Siemens Receives FDA Clearance for Multitom Rax Robotic X-ray System
November 29 2015 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
- World’s first Twin Robotic X-ray
system has uses in radiography, fluoroscopy and angiography, with
3D imaging capabilities
- Multi-clinical applications include
trauma, orthopedics, interventions, and pain management
- System eliminates need for patient
repositioning as well as patient transfer to other imaging
locations for additional procedures
Siemens Healthcare has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) has cleared the Multitom Rax (Robotic Advanced
X-ray), a universal diagnostic imaging system that enables a wide
range of examinations in multiple clinical areas – from emergency
medicine and interventional to pain management and orthopedics, and
from conventional 2D radiography to fluoroscopy examinations and
angiography applications – all in one room using one X-ray system.
The world’s first Twin Robotic X-ray system, the Multitom Rax
boasts a unique design that enables, for the first time, the
acquisition of 3D natural weight-bearing images.¹
“With the Multitom Rax, Siemens is proud to introduce the
world’s first Twin Robotic X-ray system,” says Martin Silverman,
Vice President of X-ray Products at Siemens Healthcare North
America. “This universal X-ray system delivers unprecedented
versatility for health care facilities. Now, clinicians can perform
a multitude of imaging exams in one room without moving the
patient. With the Multitom Rax, we’re opening a new chapter in
X-ray technology.”
Robotic precision in X-ray
The unique open design of the Multitom Rax Twin Robotic X-ray
system features a height-adjustable patient table and two
independent, ceiling-mounted robotic arms for the X-ray tube head
and the flat-panel detector for almost unlimited positioning
freedom anywhere in the room. Both robotic arms can be moved into
position automatically or manually with servo motor support to make
fine adjustments. While one robotic arm moves the X-ray tube, the
other arm carries the 17” x 17” flat panel detector, which can
acquire static, dynamic, and Real 3D sequences. The operator is
always in control of the system’s movement and able to position
both robotic arms precisely and safely around the patient.
3D imaging helps enable diagnostic certainty
The Multitom Rax Twin Robotic X-ray system enables, for the
first time, the acquisition of 3D images¹ under the patient’s
natural weight-bearing condition – whether they are seated, lying
down, or standing. Images acquired in the natural standing position
are essential because the knees, pelvis and spinal column appear
differently when the patient’s body weight is applied compared to
when the patient is lying down.
The Multitom Rax’s 3D-ready image capabilities¹ can offer better
diagnostic and planning certainty than images that do not reflect a
natural weight-bearing condition. Conventional 2D X-rays do not
always reveal fine hairline fractures in the bone. In cases of a
suspected bone fracture, the patient historically has required a
computed tomography (CT) 3D image to confirm the diagnosis. With
the Multitom Rax Twin Robotic X-ray system, a 3D image¹ can be
acquired on the same system, so the patient does not have to wait
for a future appointment or be transferred to a CT system.
Built-in features like Comprehensive CARE (Combined Applications
to Reduce Exposure) and more precise positioning of the system aid
in reducing patient radiation dose.
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology
powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation,
quality, reliability and internationality for more than
165 years. The company is active in more than
200 countries, focusing on the areas of electrification,
automation and digitalization. One of the world’s largest producers
of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is
No. 1 in offshore wind turbine construction, a leading
supplier of gas and steam turbines for power generation, a major
provider of power transmission solutions and a pioneer in
infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software
solutions for industry. The company is also a leading provider of
medical imaging equipment – such as computed tomography and
magnetic resonance imaging systems – and a leader in laboratory
diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In fiscal 2015, which ended on
September 30, 2015, Siemens generated revenue of
€75.6 billion and net income of €7.4 billion. At the end
of September 2015, the company had around 348,000 employees
worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at
www.siemens.com.
¹ Currently 3D imaging on the Multitom Rax is only possible with
3D-capable post-processing software.
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