EXPERIENCE GUIDANCE LIKE NEVER BEFORE VIRTUTR/#" NEEDLE TRACKING SYSTEM EXPANDING THE POSSIBILITIES OF ULTRASOUND INTERVENTIONS Accurate Guidance. Confident Outcomes.

CIVCO’s VirtuTRAX™ is a breakthrough technology that enables virtual needle tracking to expand the capabilities of ultrasound interventions. VirtuTRAX allows users to clearly visualize the location and orientation of the interventional device as it advances toward the anatomical target of intent. By attaching a reusable sensor to the VirtuTRAX Instrument Navigator, the device offers a 3D anatomical roadmap to help physicians accurately navigate through delicate tissues by providing continuous device visualization for greater confidence. Recent clinical research demonstrates the benefits of VirtuTRAX....

CLINICAL VERSATILITY Like never before, VirtuTRAX converts rigid interventional devices into accurate navigational tools to access difficult targets for confident outcomes during an ultrasound-guided procedure. VirtuTRAX is an intuitive device allowing physicians to more precisely track the tip of any rigid instrument. Clinical experience using VirtuTRAX supports: • Accurate navigation • Needle location visualization • Confident outcomes In addition to ablations, other diagnostic and therapeutic interventions can be considered, such as biopsy, FNA and injections. A growing evidence base describes...

ACCURATE NAVIGATION Evidence suggests a high level of accuracy and safety when using VirtuTRAX. Accurate in-plane and out-of-plane targeting.⁸ “Despite the good accuracy of standard US-guided procedures, this new technique allows the clinician to reach difficult targets with the most practical percutaneous approach, even when the needle is not clearly visible (e.g. out-of-plane approach).”⁸ Continuous visualization of projected needle path. “The possibility to plan the most practical approach to reach the target from any angle relative to the transducer, whether in- or out-of-plane, and to monitor...

NEEDLE LOCATION VISUALIZATION Clinical studies demonstrate VirtuTRAX aids access to targets normally difficult to visualize under conventional ultrasound. When fusing ultrasound with other modalities such as CT, VirtuTRAX helps access targets not visible under conventional ultrasound. – Image courtesy of GE Healthcare Improved needle visualization in spite of image artifacts. “The virtual tracking system is useful in cases where the needle tip is obscured due to surrounding liver conditions or when multiple punctures are necessary because the ablation artifact is obscuring the needle tip.”⁵ “The...

CONFIDENT OUTCOMES VirtuTRAX has shown clinical utility and improved clinical outcomes. Effective treatment modality. “The results of our study confirm that RF ablation is an effective treatment modality for benign thyroid nodules. The VT system was used successfully in all procedures, providing guidance that allowed all procedures, even in challenging cases, to be performed with a single puncture.”¹ ViruTRAX can be utilized during radiofrequency (RF) ablation to clearly visualize the needle even when obscured by gas. – Image courtesy of Dr. Giovanni Turtulici Safe interventions. “The excellent...

1. Turtulici G, Orlandi D, Corazza A, Sartoris R, Derchi LE, Silvestri E and Baek JH, “Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of Benign Thyroid Nodules Assisted by a Virtual Needle Tracking System.” Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Journal; 40:7, 2014 14471452. 2. Fabbro E, Turtulici G, Ferrero G, Martini C, Corazza A, Nosenzo F and Silvestri E., “Virtually-tracked Interventional Procedures Under US Guidance: Preliminary Evaluation.” Presentation at: Radiological Society of North America; 2012 November 25-30, Chicago, Illinois. 3. Giannotti E, Nori J, Abdulcadir D, Bicchierai G, Forzoni L, de...

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