IVUS Catheter: The Core Imaging Technology for Visualizing Vessels

IVUS Catheter: The Core Imaging Technology for Visualizing Vessels

In the era of rapidly advancing precision medicine and interventional procedures, Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) catheters have emerged as critical tools in cardiovascular interventions, delivering high-resolution imaging. By providing 360° real-time, high-definition imaging, IVUS catheters offer detailed structural insights into blood vessels, surpassing the capabilities of traditional angiography and supporting precise treatment of complex lesions.

Clinical Value of IVUS Catheters

IVUS catheters utilize high-frequency ultrasound probes to capture cross-sectional images of vessel walls, serving as an indispensable imaging guide in coronary and peripheral interventions. Key applications include:

· Assessing Coronary Stenosis: Evaluating lesion severity to optimize interventional strategies.

· Pre- and Post-Stent Analysis: Identifying residual stenosis, malapposition, or other issues.

· Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) Navigation: Enhancing success rates for lesion crossing.

· Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Interventions: Guiding stent/balloon selection and procedural pathways.

Compared to traditional angiography, IVUS not only visualizes the vessel lumen but also reveals the three-layer structure of the vessel wall, enabling:

· Plaque Characterization: Identifying soft, calcified, or mixed plaques.

· Stent Apposition Assessment: Predicting restenosis risk.

· Enhanced Safety and Efficacy: Particularly for high-risk lesions such as left main, multivessel, or bifurcation disease.

IVUS Catheter Structure and Material Composition

An IVUS catheter integrates high-performance materials and complex structural designs, comprising the following key components:

Our Manufacturing Advantages

ECO has established stable mass-production capabilities for IVUS catheter catheter kit structure, including high-precision PEEK inner tube and outer tube solutions, meeting stringent client requirements for dimensional accuracy, imaging stability, and pushability. We offer:

· Support for medical-grade, high-performance material solutions.

· High-concentricity, low-tolerance manufacturing processes for micro-tubing.

· Rapid prototyping and scalable, integrated production delivery.

We are committed to empowering the localization of advanced imaging-guided interventional technologies, accelerating the adoption of IVUS and OCT systems, and driving structural cardiovascular disease treatment into a new era of precision and safety.

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