TVC Imaging System™The TVC Imaging System™ (TVC-MC8) is a dual-modality intravascular imaging system that enables structural and chemical assessment of coronary arteries and plaques by using integrated NIRS (near infrared spectroscopy) and enhanced IVUS imaging technology to identify lipid-core plaques (LCP) of interest. The system utilizes proprietary NIRS analysis and 40MHz rotational IVUS imaging from a single catheter. The system is compatible with the TVC Insight™ Catheter Kit (TVC-C195-20) and TVC Insight Hydrophilic Catheter Kit (TVC-C195-22). The system can be configured for Extended Bandwidth™ making the system compatible with the TVC Insight XB™ Extended Bandwidth NIRS-IVUS Catheter Kit (TVC-C195-32) that provides NIRS and 50MHz rotational IVUS imaging.Indications for Use:1. The TVC Imaging System™ is intended for the near-infrared examination of coronary arteries in patients undergoing invasive coronary angiography. a. The System is intended for the detection of lipid-core-containing plaques of interest. b. The System is intended for the assessment of coronary artery lipid core burden. 2. The System is intended for ultrasound examination of coronary intravascular pathology. a. Intravascular ultrasound imaging is indicated in patients who are candidates for transluminal coronary interventional procedures.
An assembly of mains electricity (AC-powered) devices designed for extracorporeal and/or intracorporeal (endosonography or endoscopic) imaging procedures involving the heart and blood vessels. Included are software packages that support a variety of static or real-time cardiac specific imaging applications used to diagnose anatomical defects of the heart, determine blood flow characteristics and functional/anatomical problems associated with myocardial infarction. It is used to generate ultrasound pulses, direct them to a target area, detect the echoes, and process the resulting information to produce and display static or dynamic two or three-dimensional (3-D) images.
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