Volcano Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and commercializes a suite of precision guided therapy tools primarily to physicians, nurses, and technicians worldwide. The company offers consoles that are electronic systems, which process the signals received from intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) catheters and wires. Its IVUS products include single-use disposable catheters comprising digital and rotational catheters, as well as options comprising ChromaFlo stent apposition analysis that uses sequential IVUS frames to differentiate circulating blood from stationary or anchored tissue; and Virtual Histology IVUS that facilitates the visualization of atherosclerotic plaque. The company also provides fractional flow reserve products, including pressure and flow consoles, and single-procedure disposable pressure and flow guide wires used to measure the pressure and flow characteristics of blood around plaque enabling physicians to gauge the plaque’s physiological impact on blood flow and pressure. In addition, it develops and manufactures optical monitors for the telecommunication industry; laser and non-laser light sources; optical engines used in the medical optical coherence tomography imaging systems and advanced photonic components; and sub-systems used in spectroscopy and other industrial applications. The company sells its products through direct sales force and distributors, as well as through third parties supply and distribution agreements. Volcano Corporation was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

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