Lightning comes packaged with the Indigo CAT7 or CAT12. Throughout each case, Lightning provides procedural feedback via audio visual cues. With automatic valve control, Lightning can help the physician focus on optimising thrombus removal procedures. The built-in microprocessor features a proprietary thrombus removal algorithm that automatically controls a valve in the tubing to provide continuous or intermittent aspiration. Lightning Aspiration Tubing has dual pressure sensors for real-time blood flow monitoring. The Indigo System with Lightning Aspiration Tubing is a computer-aided aspiration system powered by Penumbra ENGINE. The Indigo System may be used as a first-line approach or rescue therapy for arterial and venous thrombotic events. Lightning ™ Computer-Aided Aspiration Tubing.Indigo CAT ™ Mechanical Thrombectomy Catheter.The Indigo Aspiration System is comprised of several devices: The Indigo System utilises the Penumbra ENGINE ™ aspiration source capable of delivering nearly pure, continuous vacuum (-29 inHg or 98.2 kPa) to our catheters, enabling thrombus removal in vessels of various sizes.
A minimally-invasive device, Indigo enables the restoration of blood flow in such cases as acute limb ischemia and venous thrombus. Penumbra’s Indigo Aspiration System can be used to remove emboli and thrombi from vessels of the peripheral arterial and venous systems, and for the treatment of pulmonary embolism and/or certain central circulatory system conditions such as pulmonary emboli.