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TruWave Disposable Pressure Transducers

TruWave disposable pressure transducers:
Accurate and safe pressure monitoring.

Edwards Lifesciences TruWave disposable pressure

transducers offer advanced design features
to ensure waveform accuracy and pressure
monitoring reliability.

• Design features a straight fluid path across the pressure sensor for easy
Single TruWave disposable pressure priming and minimal waveform distortion
transducer with 3 cc flush device • Available with or without a Snap-Tab flush device that can be easily
and IV set; tubing length and color gripped and stretched 360° to quickly and easily flush the system and
options available
generate a square-wave test pattern
• Fluid-resistant connector
• Gold-plated connector wires for high-fidelity signal transmission

Accuracy for your patients.

Two TruWave disposable pressure
Standard TruWave pressure monitoring kits are sterile, single-use kits
transducers with 3 cc flush device and
bifurcated IV set; tubing length and color
that relay blood pressure information from a pressure monitoring
options available catheter to a patient monitoring system.

Adult transducers
TruWave transducer kits can be paired with Edwards' VAMP (venous
arterial blood management and protection) system for a single safe,
reliable and accurate monitoring solution.

• Available in multiple configurations to meet your clinical needs

• Design features a straight fluid path across the pressure sensor for easy
priming and minimal waveform distortion
• Gold-plated connector wires for high-fidelity signal transfer
Three TruWave disposable pressure
transducers with 3 cc flush device and • Snap-Tab flush device designed for easy priming and square-wave testing
trifurcated IV set; tubing length and color
options available
Pediatric transducers
Pediatric TruWave transducers can be paired with Edwards' VAMP Jr. Single TruWave
system for a single safe, reliable and accurate monitoring solution. disposable pressure
transducer, 30 cc
flush device (to
• Available in multiple configurations to meet your clinical needs be used with a
• Design features a straight fluid path across the pressure sensor for mechanical infusion
easy priming and minimal waveform distortion pump); tubing length
options available

Flushless transducers
TruWave flushless disposable pressure monitoring transducers are Single TruWave
designed for intracranial pressure monitoring. disposable pressure
transducer without
a flush

Connections without the confusion.

TruWave transducer multi-channel cables feature a streamlined design to
reduce clutter and confusion. Available in single, bifurcated (2-in-1) and
trifurcated (3-in-1) forms with color-coded ends to simplify set-up.

Protective sheath and internal O-ring provide

moisture-resistant connections

Ergonomic connectors and streamlined sheath for

easy set-up
TruWave transducer
Compatible with a wide range of bedside monitors connector

A closed system designed for compatibility.

TruWave disposable pressure transducers can be paired with Edwards'
VAMP systems to create a single integrated pressure monitoring and
closed blood sampling system. TruWave transducers are compatible
with Edwards' hemodynamic monitoring solutions, allowing a choice of
appropriate monitoring tools for varying levels of clinical complexity.
 VAMP System (Venous Arterial Blood FloTrac System* Next-Generation TruClip Holder
Management and Protection) Chosen by clinicians more than any A proficient solution to your clinical
Safe, simple and reliable closed blood other minimally-invasive volume workflow in pressure monitoring.
sampling for effective patient blood management solution to manage over Can be used across the continuum of
management.1,2 VAMP systems can be 2.5 million patients worldwide.3 care from the OR into the ICU.
used with TruWave transducers. * When used with a compatible Edwards monitor

TruWave Disposable Pressure Transducers specifications**

Operating Pressure Range -50 to +300 mm Hg
Operating Temperature Range 15° to 40°C Other kits may be available.
Storage Temperature Range -25° to +70°C Contact your Edwards sales
Sensitivity 5.0μ V/V/mm Hg ± 1% representative for specific
Nonlinearity and Hysteresis ± 1.5% of reading or ± 1 mm Hg, whichever is greater model numbers and
Excitation Impedance 350 ohms ± 10% with Edwards monitor cable attached additional configurations.
Signal Impedance 300 ± 5%
Zero Off set ≤ ± 25 mm Hg
Zero Thermal Drift ≤ ± 0.3 mm Hg/°C
Output Drift ± 1 mm Hg per 8 hours after 20 second warm-up
Sensitivity Thermal Drift ≤ ± 0.1%/°C
Natural Frequency 40 Hz nominal for a standard kit (48"/12");
> 200 Hz for transducer alone
Leakage Current <2μ amps at 120V RMS 60 Hz ** At 6.00VDC and 25°C unless otherwise
stated. All specifications meet or exceed
Overpressure Tolerance -500 to +5000 mm Hg the AAMI Standard for performance
Flow rate across flush device with • Blue Snap-Tab 3±1 mL/hr interchangeability of resistance bridge
IV bag pressurized to 300 mm Hg • Yellow Snap-Tab 30±10 mL/hr type blood transducers.

For over 40 years, Edwards Lifesciences has been helping you make proactive clinical decisions
to advance the care of surgical and critical care patients.
Through ongoing collaboration with you, ongoing education and our never-ending quest for advancement,
Edwards develops solutions that provide the clarity to make proactive clinical decisions.

Know more. Visit Edwards.com/TruWave

1. Tang, M., et al., Closed Blood Conservation Device for Reducing Catheter-Related Infections in Children After Cardiac Surgery.
Critical Care Nurse, 2014. 34(5): p.53-61.
2. Mahdy, S., et al., Evaluation of a blood conservation strategy in the intensive care unit: a prospective, randomised study.
Middle East J Anesthesiol, 2009. 20(2): p. 219-23.
3. Data on file.
For professional use. See instructions for use for full prescribing information, including indications, contraindications,
warnings, precautions and adverse events.
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