Waukesha, WI and Rancho Cordova, CA - GE Healthcare (NYSE: GE) and Volcano Corporation (NASDAQ: VOLC) have completed the first commercial installation of Innova IVUS at PinnacleHealth Heart and Vascular Institute at Harrisburg Hospital in Harrisburg, PA.

Innova IVUS is GE Healthcares custom integration of Volcanos s5i IVUS imaging system with the best-of-class Innova all-digital X-ray cath lab imaging system. Innova IVUS optimizes clinical workflow by offering IVUS controls on the Innova Central bedside touchscreen. Data exchange between the IVUS system and Innova allows for automatic patient data transfer from Innova for IVUS cases and advanced archiving that links IVUS cases to cath cases.

Volcanos s5i product uses a new PC-based platform that reduces the size, weight and noise of the older generation IVUS consoles. This allows the unit to be located in the control room or in other areas outside of the daily traffic pattern of the cath lab. Clinicians have the ability to control the IVUS system through a variety of control devices located at the patient bedside, at the point of care, or both. Clinicians also have the flexibility to view IVUS images on the existing monitor bank, a separate dedicated IVUS monitor, and/or on a monitor in the control room.


Rajesh Dave, MD, Chairman of Endovascular Medicine at PinnacleHealth Heart and Vascular Institute said, Volcanos novel IVUS features such as automatic border detection and VH IVUS plaque composition analysis result in faster IVUS results with more actionable information than was previously available with IVUS. Combine this with GE Healthcares touchscreen control and easier workflow derived from the unique Innova IVUS application, and I believe IVUS will become increasingly integral in assuring proper stent deployment.

Additionally, GE and Volcano today announced GEs plans to include the cabling required to operate Volcanos IVUS technology on all future U.S. installations of GE Healthcares Innova imaging systems. The inclusion of IVUS cabling as part of the standard installation creates the infrastructure required to operate Innova IVUS.

Our decision to include IVUS cabling in all future U.S. Innova installations was based both on positive early customer feedback on Innova IVUS, as well as our belief in the market opportunity for IVUS, said Laura King, Global Vice President, Interventional Cardiology at GE Healthcare. We believe clinicians will continue to utilize advanced, real-time imaging tools such as IVUS. This integration will make Innova IVUS simple and efficient for our customers.

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