There is a lot of progress being made today in achieving better image quality at efficient X-ray dose levels. At Philips too, we work on continually improving these aspects of your intraoperative imaging. But we are also focusing on improving another crucial aspect of surgical C-arm imaging, namely communication in the OR, because that has the potential to greatly improve workflow and more importantly, teamwork during procedures.
Actually it’s always a problem because you tell the assistant to push the C-arm on the right side and they push it on the left side you put them. And so there’s always a problem of communication. It’s also due to the fact that the assistant is working on the opposite side of you. And I think the ClearGuide gives the option to clearly say what you want to have and to tell the direction of the C-arm.”
Kerry Vault, Program Director, Surgical Training Institute, Denver, CO, USA
Obviously some people will say, ‘go up.’ Some people will say, ‘go north.’ Some people will say, ‘cranial.’ So be able to say, ‘go towards the 3,’ ‘go towards the 9,’ I think is a neat feature.”
Ralf Wagner MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Frankfurt, Germany
When users tested ClearGuide as they performed a simulated spine surgery, miscommunication about system positioning was cut by almost half. Using ClearGuide and color coding on the Veradius Unity intraoperative C-arm also led to 45% fewer movements in the wrong direction during positioning. Imagine what a difference that could make to the procedures you perform every day.
These are just a few of the many ways that Philips mobile C-arms are designed to improve your intraoperative imaging during surgical procedures. Watch the video below to find out more.
1 Williams THD, Syrett AG, Brammar TJ W.S.B. – A fluoroscopy C-arm communication strategy Int J Care Injured 2009; 40: 840-3.
2 Results obtained during user tests performed in November 2013 by Use-Lab GmbH, an independent company. The tests involved 30 USA based clinicians (15 physicians teamed up with 15 nurses or X-ray technicians), who performed simulated procedures in a simulated OR environment. None of them had worked with a Philips C-arm or with each other before.
