iLab™ Ultrasound Imaging System with the Ultra ICE™ Catheter

Ultra ICE™ Catheter for Transseptal Imaging
ICE provides the combination of real-time imaging and soft tissue visualization that cannot be duplicated by fluoroscopy, pre-operative imaging (CT or MR), or electroanatomic mapping. Not only can you identify anatomical structures, you can visualize where devices are relative to those structures.

Remove uncertainty, Add confidence
With the ability to visualize soft tissue and its relationship to the transseptal needle in real-time, be confident in performing a successful transseptal puncture.

Enhance safety
Avoid critical structures and adjust your strategy for unusual anatomy to reduce the potential for complications. Monitor for early onset of complications such as pericardial effusion.

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Fluoroscopy alone provides limited visualization of intracardiac anatomy. Puncture of the aorta and left atrial free wall are serious complications that have occurred with fluoro-only guided transseptal puncture procedures.

Because ICE can visualize soft tissue in real-time, the user can observe catheter movement and guide devices into position relative to the anatomy. This also allows the user to monitor interactions between devices and the tissue, such as tenting of the fossa ovalis and successful puncture of the septum.

The Boston Scientific Ultra ICE Catheter offers the following features and benefits:

Easy to position The radiopaque tip of the Boston Scientific Ultra ICE Catheter is easily positioned directly adjacent to the area of interest (such as the fossa) under fluoroscopic guidance.

Detailed near-field resolution; Wide field of view The Ultra ICE Catheter generates a panoramic 360º image perpendicular to the catheter, with the tip as a central reference point. This allows the user to visualize structures (such as the fossa) directly adjacent to the catheter tip and still see a detailed cross-section of the entire septum.

Easy to interpret The cross-sectional 360º image generated by the Ultra ICE Catheter allows for intuitive interpretation of the ICE image. The tip of the catheter also serves as a fluoroscopic marker to guide the placement of the transseptal dilator tip at the fossa.