Alsius intravascular temperature management (IVTM) system provides cooling and warming therapy via a computer-controlled temperature regulation system that connects to Alsius’s proprietary heat exchange catheters.
The company currently has regulatory approval in Thailand, South Korea, Australia, Taiwan and Malaysia. Additionally, there is an application in process in Japan, and the company has initiated the regulatory approval process in several other countries.
Bill Worthen, president and CEO of Alsius, said: “Alsius continues to make progress in growing the international market for its ‘inside-out’ approach to therapeutic temperature management.”