Biomodex Launches Clear Cartridges for Neurovascular Training

March 31, 2022—Biomodex, which develops biorealistic haptic simulators for physician training and rehearsals, announced the launch of clear cartridges for use with all Biomodex EVIAS and EVIAS Plus endovascular intracranial aneurysm system stations. The clear cartridges connect directly with the Biomodex EVIAS station which replicates blood flow and viscosity to provide a complete simulation experience.

According to the company, the anatomically accurate clear cartridges are three-dimensionally printed using a transparent material that allows physicians to train for ischemic stroke and unruptured aneurysm procedures outside the catheterization lab setting.

Biomodex noted that standard cartridges are used with imaging in the catheterization lab, but the clear cartridges are transparent and can be used without imaging, allowing for tabletop training and demonstrations. The clear cartridges are available in a range of anatomies and have been designed to offer varying degrees of complexity and tortuosity to support iterative training programs with varying degrees of difficulty.

Demetrius Lopes, MD, a neurovascular surgeon at Advocate Health Care in Chicago, Illinois, commented in the company’s press release, “It’s not always easy to get fellows and residents in a cath lab for training because of logistics, but Biomodex’s clear cartridges will make it easier for us to demonstrate how to navigate complex human anatomies without leaving the classroom.”