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The ACIST RXi System is indicated for obtaining intravascular pressurements for use in the diagnosis and treatment of coronary and peripheral artery disease. The ACIST Navvus II MicroCatheter is intended for use with the ACIST RXi System

The ACIST Navvus II MicroCatheter is a single-lumen monorail catheter designed to be used with standard 0.014 in (0.36 mm) guidewires in the arterial vasculature. The MicroCatheter is compatible with the ACIST RXi family of system hardware which includes the RXi System and RXi Mini. Features unique to each system are denoted specifically. The Navvus II MicroCatheter distal shaft is 26 cm in length with a pressure sensor located 5 mm from the distal tip. The elliptical distal shaft is 1.68 x 1.91F (0.020 in x 0.025 in) up to 10 mm from the distal tip; a maximum profile of 2.7F (0.036 in) occurs at the pressure sensor. The distal shaft smoothly tapers over the pressure sensor and down to the tip accepting the guidewire. A radiopaque marker band is located 2.5 mm from the distal tip. The shaft proximal to the monorail section is 2.4F, allowing use in 5F or larger guide catheters. Two white positioning markers are located at 80 cm and 100 cm from the distal tip. The pressure sensor on the catheter utilizes optical sensing technology. Both the optical pressure signal and information for auto calibration are transmitted from the catheter to the RXi hardware. The ACIST RXi System is designed to provide hemodynamic information for the diagnosis and treatment of coronary and peripheral artery disease. The system is intended for use in catheterization and related cardiovascular specialty laboratories to compute and display fractional flow reserve (FFR) and resting Pd/Pa. FFR and resting Pd/Pa supplement the visual data provided by angiography and provides an assessment of the lesion severity. Measurement of FFR and resting Pd/Pa requires simultaneously monitoring the blood pressures proximal and distal to a lesion. The ACIST RXi System includes a single-use MicroCatheter with a pressure sensor for acquisition of the distal pressure. The proximal pressure is acquired via the guide catheter which is monitored by the ACIST RXi System via an interface to the hospital's hemodynamic monitor. Pd/Pa is the ratio of distal coronary arterial pressure to aortic pressured at resting conditions. The physician may then use the resting Pd/Pa value, along with knowledge of patient history, medical expertise and clinical judgment to determine if an additional measurement of FFR during hyperemia or therapeutic intervention is indicated.