St Jude Medical, GE Healthcare launch integrated wireless FFR solution

According to St Jude Medical, the new fractional flow reserve (FFR) solution, integrated into existing cathlab infrastructure, will enable physicians and cathlab staff immediate access to FFR measurement without time consuming setup.

The solution is based on the PressureWire Aeris technology and an FFR upgrade package available for the XT and XTi system configurations of GE’s Mac-Lab hemodynamic recording system, a system used to record and display physiological parameters in the coronary cathlab. PressureWire Aeris was developed and marketed by Radi Medical Systems, which was acquired in December 2008 by St Jude Medical and is now part of the company’s cardiovascular division.

The Mac-Lab FFR upgrade utilizes existing cathlab infrastructure, including screens, input modules and controls, and together with the PressureWire Aeris technology forms a seamlessly integrated FFR measurement system for improved cathlab workflow.

Omar Ishrak, president and chief executive of GE Healthcare Systems, said: “Combining the strength of GE’s Mac-Lab hemodynamic recording system with the performance of PressureWire Aeris in the assessment of FFR has the potential to enhance clinical workflow tremendously. We are pleased to offer a tool which enables the interventional cardiologist to guide coronary procedures with higher accuracy, improving long term patient outcomes and lower procedural cost.”