Solid core pressure wire for interventional procedures cleared, launched
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Philips announced it has launched a solid core pressure wire for use in coronary artery interventional procedures after the wire received FDA clearance.
The construction of the solid core pressure wire (OmniWire) allows physicians to easily maneuver it within the circulatory system to guide delivery of stents and catheters in addition to measuring BP, according to a press release from the company. The wire also supports measurements of instantaneous wave-free ratio and fractional flow reserve. It has the ability to integrate with an interventional applications platform (IntraSight, Philips) to register iFR measurements onto the angiogram to identify vessels that require treatment.
“I have been very impressed with the handling of OmniWire, the new solid core design performed beautifully and I was able to navigate the difficult case easily,” Jasvindar Singh, MD, FACC, director of the catheterization lab at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis and associate professor at Washington University in St. Louis, said in the release. “We used iFR co-registration and found that the patient needed a stent. I was the able to perform the whole procedure working over OmniWire. This is truly an innovation in percutaneous coronary interventions.”
The wire uses conductive ribbons within its outer polymer layer to convey pressure information, according to the release. The distal part is made from a durable, elastic material, whereas the proximal part is constructed from cobalt alloy for high durability.
“With integration and co-registration of our IntraSight platform, measurement with iFR and now enhanced wire performance thanks to OmniWire, we’re providing clinicians with an advanced solution at every step of the procedure,” Chris Landon, senior vice president and general manager of image-guided therapy devices for Philips, said in the release. “Physicians can confidently use a functional guidance strategy across all their patients including in complex and multivessel cases.”
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