“Microvascular anastomosis of interpositional vein grafts with the UNILINK system. A comparative experiemental study.”
R. Ragnarsson, A. Berggren, L.T. Ostrup, and L. Franzen.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery and Burns, University Hospital, Linkoping, Sweden.
Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg, 1989.

“The UNILINK system for mechanical microvascular anastomosis in hand surgery.”
G. Nylander, R. Ragnarsson, A. Berggren, L.T. Ostrup
Department of Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery and Burns, University Hospital, Linkoping, Sweden.
J Hand Surg. Vol. 14, No. 1, 1989.

“Arterial end-to-side anastomosis with the UNILINK system.”
R. Ragnarsson, A. Berggren, L.T. Ostrup, R.W. Gilbert.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery and Burns, University Hospital, Linkoping, Sweden.

“A microvascular anastomotic device: part I. A hemodynamic evaluation in rabbit femoral arteries and veins.”
W.F. Blair, C.M. Steyers, T.D. Brown, and R.H. Gable.
Division of Hand and Microsurgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Microsurgery, Vol. 10, No.1, 1989.

“A microvascular anastomotic device: Part II. A histologic studyin arteries and veins.”
W.F. Blair, R.J. Morecraft, C.M. Steyers, J.A. Maynard.
Division of Hand and Microsurgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
Microsurgery, Vol. 10, No. 1, 1989.

“Strength of microvascular anastomoses: comparison between the UNILINK anastomotic system and sutures.”
R.W. Gilbert, R. Ragnarsson, A. Berggren, and L. Ostrup.
Department of Plastic Sugery, Hand Surgery and Burns, University Hospital Linkoping, Sweden.
Microsurgery, Vol. 10, No. 1, 1989.

“Microvenous grafts to arterial defects. The use of mechanical or suture anastomoses.”
R.W. Gilbert, R. Ragnarsson, A. Berggren, and L. Ostrup.
Department of Otolaryngology, Sunnybrook Medical Centre, University of Toronot, Canada.
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. Vol. 8, No. 115, August, 1989.

“Microvascular anastomoses in irradiated vessels: a comparison between the UNILINK system and sutures.”
R. Ragnarsson, A. Berggren, C. Klintenberg, and L. Ostrup.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery and Burns, University Hospital, Linkoping, Sweden.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vol. 3, No. 85, March, 1990.

“End-to-side anastomosis in the dog using the 3M precise microvascular anastomotic system: a comparative study.”
Y.N Li and M.B. Wood.
Microvascular Research Laboratory, Mayo Clinic.
J Reconstructive Microsurgery, Vol. 4, No. 7, October, 1991.

“Long term evaluation of the UNILINK anastomotic system. A study with light and scanning electron microscopy.”
R. Ragnarsson, A. Berggren, and L.T. Osrup.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery and Burns, University Hospital, Linkoping, Sweden.
Scand J Plastic Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery, Vol. 2, No. 26, 1992.

“Long-term results of 1 millimeter arterial anastomosis using the 3M Precise microvascular anastomotic system.”
M. Lanzetta and E.R. Owen.
Microsurgery Centre, Microsearch Foundation of Australia, Sydney, New South Wales.
Microsurgery, Vol. 6, No. 13, 1992.

“Clinical experience with the UNILINK/3M Precise microvascular anastomotic device.”
A.Berggren, L.T. Ostrup, and R. Ragnarsson.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery and Burns, University Hospital, Linkoping, Sweden.
Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg, Vol. 1, No. 27, 1993.

“Use of the 3M Precise microvascular anastomotic system in grafting 1-mm diameter arteries with polytetrafluoroethylene prostheses: a long-term study.”
M. Lanzetta and E.R. Owen.
Microsurgery Centre, Microsearch Foundation of Australia, Sydney.
J Reconstr Microsurg., Vol. 3, No. 9, May, 1993.

“Clinical use of the 3M 2.5mm mechanical microcoupling device in free tissue transfer.”
H.N. Sasson, G.M. Stofman, and P. Berman.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Microsurgery, Vol. 6, No. 15, 1994.

“Clinical experience with the 3M microvascular coupling anastomotic device in 100 free-tissue transfers.”
C.Y. Ahn, W.W. Shaw, S. Berns, and B.L. Markowitz.
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vol. 7, No. 93, June, 1994.

“Application of the 3M microvascular anastomotic device in non-vascular tubular structures.”
E.G. Layton, S.O. Sozer, A. Ruiz-Razura, L. Davis, and B.E. Cohen.
Plastic Surgery Service, St. Joseph Hospital.
J Reconstructive Microsurgery, Vol. 4, No. 10, July, 1994.

“A new ureteral anastomotic device: the UNILINK system. A pilot study using the porcine model.”
L. Maxwell, A.P. Soisson, K. O’Hair, R.A. Harris, P. Miles, T. Casey, F. Diaz-Ball
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, William Beaumont Army Medical Center
Am J Obstet Gynecol, Vol. 3, No. 171, September, 1994.

“Mechanical anastomosis of nerves: a histological and functional comparison to conventional suturing.”
C.D. Prevel, B.L. Eppley, M. McCarty, C. Brock.
Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine.
Ann. Plast. Surg., Vol. 6, No. 33, December, 1994.

“Clinical use of microvascular PTFE grafts.”
M. Lanzetta.
Sydney Hospital Hand Unit.
Microsurgery. Vol. 6, No. 16, 1995.

