Open Access“Spaghetti twisting” technique: a novel method of catching pacemaker leads using a needle's eye snare
Author(s) -
Isawa Tsuyoshi,
Yamada Takashi,
Honda Taku,
Yamaya Kazuhiro,
Ootomo Tatsushi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1050
Subject(s) - medicine , biomedical engineering
Key Clinical Message The needle's eye snare has become an indispensable tool in contemporary pacemaker lead extraction techniques. Here, we present a modified method of using the needle's eye snare, named “spaghetti twisting” technique, to catch and secure pacemaker leads, which would help operators catch and secure leads much easily.