Shimadzu’s Trinias Score Opera CCL Introduced in United States

October 13, 2023—Shimadzu Medical Systems USA, a subsidiary of Shimadzu Corporation, announced the introduction in the United States of the Trinias Score Opera C12, a ceiling-mounted angiography system.

According to the company, Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort, South Carolina, received the first system, which was installed by Shimadzu’s dealer partner, CMS Imaging in North Charleston, South Carolina.

“The image quality of the advanced digital angiography system will help improve decision-making while reducing the radiation exposure and improving patient comfort,” commented Stuart Smalheiser, MD, in Shimadzu’s press release. Dr. Smalheiser, who is an interventional cardiologist and Medical Director of the Beaufort Memorial Cardiac Catheterization program, added, “We are very excited to work with Shimadzu as a model for their technology in the United States and be on the cutting edge with their advanced cath lab imaging technology.”

Shimadzu noted that the installation coincides with the opening of the newly renovated cardiac catheterization lab at Beaufort Memorial Hospital, which marked the 20th anniversary of the Cochrane Heart Center.

As part of the hospital’s expanding interventional cardiology program, the updated catheterization lab will help provide rapid and comprehensive care to hundreds of heart patients every year for life-threatening emergencies and scheduled cardiac procedures. In total, there are approximately 650 heart procedures performed each year in the catheterization lab at Beaufort Memorial, stated Shimadzu.