First-ever, solid-core, pressure guide wire is introduced for coronary procedures

摘要

Royal Philips has announced the introduction of OmniWire, the world's first solid core pressure wire for coronary artery interventional procedures. A press release said that the solid core construction allows physicians to more easily maneuver the wire in the patient's circulatory system to measure blood pressure along the vessel and guide the delivery of catheters and stents. The new wire supports iFR (instant wave-free ratio) measurements, the only resting index supported by randomized controlled outcome trials as well as FFR (fractional flow reserve) measurements. It also integrates with the Philips IntraSight interventional applications platform, which can co-register iFR data onto the angiogram (interventional X-ray image) to precisely identify the parts of vessels requiring treatment.