MRI developer Magna-Lab of Lynnfield, MA, has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for a set of components designed to be used with its cardiac MRI receiver coils.
The FDA cleared the company’s Illuminator Automatic Tune Box and Interface Cable, which are used with Magna-Lab’s Illuminator Probe and Illuminator Surface Coil. The tune box and interface cable enable users to tune the receiver coils to the unique dynamics of each patient, according to Magna-Lab executives.
During Illuminator procedures, the Illuminator Probe is inserted into the patient’s esophagus and is positioned behind the heart, while the Illuminator Surface Coil is placed on the patient’s chest, effectively surrounding the patient’s heart with receiver coils. This approach enables users to acquire high-resolution images of the heart, such as the aortic arch, the descending aorta, and the coronary vessels of the heart, Magna-Lab said.
FDA clearance for Illuminator is currently limited to Signa 1.5-tesla scanners from GE Medical Systems of Waukesha, WI.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writersMay 24, 2002
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