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MEDICAL PRODUCTS medSAFE
Class B Flock

FAQ
 
  1. 3D Guidance Trackers Click here
  2. How Trackers are Used in Medicine Click here
 


• Track up to four miniaturized 6 DOF sensors simultaneously.

• Localize in 3D without ionizing radiation.

• Guide flexible tools without line-of-sight restrictions.

• Overcome limitations of earlier generation medical trackers.

• Navigate catheters, probes, and scopes with low cost,   disposable sensors.
 
BROCHURE
 
Click here to download our 3D Guidance medSAFE brochure. PDF File
 
PAMPHLETS
 
Click here to download our 3D Guidance medSAFE pamphlet. PDF File
 
COMPONENTS
 
• Electronics unit

• DC magnetic field transmitter

• 8 mm, 2.0 mm, and 1.5 mm sensors (outer diameters)

• Preamps
 

SENSOR MINIATURIZATION

Ascension supports a full range of sensors for minimally invasive procedures. Its custom 0.3 mm sensor, pictured at right, is the smallest magnetic sensor in the world. It is available to medical device companies only developing vascular, urological and cardiac procedures.

 
Electronics unit with multiple interfaces to host medical computers.
 

COMING SOON!
Ascension's newest medSAFE sensor is 0.90 mm in diameter and weighs less than one-tenth gram. It freely fits into the tip of a hollow 19-gauge needle, which can be rapidly tracked in all six degrees of freedom. Besides monitoring needle and guidewire location, the new sensor with imaging software provides immediate feedback of a successful intervention without over reliance on X-rays.
Presently available to medical OEM customers only for test and evaluation.

TRANSMITTER OPTIONS

Short-Range
Transmitter
20-36 cm X
8-15 cm Y, Z
coverage
Set-Up & Use: This small, lightweight transmitter is often mounted on an articulated arm that can be brought close to the sensors. Especially useful for high accuracy medical applications.
Mid-Range
Transmitter
20-61cm X
15-30 cm Y, Z
coverage
Set-Up & Use: Our mid-range transmitter is ideal for desktop applications in environments containing conductive metals.
Flat Transmitter
“Metal-Immune”
±20 cm X, Y
-10--46 cm Z
coverage
Set-Up & Use: Our flat transmitter is unobtrusively placed beneath a patient to negate any possible distortion of measurements by ferrous metal in an OR or procedural table beneath its flat surface.
   

TRACKING 3D WORLDS
Call: 802-893-6657 or 800-321-6596 (inside USA only)
email:

  Ascension is strategically aligned with leading medical research institutes and developers including:

• Cedara

• CIMIT

• Compass   International

• Ekliptik

• GE Healthcare

• Hitachi
• Mayo Clinic

• Shaerer Mayfield

• Simbionix

• Toshiba

• Trig Medical

• University of   Vermont School   of Medicine