Fluke Biomedical medSim 300B - Manual (Page 111)

Option 1
Cardiac Catheterization
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4-13
• A dual lumen catheter with the distal lumen placed in the pulmonary artery
and the proximal lumen in the right ventricle (one lumen on either side of the
pulmonary valve).
The next two illustrations show single and dual lumen catheter insertion, and single
lumen catheter pullback:
CATHETER
PA
RA
RV
PULMONARY
VALVE
Dual lumen catheter with lumens on either side of the pulmonary valve
CATHETER
PA
RA
RV
PULMONARY
VALVE
Single lumen catheter in the right ventricle (RV)
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Figure 4-9. Pulmonary Dual and Single Lumen Catheter Insertion
Note
The medSim 300B simulates waveforms obtained with dual and single
lumen catheters.