“Use of the 3M Precise microvascular anastomotic system in hand surgery.”
M. Lanzetta.
Journal of Hand Surgery. Vol. 5, No. 20, September, 1995.

“Use of the 3M Precise microvascular anastomotic system in hand surgery.”
M. Lanzetta.
Journal of Hand Surgery. Vol. 5, No. 20, September, 1995.

“Experimental evaluation and clinical use in the head and neck of a 3M/Precise microvascular anastomotic device.”
A.Borja-Morant, C. Navarro-Vila, M. Cuesta-Gil, R. Martin-Sastre.
General Hospital Gregorio Maranon, Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Madrid, Spain.
Journal of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Vol. 5, No. 23, October, 1995.

“Clinical experience with a microvascular anastomotic device in head and neck reconstruction.”
M.D. Delacure, R.S. Wong, B.L. Markowitz, M.R. Kobayashi, C. Y. Ahn, D.P. Shedd, A. L. Spies, T. R. Loree, W.W. Shaw.
Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
Am. J. Surg., Vol. 5, No. 170, November, 1995.

“Microsurgical reconstruction of the lower extremity using the 3M microvascular coupling device in venous anastomosis.”
M.J. Denk, M.T. Longaker, A.L. Basner, P.M. Glat, N.S. Karp, A.K. Kasabian.
Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, New York University Medical Center.
Annals of Plastic Surgery. Vol. 6, No. 35, December, 1995.

“Healing of microvenous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) prostheses implanted into rat femoral vein by means of 3M Precise.”
H. Oguchi and S. Torii.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
Annals of Plastic Surgery. Vol. 1, No. 36, January, 1996.

“The 3M Precise microvascular anastomotic system for implanting PTFE microvenous prostheses into the rat femoral vein.”
H. Oguchi and B. van der Lei.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Vol. 3, No. 97, March, 1996.

“Use of a mechanical microvascular anastomotic device in head and neck free tissue transfer.”
M.L. Shindo, P.D. Constantino, V.P. Nalbone, D.H. Rice, U.K. Sinha.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Southern California.
Arch. Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. Vol. 5, No. 122, May, 1996.

“Coupling the venous anastomosis: safe and simple.”
H. P. de Bruijn and K.W. Marck.
Department of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, Medisch Spectrum Twente Enschede, The Netherlands.
Microsurgery. Vol. 4, No. 13, May, 1997.

“Foreign-body sensation following 3M coupler use in the hand.”
G. M. Kind, G.M. Buncke, and H.J. Buncke.
Microsurgical Replantation Transplantation Department, Davies Medical Center.
Annals of Plastic Surgery. Vol. 4, No. 37, October, 1996.

“Venous microanastomosis with the UNILINK system, sleeve, and suture techniques: a comparative study in the rat.”
L. Zhang, A.R. Kolker, E.I. Choe, N. Bakshandeh, G. Josephson, F.C. Wu, J.W. Siebert, and A.K. Kasabian.
Institute of Reconstrutive and Plastic Surgery, New York University Medical Center.
Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. Vol. 4, No. 13, May, 1997.

“Review of facilitated approaches to vascular anastomosis surgery.”
P.M. Werker and M. Kon.
Ann. Thorac, Surgery. Vol. 6 (Supplimental), No. 63. June, 1997.

“Magnetic resonance imaging assessment of a microvascular anastomotic device for ferromagnetism.”
M. D. Delacure and H.Z. Wang.
Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. Vol. 8, No. 13, November, 1997.

“Microvascular anastomosis of interpositional vein grafts with sutures and a new mechanical device—a histologic and scanning electron microscopic study.”
S. Reinert, H. Horn, and K.F. Burrig.
Department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Westdeutsche Kieferklinik, University of Dusseldorf, Germany.
International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Vol. 6, No. 23, December, 1994.

“Technique and Clinical Experience of the MCA COUPLER System in Free Flap Surgery.”
C. Cope, B.S.C.(Med), F.R.A.C.S., R. L. Ng, M.A., D.M., F.R.C.S., M. Miller, F.A.C.S., and H. Langstein, F.A.C.S.
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
The Internet Journal of Plastic Surgery, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2001.

“Management of Significant Venous Discrepancy with Microvascular Venous COUPLER.”
Scott K. Sullivan, M.D., F.A.C.S., Frank Dellacrose, M.D., and Robert Allen, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Section of Plastic Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center.
Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Vol. 19, No. 6, February, 2003.

“Arterial Coupling for Microvascular Free Tissue Transfer in Head and Neck Reconstruction.”
Douglas A. Ross, M.D., Jen Y. Chow, M.D., Joseph Shin, M.D., Richard Restifo, M.D., John K. Joe, M.D., Clarence T. Sasaki, M.D., and Stephen Ariyan, M.D.
Yale-New Haven Hospital.
Arch Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. Vol. 131, October, 2005.

“Routine Use of Microvascular Coupling Device for Arterial Anastomosis in Breast Reconstruction.”
Jason A. Spector, M.D., Lawrence B. Draper, B.A., Jamie P. Levine, M.D., and Christina Y. Ahn, M.D.
New York University Medical Center.
Annals of Plastic Surgery, Vol. 56, No. 4, April, 2006.

“Early experience with the new ‘mega coupler’ ring-pins for microvascular anastomosis.”
G.G. Hallock and D.C. Rice.
The Lehigh Valley Hospitals.
2008 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgeons, Vol. 11, No. 77, 2007.