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Ascension
to Showcase Newest microBIRD
Tracker at TCT 2005
BURLINGTON,
VERMONT; October 10, 2005:
Ascension Technology
will showcase its newest production
model of microBIRD®
at TCT 2005
-- the Transcatheter
Cardiovascular Therapeutic
Conference and Exposition,
in Washington, D.C., October
16-21, 2005.
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Meeting
Class 1 Type CF regulations
for use within the human
body, microBIRD is a
key enabling technology
for minimally invasive
medical procedures,
fitting into the working
channels of needles,
probes, and catheters.
microBIRD’s sensors
are small enough to
be embedded in the distal
tip of a catheter and
are unaffected by intravascular
ultrasound arrays. Partnering
with a number of researchers
and device manufacturers,
Ascension is developing
new applications for
3D guidance of catheters,
including the deployment
of stents, delivery
of therapeutic agents,
and advanced vascular
imaging. |
| 1.8 mm sensor
integrated into 7 French
catheter. Ascension
has miniaturized a new
generation of metal-tolerant
magnetic sensors for
guiding interventional
catheters to targets
within the human body. |
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Employing
a pulsed DC magnetic field
sensing technology to minimize
metallic distortion, microBIRD
notably overcomes the limitations
of line-of-sight tracking
devices, which are bulky and
easily occluded. Jack Scully,
Ascension’s Vice President
of New Business Development,
states, “microBIRD sensors
continue their march downward
in size. We can now simultaneously
track up to eight miniature
sensors with a new project
underway to reduce our smallest
(1.3 mm) sensor down to JUST
0.6 mm. These new sensors
will precisely guide even
3 French catheters to internal
targets without worrying about
metal and noise errors.”
All TCT conference
attendees and media representatives
are invited to visit Ascension
at Booth #166
to see a microBIRD demonstration
and obtain more information
about Ascension’s tracking
products and their diverse
medical applications.
Ascension
Technology Corporation, based
in Burlington, Vermont, USA,
is a world leader in magnetic
motion tracking solutions
for medical applications.
More information about Ascension
trackers is available at www.ascension-tech.com
or at 802-893-6657.
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