Siemens has announced a new small intracardiac ultrasound catheter in order to ease the procedures in smaller patients. The new Catheter, Acuson AcuNav 8F is 33% smaller than that of the current AcuNav 10F so that the left heart applications in smaller patients could be carried out quite easily.
Dr. Ziyad M. Hijazi, University of Chicago said:
The size and flexibility of the new catheter were very impressive and provided us with improved visualization of defects with less trauma to the patients. With the 8F, I was able to get spectacular images of clinical significance with no problem at all.
The AcuNav 8F catheter is at this time offered on the Sequoia ultrasound platforms, the Acuson CV70 cardiovascular system and the Acuson Cypress cardiovascular system.
Via: Medgadget
