Ultrasound Probe, Sterile Procedure Kit Designed for Needle-Guided Procedures

This is combined with the recent news that Terason (Burlington, MA, USA), a manufacturer of high-performance portable ultrasound systems, received 510(k) clearance for the first ultrasound probe to be equipped with Soma’s patented AxoTrack virtual needle technology.

Together, the Terason ultrasound system AxoTrack-equipped probe and AxoTrack sterile procedure kit comprise a system specifically designed to perform needle-guided procedures accurately and effectively every time. When tested in vitro, the first attempt success rate for accurate needle placement using AxoTrack technology was 99.3% versus 37.1% with the standard freehand method.

“This device has the potential to increase physician accuracy and set a new standard of care, significantly reducing morbidity and mortality. The AxoTrack system successfully combines life-saving precision with user-friendly functionality,” said Stephen F. Ridley, MD, president and chief medical officer of Soma Access Systems, LLC.

AxoTrack will be available on Terason ultrasound systems by mid-Summer 2012. Additional ultrasound manufacturers are expected to launch AxoTrack platforms in the near future. Introduced as ExactTrack during beta testing, the AxoTrack system is the first product in a comprehensive range of solutions from Soma Access Systems that will carry the AxoTrack brand.

Terason, a division of Teratech Corp., is a diagnostic ultrasound technology company that develops compact equipment to generate diagnostic images previously possible only using large, expensive machines. A developer of portable ultrasound systems, Terason was established by Dr. Alice Chiang in 1994 as a spin-off of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Lincoln Laboratory (Cambridge, MA, USA).

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