The FDA approved the ACUSON AcuNav (Siemens Medical Solutions, Malvern, Penn.) ultrasound catheter, an 8F catheter designed to visualize the entire heart during diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
The new 8F catheter has a 33% smaller cross-sectional area than the existing AcuNav 10F catheter, allowing improved access in all patients, especially smaller patients, for left heart applications in electrophysiology and interventional cardiology.
The new, smaller catheter allows visualization of vascular and cardiac anatomy and physiology, measurement of blood flow, and visualization of other devices.
The AcuNav 8F catheter is currently available on the Sequoia ultrasound platforms, the ACUSON CV70 cardiovascular system, and the ACUSON Cypress cardiovascular system.
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