaseous emboli capture results - shows an improvement from the control group.

Detailed description

Patients referred for CPB procedure will be offered to participate in the study. Patients will be asked to sign an informed consent form (ICF), prior to performing any study related procedures. The point of enrollment is the time at which a patient signs and dates the ICF. Following enrollment, the patient will undergo screening evaluation (including Neurological assessment) to determine eligibility. Screening failures will be identified on a screening log. Patients who are found to meet all inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria will compose the evaluable cohort of the study. Screening failure subjects will not be counted as part of the target patient sample size nor will they be included in the analysis. Patients in the randomized phase will have surgery with the CardioGard Cannula or comparator cannulae and will remain blinded to their group assignment through the 30 days follow-up evaluation.

Interventions

CardioGard Cannula is a specially designed arterial (aortic) cannula for use in cardiac surgery for the purpose of removal of gaseous and solid embolic material emanating during the CPB procedure. The CardioGard cannula is a double lumen cannula where the primary lumen provides blood from the heart-lung machine similar to ordinary cannulas and the secondary lumen performs suction of blood and embolic matter away from the aortic arch and back to the cardiopulmonary bypass machine for filtration.

DEVICE22Fr curved Cannula

arterial cannula for use in cardiac surgery

Sponsors

CardioGard Medical Ltd.
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Rambam Health Care Campus
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Patient indicated for first-time non-emergent procedure under cardiopulmonary bypass which is expected to last up to 6 hours. 2. Patient undergoing an elective isolated coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG), or an elective isolated aortic/mitral valve replacement (AVR/MVR) or an elective combined aortic/mitral valve replacement (AVR/MVR) with coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG). 3. The patient is \>50 and \<85 years of age. 4. The patient's body weight is compatible with blood net flow of 4 - 5 \[l/min\]. 5. Patient with left ventricular ejection fraction \>30% as assessed by either echocardiography, angiography or by radio nuclear assessment (MUGA) 6. The patient is willing to participate as evidenced by signing the written informed consent. 7. Male or non-pregnant female patient (Note: Females of child bearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test)

Exclusion criteria

1. Patient with abnormal clotting mechanism: PT 60%, PTT\>2 the normal. 2. Patient with an aortic trauma. 3. Patient contraindicated for open heart surgery under bypass machine. 4. Patient undergoing a re-do procedure. 5. Patient intended for an operation performed using minimally invasive surgical techniques (e.g., mini-sternotomy) 6. Patient with pathologies which affect his/her neurological condition. 7. Patient in whom emergency operation is required. 8. Patient with a known allergy to Heparin 9. Patient with major co-morbid condition(s) that could limit the patient's ability to participate in the study, or impact the scientific integrity of the study, including but not limited to: * previous stroke * critical preoperative state * poor ventricular function * severe pulmonary hypertension \[19\] * Atheroembolism * history of cardiac failure \[20\] 10. Current use of drugs that might result in high surgical risk or significant postoperative complication. 11. Psychological instability, inappropriate attitude or motivation. 12. Patients with life threatening debilitating disease other than cardiac. 13. Subjects currently enrolled in another investigational device or drug trial that has not completed the primary end point or that clinically interferes with the current study endpoints.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The 'CardioGard Cannula' Gaseous emboli capturing ability36 monthsThe gaseous emboli capturing ability of the cardiogard cannula will be evaluated using a bubbles counter. .

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The amount of emboli particles which evacuated from the cardiopulmonarybypass machine by the CardioGard Cannula36 monthsUsing the suction feature, External filters will be analyzed in order to recover particulate matter.
The Neurological effect of reducing gaseous emboli from the heart during cardiac surgery.36 monthsThe ability of the Cardiogard cannula will be evaluated using Neurological questionnaires.

Contacts

Primary ContactRoi - Glam, MD
r_glam@rambam.health.gov.il+972-4-7772631
Backup ContactDaniel - Haber, MA
d_haber@rambam.health.gov.il+972-4-7772048

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026