GE expands orthopedic offerings

Feb 23, 2005

GE Healthcare has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for OEC Fluorostar, a digital C-arm designed to provide fluoroscopic images during diagnostic, surgical, and interventional procedures.

OEC Fluorostar features a compact design and a flat-panel display, with access to all functions available from either the left- or right-side touch-screen interface, according to the Waukesha, WI-based vendor. The system is capable of accommodating clinical applications such as cholangiography, endoscopy, urologic, orthopedic, neurologic, vascular, cardiac, and stone localization, as well as critical care and emergency room procedures, GE said.

In other announcements made by GE at the 2005 annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) in Washington, DC, the firm is introducing NAV Axcess Needle, a surgical navigation instrument that allows surgeons to track their hand instruments as a virtual tool image superimposed over x-ray images.

In customer news, GE said it has signed an agreement to supply Excelsior Orthopaedics in western New York with digital x-ray, MR, and PACS technology. The vendor will also be providing its digital x-ray, MR, and PACS systems to TRIA Orthopaedic Center in Minnesota.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
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