St. Jude Medical, having received both FDA clearance and CE Mark approval, is launching the OPTIS Integrated System on both sides of the Atlantic. The system offers optical coherence tomography (OCT) and fractional flow reserve (FFR) technologies in a package that, unlike similar cart-based solutions, is integrated into existing cardiac cath labs.
The technology allows physicians to correlate what’s seen under OCT with the angiography images coming from a fluoroscope by showing the exact position of the catheter on the angiography screen. The two views are conveniently presented side by side in order to quickly move along with the procedure and tableside controls offer extra convenience over having to turn to a nearby cart-based system for every adjustment.
Press release: St. Jude Medical Announces Launch of OPTIS Integrated System…