"With the C-Port systems, I can perform an automated, reproducible consistent anastomosis in coronaries as small as 1mm."

Mark Connolly, M.D.,
Director of the Department of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery
St. Michael's Medical Center
Newark, New Jersey


Cardica designs and manufactures proprietary stapling devices for surgical procedures. Cardica’s stapling technology is designed to minimize operating time and to enable minimally-invasive and robot-assisted surgeries. The company manufactures its automated anastomosis systems, the C-Port® Distal Anastomosis Systems and PAS-Port® Proximal Anastomosis System, for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and has shipped over 25,000 units throughout the world. In addition, Cardica is developing the Cardica Microcutter, a true multi-fire endoscopic stapling device designed to be used in a variety of procedures, including bariatric, thoracic and general surgery.

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