Ziehm Vision RFD Hybrid Edition C-Arm Presented at ECR

March 6, 2014—Ziehm Imaging GmbH (Nuremberg, Germany) announced the presentation of the Ziehm Vision RFD Hybrid Edition at ECR 2014: the European Congress of Radiology, which convened March 6–10 in Vienna, Austria.

In December 2013, Ziehm announced US Food and Drug Administration clearance to market its Ziehm Vision RFD Hybrid Edition in the United States.

According to the company, the Ziehm Vision RFD Hybrid Edition is a mobile C-arm that is fully motorized in four axes (horizontal, vertical, orbital rotation, and in angulation) and is available with two flat-panel options (30 X 30 cm and 20 X 20 cm) that ensure reliable, high-resolution, distortion-free imaging for the entire range of hybrid operating room applications. The system features intuitive joystick operation, a 25-kW generator, various safety functions, and maximum image quality with minimum dose.

Ziehm stated that the C-arm with the 30- X 30-cm flat-panel detector is designed for the complete range of interventional radiology procedures and offers a flexible, space-saving, and cost-saving alternative to fixed, installed systems.

The 20- X 20-cm flat-panel detector is designed for heart surgery applications. This miniaturized design option provides the device’s enhanced operating room ergonomics while enabling clinical interventions such as coronary angiography procedures and heart valve and pacemaker implantations.

The Ziehm Vision RFD Hybrid Edition uses the company’s active liquid cooling technology (Advanced Active Cooling) that keeps the generator at a consistent operating temperature and ensures reliable imaging without interruption, even during lengthy procedures.

The system’s safety features include the Position Control Center and Distance Control. The Position Control Center requires the operator to deliberately touch any two contact points on the joystick with the fingers to activate movement of the C-arm, thus preventing any accidental operation of the C-arm. Distance Control is an assistance system supporting noncontact collision protection that slows down C-arm movement when in proximity to the patient and stops before entering a defined safety zone, noted the company.