Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) announced today that it expanded the capabilities for its Zenition image-guided therapy mobile C-arm system.
Amsterdam-based Philips signed a strategic partnership with UK-based Cydar, a provider of cloud-based procedure maps software for planning and guiding surgery in real-time, to enhance clinical accuracy and efficiency and improve outcomes for patients undergoing endovascular treatment.
Philips said in a news release that the Zenition mobile C-arm system combines image capture, processing, ease-of-use and versatility to maximize operating room performance, while the integration of Cydar EV Maps software into the platform will add extended procedure planning and real-time 3D guidance capabilities.
Cydar’s EV Maps assists in planning, real-time guidance and post-procedure review for endovascular surgery, bringing cloud-based AI and computer vision to mobile surgery to reduce radiation exposure, fluoroscopy time and procedure time. Surgeons using Cydar’s platform can create a detailed, patient-specific 3D map of the target vasculature to help plan surgery, then augment intraoperative live image guidance, updating the maps in real-time.
The platform from Cydar is currently in use across the U.S., UK and European Union as certified software-as-a-medical-device with CE mark and FDA 510(k) clearance.
“With Philips’ integrated portfolio, using validated AI and cloud technologies, we can facilitate collaborative care to optimize surgical pathways,” Philips GM of Image-Guided Therapy Systems Karim Boussebaa said in the release. “Philips has a strong global network of mobile surgery systems and recognizes that Cydar’s EV Maps solution can play a key role in further improving our integrated offering for endovascular procedures.”