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It is a mobile unit that can be used to ascertain the effectiveness of blood perfusion to tissues. It utilizes an articulating arm that allows the camera to be positioned easily without the risk of contaminating the sterile field. An indocyanine green (ICG) imaging agent is injected into the patient and the laser light source on the machine causes fluorescence. This in turn is tells if a skin graft or heart muscle is getting enough oxygen and nutrients from the blood.
The NOVADAQ SPY ELITE SYSTEM LC-3000 utilizes intraoperative fluorescence vascular angiography and is not built into a microscope. This gives allowance for a better field of view in determining perfusion. This system's verification of checking perfusion to tissues is something that is normally not done until after procedure is over. Using the devices we can observe whether tissue survives or dies during each case. We do check blood vessel patency with x-ray contrast in the heart but it does not guarantee oxygen and nutrients are delivered through the capillaries. Through use of this equipment we may be able to circumvent some complications involving skin grafts and ensure that the heart muscles get what they need to prevent further muscle death. In reference to skin grafts, this device can help the surgeon identify perfusion zones before committing to flap design, design optimal flap, evaluate perfusion of the flap throughout the procedure and identify poorly-perfused areas to be discarded. Finally, it can allow visualization micro-surgical anastomoses and confirm arterial inflow and venous return and address venous congestion at the time of the procedure.
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