Sam Brusco, Associate Editor04.26.24
Fujifilm Healthcare Americas has launched its OPIE transducer for on-pump intracardiac echocardiography (OPIE) for septal myectomy.
Historically, cardiothoracic surgeons use transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) before performing septal myectomy. Today, TEE can’t be used during cardiac bypass—the surgeon instead looks at septal thickness via TEE before open-heart surgery and would trim the septum, if necessary, without real-time guidance.
With OPIE, a thin transducer is passed through the heart during myectomy. That way, the surgeon can view septal thickness images in real-time.
Fujifilm’s OPIE transducer was featured in a study that showed the system offers established imaging to facilitate septal myectomy procedures, compared to TEE and transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE). Real-time measurements of the interventricular septal thickness are integral during septal myectomy to prevent creating a ventricular septal defect while resecting enough myocardium.
The OPIE transducer is compatible with Fujifilm’s Arietta Precision ultrasound system. It’s currently available in the U.S. and awaiting regulatory approval in Canada.
“During septal myectomy, it is critical to correctly measure the patient’s septal thickness because it can directly impact the patient’s care pathway,” said Hideyuki Honda, VP of ultrasound solutions at Fujifilm Healthcare Americas. “Every day we pride ourselves on delivering what we believe is the highest quality ultrasound solutions, arming cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons alike with the visualization they need to eliminate guess work in the operating room. Early clinical results of our OPIE Transducer during a high-risk procedure like cardiac bypass surgery are impressive, and we’re proud that the technology is proving to provide high-quality, real-time feedback for the surgeon.”
Historically, cardiothoracic surgeons use transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) before performing septal myectomy. Today, TEE can’t be used during cardiac bypass—the surgeon instead looks at septal thickness via TEE before open-heart surgery and would trim the septum, if necessary, without real-time guidance.
With OPIE, a thin transducer is passed through the heart during myectomy. That way, the surgeon can view septal thickness images in real-time.
Fujifilm’s OPIE transducer was featured in a study that showed the system offers established imaging to facilitate septal myectomy procedures, compared to TEE and transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE). Real-time measurements of the interventricular septal thickness are integral during septal myectomy to prevent creating a ventricular septal defect while resecting enough myocardium.
The OPIE transducer is compatible with Fujifilm’s Arietta Precision ultrasound system. It’s currently available in the U.S. and awaiting regulatory approval in Canada.
“During septal myectomy, it is critical to correctly measure the patient’s septal thickness because it can directly impact the patient’s care pathway,” said Hideyuki Honda, VP of ultrasound solutions at Fujifilm Healthcare Americas. “Every day we pride ourselves on delivering what we believe is the highest quality ultrasound solutions, arming cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons alike with the visualization they need to eliminate guess work in the operating room. Early clinical results of our OPIE Transducer during a high-risk procedure like cardiac bypass surgery are impressive, and we’re proud that the technology is proving to provide high-quality, real-time feedback for the surgeon.”