A novel side graft holder for coronary artery bypass grafting

Sharma's clamp for sequential coronary artery grafting

Sequential coronary artery grafting is a common procedure. Holding the graft in the correct alignment and orientation in a limited pericardial space and taking a suture at the correct place on the graft is difficult. Graft slippage from the assistant can be distracting to the surgeon, unnecessarily increasing the anastomosis time and also affecting graft patency due to improperly placed sutures. We describe a simple device (Sharma's clamp) for graft holding and stabilization for sequential bypass grafting in coronary artery bypass surgery.