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Swan-Ganz™ Pulmonary Artery Catheters
The most trusted name in right heart monitoring
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Continuous view of cardiac function in your most complex patients
The first flow-directed Swan-Ganz™ Pulmonary Artery Catheter revolutionized hemodynamic monitoring in critically-ill patients. Utilizing continuous data, Swan-Ganz™ Pulmonary Artery Catheters track your patient’s hemodynamic status to assist your early evaluation.
Continuous right ventricular cardiac output (CORV)
Uses a smart algorithm to provide continuous right ventricular cardiac output (CORV) that updates every 10 seconds
Global Hypoperfusion Index (GHI) parameter
Predicts mixed venous desaturations up to 15 minutes in advance*
*Defined as SvO2 of ≤60% for at least one minute.
Right ventricular pressure (RVP)
Provides continuous insights into right ventricular function
Smart Wedge
Assesses the quality of a pulmonary artery occlusion pressure (PAOP) measurement
See a comprehensive picture of right heart function
When used with HemoSphere Alta™ Monitor, Swan-Ganz IQ™ Catheter enables continuous monitoring that provides a comprehensive picture of your patient's right heart function—along with exclusive access to innovative parameters.
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Right heart monitoring, reimagined
Building on more than 50 years of innovation, Swan-Ganz IQ™ Catheter leads the next generation of pulmonary artery catheter technology. We’ve innovated on the technology you trust to bring you faster insights into hemodynamic instability and support earlier interventions.
Smart insights for faster interventions
Updates every 10 seconds
Swan-Ganz IQ™ Catheter applies a smart algorithm to analyze the RVP waveform and deliver continuous cardiac output (CORV) that updates every 10 seconds.
Faster insights
CORV enables clinicians to see changes in hemodynamic status and responses to interventions sooner—providing dynamic decision support during critical moments.
Assess SvO₂ and CORV in sync
With Swan-Ganz IQ™ Catheter, SvO2 and CORV measurements update closely in sync, helping you confidently assess changes in the balance of oxygen delivery and consumption.
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Continuous right ventricular pressure (RVP)
Swan-Ganz IQ™ Catheter has an additional port that is positioned directly in the right ventricle, enabling continuous RVP monitoring on HemoSphere Alta™ Monitor.
RVP parameters
Swan-Ganz IQ™ Catheter provides comprehensive insights into the right ventricle, including right ventricular pressures (MRVP, SYSRVP, DIARVP), right ventricular end diastolic pressure (RV EDP) and right ventricular systolic slope (RV dP/dt).
Continuous right ventricular cardiac output (CORV)
Swan-Ganz IQ™ Catheter applies a smart algorithm to analyze the RVP waveform and deliver continuous CORV that updates every 10 seconds.
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Global Hypoperfusion Index (GHI) parameter
Predicts mixed venous (SvO2) desaturation up to 15 minutes before it occurs—allowing clinicians more time to identify root causes of SvO2 decline and administer interventions when needed.
Continuous SvO2
As a sensitive indicator of patient status, SvO2 may precede other indications of cardiopulmonary instability and support diagnostic and therapeutic decisions.
Confirm wedge quality for confident clinical decisions
Smart Wedge measures pulmonary artery occlusion pressure (PAOP) and assesses the quality of the PAOP measurement—helping clinicians make confident clinical decisions based on a high-quality wedge measurement.†
†Smart Wedge is available with all Swan-Ganz™ Catheters on HemoSphere Alta™ Monitor.
A comprehensive hemodynamic profile in a single catheter
Swan-Ganz™ Advanced Technology Pulmonary Artery Catheters enable continuous assessment of flow, pressure and oxygen delivery and consumption, so you have an uninterrupted view of cardiac function and proactive decision support in your most complex patients. Access a comprehensive hemodynamic profile delivered by a single catheter to help you assess cardiovascular function and guide treatment decisions.
Target complex patient conditions with advanced hemodynamic parameters
For a continuous view of cardiac function that can enable earlier intervention, choose the catheter with the parameters that best suit your clinical approach and your patient’s needs. Swan-Ganz™ Catheter allows continuous monitoring of the balance of oxygen delivery and consumption with these advanced hemodynamic parameters:
PARAMETERS: SvO2 | CCO | SV | SVR | RVEF | RVEDV | PAP | RAP | PAOP
Continuous cardiac output (CCO)
Swan-Ganz™ Advanced Technology Catheters offer CCO, which continuously monitors cardiac output with the ability to:
- Access continuous calculation and display of cardiac output on CCO thermodilution catheters.
- Use thermal energy to calculate cardiac output using thermodilution principles on HemoSphere™ and HemoSphere Alta™ Monitor.
- Measure cardiac output using the traditional bolus thermodilution method.
