(475 days)
The Balloon Wedge Pressure catheter is indicated for use in sampling blood for oxygen levels and measuring pressure in the right heart (including central venous pressure, right ventricular pressure, pulmonary artery pressure and pulmonary artery wedge pressure). In the case of anatomical cardiac defect or situations requiring left transseptal access, this catheter may be used in any chamber which can be entered from the right heart.
Harmac Balloon Wedge Pressure Catheter
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§ 870.1200 Diagnostic intravascular catheter.
(a)
Identification. An intravascular diagnostic catheter is a device used to record intracardiac pressures, to sample blood, and to introduce substances into the heart and vessels. Included in this generic device are right-heart catheters, left-heart catheters, and angiographic catheters, among others.(b)
Classification. Class II (performance standards).