by
Lisa Chamoff, Contributing Reporter | April 04, 2022
From the April 2022 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
Philips
Last year, Philips released an integration for its Azurion FlexArm hybrid OR solution with the Hillrom TS7500 table. Previously, the system was compatible with the OR tables from Getinge.
The system is aimed at surgeons and physicians who work on a range of procedures in hybrid OR environments.
“That’s where the OR becomes very important, because the same OR table [would be used) both in a minimally invasive interventional procedure and open surgery,” said Niranjan Narayan, director of product marketing systems and software for image guided therapy at Philips. “Vendor standardization is important for some of our customers. They might have other tables in their other operating rooms, and they don't want to switch vendors only for your interventional hybrid OR space. So it is important to maintain that flexibility for our customers, and ensure that they can continue to use the vendor of their choice.”
The company has also released APC Pathways on their FlexArm systems, a feature that allows clinicians to automatically recall the system to a working position via a particular trajectory.
“It's very helpful, especially in these OR environments when you want to switch to an interventional procedure; you've got to get the C-arm back near the table, and these OR rooms are fairly crowded sometimes, and you have a lot of equipment,” Narayan said. “Customers can now define and store pathways or trajectories, through which you can easily recall the C-arm from what we call the parking position away from the table to the working position, all with a single button. This is helpful in efficiency.”
In the mobile C-arm space, Philips announced several updates for its Zenition platform. The system now comes with a larger FD 30-centimeter-by-30-centimeter detector, which uses advanced image processing algorithms to provide enhanced visibility of fine anatomical details during procedures. Its expanded coverage enables physicians to view 33% more anatomy in one image, reducing the number of images taken and decreasing radiation dose.
Along with the new detector, Philips integrated Cydar EV Maps software into the Zenition platform, adding procedure planning and real-time 3D guidance capabilities to the mobile system.
Also for the Zenition, the company released a table-side user interface integration that allows clinicians to operate the C-arm inside the sterile field. This helps reduce the communication burden with the operator. In another workflow improvement, the Zenition platform also now integrates intravascular ultrasound for peripheral vascular procedures.
