Volcano Corp. out of San Diego, CA has received Japanese regulatory clearance and is launching the company’s Eagle Eye Platinum digital intravascular ultrasound catheter. The device features additional radiopaque markers over the last model for easier precise positioning of the catheter.
More of the features from the product page:
Soft, tapered tip with very low entry profile Smooth, almost transitionless scanner edges Fits through all 5F guides Lubricious GlyDx™ hydrophilic coating Significantly less force to cross and pull back through a simulated lesion Three Platinum-Iridium markers not offered by other IVUS catheters Facilitates length estimation without the time and expense of a pullback device or marker wire 20 MHz transducer free of NURD and guide wire artifact allows for accurate assessment of cross-sectional areas and diameters Shortest tip to transducer distance facilitates distal imaging Long, 24 cm rapid exchange lumen enhances track and push 0.014″ guide wire compatibility for both coronary and peripheral indications
Product page: Eagle Eye Platinum…
Press release: Volcano Announces the Introduction of the Eagle Eye® Platinum Digital IVUS Catheter at the 20th PCI Live Demonstration Course in Kurashiki