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Manufacturing facility:
Abbott Medical
5050 Nathan Lane North
Plymouth, MN
55442 USA
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+1 651 756 5833
ARTEN600038208A
2018-08
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Description
The AMPLATZER™ TorqVue™ Exchange Systems consist of a delivery sheath, dilator, loader, hemostasis valve, delivery
cable, and plastic vise. The system components are identical to the AMPLATZER™ TorqVue™ Delivery System except that the
dilator has a larger inner lumen to allow passage over a delivery cable. The body of the delivery sheath is radiopaque for
visibility under fluoroscopy.
A. Delivery sheath – Provides a pathway through which a device is delivered.
B. Loader – Introduces a device into the delivery sheath.
C. Hemostasis valve with extension tube and stopcock – Allows flushing of the exchange system and controls back-bleeding.
D. Delivery cable – Attaches to an in vivo delivery cable to facilitate removal of a delivery sheath from a patient. Attaches to a device
for controlling its movement through the delivery sheath.
E. Plastic vise – Attaches to the delivery cable, serving as a “handle” for detaching (unscrewing) the delivery cable from a device.
F. Dilator (not pictured) – Eases penetration of tissue.
Indications for Use
The AMPLATZER™ TorqVue™ Exchange System is intended for removal of a delivery sheath and subsequent exchange with a
delivery sheath of equal or larger diameter.
Contraindications
None known.
Figure 1. AMPLATZER
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TorqVue
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Exchange System Components (45° exchange system shown)
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TorqVue™ Exchange Systems
Instructions for Use
