Right Heart Cath App

The Mentice Right Heart Cath App is a mobile solution designed to provide interactive, real-time exploration of the right heart catheterization (RHC) procedure. Leveraging rendered 3D anatomy, the app illustrates the anatomical processes that produce pressure wave readings during a procedure, making it an effective training tool for interventional physicians, residents, and fellows seeking to build confidence before performing their first hands-on procedure.

Right heart catheterization is among the first hands-on procedures that interventional physicians perform during residency and fellowship training. The confidence and experience gained through simulated training with this app can help clinicians approach their first real procedure more successfully, while also reducing risk to patients. The app is part of Mentice's broader portfolio of cloud and mobile applications supporting global device and procedural adoption.

Key Features and Capabilities

• Interactive real-time 3D anatomy rendering that illustrates the anatomical basis of pressure wave readings throughout the right heart catheterization procedure.
• Fluoroscopy mode that simulates the cath lab environment for a realistic training experience.
• On-screen catheter controls that allow users to interact with the procedure as they would in a real clinical setting.
• Four interactive cases, including one healthy case and three distinct patient pathologies, giving users exposure to clinical scenarios they may not have previously encountered.

Training Objectives

• Understand the causes of pressure waves in each area of a right heart catheterization procedure.
• Identify and interpret pressure waves associated with mitral regurgitation (MR), pulmonary hypertension (PH), and tricuspid regurgitation.
• Learn best practices for balloon management during a right heart catheterization procedure.
• Explore right heart anatomy to develop a strong spatial understanding of the procedure and its anatomical context.

Supported Pathologies and Cases

• One healthy reference case for baseline procedural understanding.
• Three pathology cases covering conditions such as mitral regurgitation, pulmonary hypertension, and tricuspid regurgitation.
• Ability to perform a full procedure simulation and take pressure readings across all four cases.

The Right Heart Cath App is part of Mentice's suite of cloud and mobile applications and is positioned within the company's cardiovascular simulation and training ecosystem. It is intended for healthcare professionals including interventional physicians, residents, and fellows, and supports organizations such as health care systems, simulation centers, and medical device companies seeking scalable procedural training solutions.