Intravascular ultrasound imaging catheter, single-use

An intravascular ultrasound imaging catheter, single-use is a flexible tube with an ultrasound transducer at its tip, designed to be inserted into blood vessels such as coronary arteries or peripheral vessels to create internal images of the vessel walls. It is used by clinicians to assess plaque buildup, vessel structure, and stent placement during diagnostic or interventional procedures, but is not intended for use inside the heart chambers.

This category includes only single-use devices, meaning each catheter is intended for one procedure and then discarded. As non-steerable instruments, they rely on manual advancement by the operator and do not have active tip controls. Regulatory classification varies by jurisdiction, but all devices in this category are supplied as sterile, single-use implants or accessories for vascular imaging.