CardioVations rolls out new Port Access line of instruments.

CardioVations rolls out new Port Access line of instruments

By JIM STOMMEN

CDU National Editor

A recent cartoon in The New Yorker magazine depicts a doctor at his desk advising the patient: "Yes, it's routine procedure if you routinely have someone slice open your body with sharp instruments and then fiddle with your insides."

But more and more, the routine procedure is "minimally invasive," as a way to avoid more invasive experiences -- and also, it must be said, as a magnet to patients averse to pain and lengthy rehab.

One of the key players in the minimally-invasive cardiovascular sector is the aptly named CardioVations (Somerville, New Jersey), which last month launched its Port Access Precision Series, a new …