Ziehm Imaging consistently focuses on intraoperative imaging and innovative x-ray technologies through high investment in research and development. Every day, around 12% of all Ziehm Imaging employees dedicate their work and expertise to the research and development of new systems and clinical applications to enhance clinical benefits in daily clinic routines.

X-ray-based imaging at the highest stage

In 2006, Ziehm Imaging launched the first fully digital, mobile C-arm in the world -- with a flat-panel detector that provides distortion-free, high-contrast, and highly dynamic images with four times more shades of gray compared with analog image intensifiers. Today, more than 10 years later, Ziehm Imaging has enhanced the proven flat panel with complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS), the latest detector technology for excellent image quality.

Further, Advanced Active Cooling technology ensures significantly longer fluoroscopy time with higher image quality during lengthy surgery and prevents overheating of the generator. The open interface Ziehm NaviPort allows a flexible integration of navigation systems by various manufacturers and enables the user to be up to date at any time.

Clinical applications

Mobile x-ray-based imaging solutions from Ziehm Imaging are used in spine surgery, orthopedics, traumatology, vascular surgery, and further clinical applications. The digital C-arms are also used in interventional radiology and cardiology, and cardiac surgery. Physicians who perform complex surgical interventions have the prospect of a mobile imaging solution with the capabilities and features demanded by a fixed installed unit, with the added advantages of no installation costs and the flexibility of a mobile C-arm.

Always ahead

Ziehm Imaging has been a company of firsts. We are bold; we pursue new technologies long before they are established on the market. Our constant curiosity and forward thinking pay off. As an innovation leader, we are committed to our mission of setting new technology standards. We're "always ahead" in helping you meet your individual goals:

• Maximizing your clinical capabilities -- Today's healthcare providers face the challenge of improving the accuracy of clinical outcomes in every procedure. Our C-arms let you discover new areas of clinical application and position you at the forefront of imaging technology. The systems are ideal for multidisciplinary use and allow seamless switching between CT-like 3D imaging with intraoperative navigation and excellent cardiovascular capabilities. Market-leading innovations such as CMOSline¹ models enable superior image quality by showing significantly more detail.
  
  Maximize your clinical capability with the Ziehm Vision RFD 3D.
• Shaping your business success -- Daily clinical work means a wide variety of demands and challenges, from small surgical theaters to large hybrid operating rooms, from standard surgery to difficult, demanding procedures. We help you meet your needs by offering a solution tailored to your individual setup. Intraoperative use of our advanced systems enables a reduction in revision surgery rates and postoperative costs. Compared with fixed installed systems, lower purchase and installation costs of our C-arm result in a faster return on investment.
  
  Shape your business success with the Ziehm Vision RFD Hybrid Edition.²
• Boosting your efficiency -- In a challenging healthcare environment, process efficiency and standardized quality levels in the operating room are essential. Intuitive hardware and software features make our system easy to use and simplify your daily work routine. From a flexible design to seamlessly integrated software functionality, our usability features help you achieve your quality goals quickly and consistently.
  
  Boost your efficiency with the Ziehm Usability Concept.
• Supporting your patient care -- Protecting patients and staff from radiation dose during intraoperative x-ray imaging is our top priority. Our comprehensive dose concept consists of a broad, clinically proven feature set to address the daily challenge of reducing dose while optimizing image quality. Ziehm Imaging's significant dose savings set the benchmark in user-friendly adjustment of radiation exposure.
  
  Support your patient care with the comprehensive SmartDose concept.

Versatile integration options

Ziehm Imaging's broad range of products allows versatile combinations with navigation systems from Brainlab, Stryker, Scopis, and Globus Medical. Physicians and patients benefit from higher precision and increased image quality, especially in complex interventional applications. Further, the combination of fully digital, distortion-free imaging with navigation systems or computer-aided surgery increases efficiency in the operating room. Due to intraoperative 3D imaging, the risk of a second surgery and the radiation exposure for the patient can be reduced to a minimum.

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Notes

1. CMOSline represents a system configuration that is based on a Ziehm Imaging CMOS flat-panel detector.
2. Ziehm Vision RFD Hybrid Edition represents a group of optional hardware and software that creates an option package on the device named Ziehm Vision RFD.