Abstract: A device is provided for holding an anastomotic site of a coronary artery motionless and bloodless during surgery is provided. The invention device comprises a suction body with a flexible channel that adheres under suction to the beating heart and surrounds the coronary artery while providing a central opening to expose the anastomotic site for surgery. Suction is built up in the flexible channel by means of an exhaust tube attached thereto. By use of the invention device, an anastomotic site can be held motionless and bloodless during beating heart surgery.