Pulmonary artery catheter, standard

Definition

A flexible tube with an inflatable balloon at its distal tip designed to be introduced percutaneously into the venous system via a central vein (e.g., jugular, subclavian) and advanced from the superior vena cava to the pulmonary artery, to measure/monitor a haematological parameter(s) (e.g., pulmonary arterial pressures, continuous cardiac output, stroke volume) via the pressure changes at its distal tip; it is not intended to be used for thermal dilution techniques. Also referred to as a Swan-Ganz catheter, it is typically used in conjunction with a parent device (e.g., external blood pressure transducer) and may include devices dedicated to introduction. This is a single-use device.

GUDID devices

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Last updated

2020-10-09 14:36:43