The Food and Drug Administration has granted 510(k) marketingclearance to a free-hand version of ISG Technologies' ViewingWand image-guided surgery system (SCAN 10/25/95). This versionof Viewing Wand uses light-emitting diodes to track the
The Food and Drug Administration has granted 510(k) marketing
clearance to a free-hand version of ISG Technologies' Viewing
Wand image-guided surgery system (SCAN 10/25/95). This version
of Viewing Wand uses light-emitting diodes to track the probe's
position, dispensing with the articulated arm used in the earlier
version of the product. The free-hand version is essential for
spinal applications, according to the Mississauga, Ontario, company.
ISG's first version of Viewing Wand received 510(k) clearance
in 1994 (SCAN 5/4/94).
