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. 2020 Nov 20;1(3):100186. doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2020.100186

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Homemade Surgical Instruments

(A) Creating a ligation spacer: bend a 27-gauge needle 90° with a needle holder.

(B) Making a curved needle: take a 24-gauge cannula needle and curve it with a needle holder to make a loop for use in passing the suture through the aortic arch.

(C) Drag hooks (26-gauge needle) by bending the needle tip to the proper angle, as illustrated above.

(D) The curved needle with suture.