Advanced catheters
Smiths Medical launched a newly range of advanced embryo replacement catheters for in vitro fertilisation.
Exhibited during National Infertility Day this June, Sure-Pro and Sure-Pro Ultra is a newly launched range of advanced embryo replacement catheters for in vitro fertilisation. These catheters are an evolution in supported catheters, offering clinicians the softer handling of the classic Wallace design with the added benefits of a supporting element and a pre-formed outer sheath, the manufacturer Smiths Medical explained, adding: The new catheters are also visible by ultrasound when used with existing SureView technology. ‘Recognising the need for better-designed catheters in this field, Smiths Medical conducted exhaustive customer surveys among IVF specialists to identify their precise clinical requirements as well as those catheter features that could provide supplementary benefits,’ said Sally Rogers of Smiths Medical. ‘Sure-Pro and Sure-Pro Ultra are the culmination of this work and the most sophisticated IVF catheters available today.’
The new range is supplied in various procedural trays and caters for the following embryo transfer options:
• Single-stage transfer – embryo replacement catheter comprising a supported soft inner catheter and a preformed outer sheath.
• Elective two-stage transfer – includes a flexible tipped obdurator loaded inside a preformed outer sheath. Once in position, this can be removed and the supported soft inner transfer catheter can be advanced through the outer sheath.
• Two-stage set for difficult transfers – includes a preloaded outer sheath with a formable stylet, ready for shaping as necessary to negotiate a difficult cervix. The stylet can then be replaced with the soft supported inner transfer catheter.
30.08.2006
