Millar’s Mikro-Cath® Pressure Catheter delivers true hemodynamic data for deeper insight into cardiovascular function, helping guide diagnostic decisions when precise measurements count. Mikro-Cath data from the source provides reliable signals, including accurate dP/dt for advanced clinical applications, such as exercise studies, drug therapy evaluation and heart failure cases.
Mikro-Cath provides direct ventricular pressure measurements for clearer waveform analysis — especially useful when noninvasive diagnostics are inconclusive, such as in constrictive pericarditis.
Mikro-Cath delivers a more accurate and reproducible Pulmonary Artery Pressures (PAP) waveform, independent of the factors that impact fluid-filled readings, simplifying both the recording and reading of PAP-derived parameters.
Mikro-Cath records precise measurements of cardiovascular function. This high-fidelity pressure data, in conjunction with imaging technologies, provides clinicians an opportunity to optimize lead placement in real time.
Mikro-Cath Pressure Catheters use Millar’s patented pressure sensor technology to record precise measurements of cardiovascular function, unaffected by motion artifacts or body position. This high-fidelity pressure data helps to identify potential cardiovascular conditions and make in-depth assessments in real time.
Clinicians can obtain more comprehensive and accurate measurements for:
With an appropriately sized guide catheter or introducer, the Mikro-Cath can be easily integrated into any cath lab’s hemodynamic system via standard interface cables, offering an immediate upgrade to the fluid-filled catheter.
When compared to fluid-filled catheters, the Mikro-Cath Pressure Catheter provides real-time, accurate blood pressure data. The Mikro-Tip® sensor measures blood pressure at the source, providing a true representation of the blood pressure waveform, and eliminates many of the common shortfalls of fluid-filled catheters, including signal variances from patient height or position changes.
| MIKRO-CATH | FLUID-FILLED |
|---|---|
| Accurate dP/dt | Unreliable dP/dt |
| True pressure signal | Augmentation of signal — overshoot, resonance |
| No time delay | Time delay |
| Free from motion artifacts | Motion artifacts — catheter whip |
| True pressure readings at any height in fluid | Gravitational effects on zero |
The Mikro-Cath Pressure Catheter delivers repeatable, exact data for reliable insight into cardiovascular, respiratory and intracompartmental pressure cases. The solid-state catheter is unaffected by motion artifacts or body position, providing data you can count on when making critical clinical decisions. Mikro-Cath also provides expert evaluation for benchtop studies when evaluating efficacy of medical device performance.
Download the Mikro-Cath Pressure Catheter information sheet to learn more about Millar’s market-leading solution for obtaining the most accurate and comprehensive cardiovascular pressure measurements.
