Evaluation of Novel Stereotactic Cannula for Stem Cell Transplantation against Central Nervous System Disease

Figure 2

Photographs of compressing the cervical artery using the Pittsburg cannula (a) and of massive hemorrhage after arterial vessel penetration (b). Graph showing the force needed to penetrate the abdominal arterial wall with each cannula (c). The Pittsburg cannula required a significantly smaller force to penetrate the artery compared with the Mizuho and MK01 cannulas.

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