Cook Medical is introducing the NavAlign IVC filter delivery system at the TCT2009 
(Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics) conference in San Francisco this week. The company promises easier deployment and reduced trauma when an inferior vena cava filter is being placed to prevent pulmonary embolism.
The NavAlign delivery system, available for both the Cook Celect® and Günther Tulip™ filters, is designed to minimize trauma and streamline filter placement with features unavailable on any other existing deployment system. A hemostatic valve minimizes blood loss at the point of entry, while a multipurpose dilator has radiopaque sizing bands and flushing sideports that decrease fluoroscopy time and the amount of contrast medium required.
Press release: Cook Medical’s Advanced NavAlign™ Delivery System for IVC Filters Adds Procedural Speed, Control and Accuracy…