#Product Trends
Innovation in Prenatal Therapy - SOMATEX® Premium Product Intra-Uterine Shunt
The Intra-Uterine Shunt (IUS) is SOMATEX’s recent development in the area of prenatal therapy and the successor of the Intra-Uterine Drainage Set (IUDS). The drainage catheter is used for fetuses that suffer from obstructive urinary tract disorders, hydronephrosis or other fluid accumulations in the abdomen.
Compared to the IUDS – a double pigtailed synthetic drainage – the IUS dramatically improves the drainage performance. This was achieved by using Nitinol mesh, which is compressed during application inside a 16 G needle, but expands itself when released in the body of the fetus inside the amniotic sac.
Due to the much smaller diameter of the application needle, the procedure is a lot less traumatic which is expected to lead to a smaller risk of abortion.
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