Mixed venous oxygen saturation (SvO2)
Swan-Ganz™ Oximetry Catheters allow for the continuous monitoring of SvO2, which updates every 2 seconds to assess the balance between oxygen delivery and consumption. Since SvO2 is a sensitive indicator of patient status and generally precedes other indications of cardiopulmonary instability, continuous SvO2 monitoring may allow diagnostic and therapeutic decisions to be made earlier in the patient's clinical course.
Thermodilution pulmonary artery catheters
Swan-Ganz™ Thermodilution Catheters monitor intracardiac pressures and cardiac output, along with providing infusing solutions.
When used with a compatible monitor, Swan-Ganz™ Thermodilution Catheters enable you to:
- Assess hemodynamic condition through direct intracardiac and pulmonary artery pressure monitoring and cardiac output determination.
- Sample mixed venous blood through the distal (pulmonary artery) port for the assessment of oxygen transport balance and the calculation of derived parameters such as oxygen consumption, oxygen utilization coefficient, and intrapulmonary shunt fraction.
- Infuse using an extra lumen with proximal port (30 cm) on Swan-Ganz™ VIP Catheters, in addition to the standard distal and injectate lumens, to provide direct access to the right atrium.
PARAMETERS: iCO | PAP | RAP | PAOP
CO-Set+ closed injectate delivery system
CO-Set+ closed injectate delivery system works effectively with room temperature or cold injectate for the measurement of bolus thermodilution cardiac output when used with a compatible monitoring platform and Swan-Ganz™ Catheter.
- In-line temperature probe is directly in the injectate fluid path.
- Volume-limited syringe (10 cc) aids in obtaining reproducible cardiac output by simplifying filling and eliminating the variability from differences in filling techniques.
- The syringe plunger and the finger grips on the syringe jacket have been designed to help accommodate a wide range of user hand sizes for efficient and comfortable injection of fluid.
Swan-Ganz™ Jr Pulmonary Artery Catheter
Swan-Ganz™ Pulmonary Artery Catheter is indicated for pediatric patients.* With a continuous view of right heart pressures, mixed venous blood (SvO2) sampling and intermittent cardiac output (iCO), you can make diagnostic clinical decisions for the critically-ill children in your care.
PARAMETERS: iCO | iSV | iSVR | iPVR | SvO2 | PAP | RAP | PAOP | Continuous Core Temperature
*Indicated age range: ≥12 years.
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Tissue oximetry and right heart monitoring
When using ForeSight IQ™ Tissue Oximetry Sensors and Swan-Ganz IQ™ Catheter simultaneously, you can understand the adequacy of regional oxygen delivery and monitor cardiac output, which is one of the primary determinants of oxygen delivery.
Individualize care with multi-sensor monitoring
Trend multiple compatible sensors together for a comprehensive view of hemodynamics, so you can understand and treat the source of hemodynamic instability.
Left and right heart insights
Monitor pressures and cardiac outputs from the left and right heart to gain comprehensive insights for your most complex, vulnerable patients.
Brain and heart monitoring
Continuously monitor the brain, left heart and right heart together in one comprehensive view.
Individualized care
Enable individualized care with full-range cuff, sensor and catheter compatibility.
Advance patient care with ongoing education
BD is here to help you stay on top of the latest clinical challenges and make the most of hemodynamic monitoring solutions.
GARAN ET AL, 2020
Complete hemodynamic profiling with pulmonary artery catheters in cardiogenic shock is associated with lower in-hospital mortality
Objective: Explore the potential benefit of obtaining a complete hemodynamic profile via pulmonary artery catheters (PAC) prior to administration of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) in cardiogenic shock (CS) patients.
Results: The study observed that CS patients with complete PAC data obtained prior to MCS had improved survival compared to those who did not, along with other benefits including:
- Lower mortality in patients with advanced stages of CS
- Lowest in-hospital mortality across study sub-groups and Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) stages
- Early identification of hemodynamic compromise
- An incomplete hemodynamic dataset is equivalent to having no PAC data
Read study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Heart Failure
SHAW ET AL, 2018
Pulmonary artery catheter use in adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a retrospective, cohort study
Objective: To examine the utility of PAC in complex cardiac surgeries, and their association with subsequent clinical outcomes including 30-day in-hospital mortality, major morbidity, and length of stay.
Results: The study concluded PAC use did not contribute to in-hospital mortality and could be associated with a statistically significant decrease in length of hospital stay and a significant decrease in the cardiopulmonary morbidity composite:
- Decreased length of stay
- Decreased pulmonary morbidity
- No increased risk of in-hospital mortality
CAUTION: Federal (United States) law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a physician.
See Instructions For Use (IFU) / Directions For Use (DFU) for full prescribing information, including indications, contraindications, warnings, precautions and adverse events.
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