System Overview
Controls navigation of the Catheter through the patient’s airways
What is the controller or MCC?
Connects to the FIM of the system cart and is thread down into airway through nose/mouth of the patient and other instruments feed down inside of catheter.
What is the Ion Fully Articulating Catheter?
Installed on the planning laptop and is used to create a 3D plan of the patient’s lungs
What is PlanPoint software?
This step matches the airway Live View with the Navigation View.
What is registration process?
Catheter tests during central processing.
What are continuity test and air leak tests?
Consists of the instrument arm that moves the Catheter with shape-sensing technology.
What is the system cart?
The eyes of the pulmonologist and fits within tool channel of catheter.
What is the Vision Probe?
PACS Server, DVD/CD, or USB
How are CT scan images imported to the Planning Laptop?
The step of using the MCC to drive the catheter through the planned pathway to target.
What is navigation?
What is the air leak test?
Siemens Healthineers Mobile C-arm Cios Spin and GE HealthCare Mobile C-arm, OEC 3D
What cone beam CT systems is Ion system's integrated cone beam CT functionality compatible with?
Used to take the tissue sample and has a flexible protective sheath (retractable) and stylet offers support during insertion.
What is the Flexision Biopsy Needle?
In the Planning step of the PlanPoint workflow, this is the first step when creating a plan.
What is adding a target?
Reason for performing a radial endobronchial ultrasound (R-EBUS) (third party ultrasound) using fluoroscopy.
How can the user confirm the target location?
Vision Probe issues that can occur during central processing.
What are Failed Air Leak Test, Fluid Intrusion, corrosion, and contamination
3 main steps of an Ion procedure
What is planning, navigating, and biopsy?
This cleans the connections on the catheter and FIM carriage. It may be used until there is no white thread remaining.
What is the Sensor Connection Cleaner?
When the image in Plan Point is different from what user actually sees in the procedure.
What is divergence?
This step occurs once the user has reached the target during navigation.
When do you collect biopsy samples with biopsy needle, forceps, or brush under fluoroscopy?
What is the reprocessing cover?
What are Live and Navigation Views (bottom monitor) and Airway Tree and progress view (top monitor)?
Allows the vision probe to connect to the catheter. It has an attachment port for a saline or air-filled syringe that is used for camera cleaning.
What is the vision probe adapter?
Network drive or a compatible USB storage device
How can plans can be exported for use with the Ion system?
Thumbscrew
Is used to retract the sheath of the biopsy needle and tighten.
Purpose of the continuity test
What detects any potential liner damage, which could prevent the Catheter from being reprocessed adequately?