- Industry-first integrated tele-ultrasound solution breaks
down barriers for care providers – from clinicians, teaching
institutions, medical students and residents to EMS personnel,
disaster relief organizations and hospitals with satellite
clinics
- Enables remote collaboration and virtual training through
face-to-face conversation along with simultaneous viewing of live
ultrasound images and guided probe positioning
AMSTERDAM and MONTREAL, March 26,
2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Royal
Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health
technology, in partnership with Innovative Imaging Technologies
(IIT), today announced an industry-first integrated tele-ultrasound
solution based on Philips' Lumify portable ultrasound system and
powered by IIT's Reacts collaborative platform. This innovation
connects clinicians around the globe in real time by turning a
compatible smart device into an integrated tele-ultrasound
solution, combining two-way audio-visual calls with live ultrasound
streaming. This innovation in point-of-care ultrasound brings
endless possibilities to its users both inside and outside hospital
walls.
With this intuitive, easy-to-use integrated system, clinicians
can begin their Reacts session with a face-to-face conversation on
their Lumify ultrasound system. Users can switch to the
front-facing camera on their smart device to show the position of
the probe. They can then share the Lumify ultrasound stream, so
both parties are simultaneously viewing the live ultrasound image
and probe positioning, while discussing and interacting at the same
time. In addition to clinicians seeking virtual guidance, Philips
Lumify with Reacts is a valuable tool for teaching institutions,
medical students and residents, emergency medical service
providers, disaster relief providers and hospitals with satellite
clinics.
"By combining exceptional mobility and reliability, Philips
Lumify with Reacts will open up new doors for the way clinicians
collaborate, educate and train," said Randy
Hamlin, Point-of-Care Business Leader, Philips. "This
all-in-one tele-ultrasound solution will enhance care delivery by
bringing even more confidence to ultrasound clinicians and removing
longstanding barriers in education, support and training."
Breaking down barriers in a wide range of care
settings
Lumify with Reacts can help advance patient care by
bringing experts into an ultrasound exam anywhere in the world:
- A professor can go on virtual ultrasound rounds with students,
helping them learn anatomy and probe positioning quickly and
efficiently, unrestricted by location.
- A doctor can consult a colleague and receive expertise and
guidance using live streaming ultrasound.
- A midwife in a remote location can call upon an obstetrician in
a different location to receive perspective and guidance,
discussing the ultrasound exam as if they were in the same
room.
- An emergency medical technician in an ambulance can stream the
live ultrasound exam and discuss a patient's condition with an
emergency department physician, expediting care delivery upon
arrival.
"Philips was the ideal partner for this revolutionary
collaboration. Reacts' secure, versatile and interactive
collaboration platform deployed on technology solutions like
Philips Lumify can change education and patient care models and
enable a positive disruptive change to healthcare," said
Yanick Beaulieu, MD, CEO and founder
of IIT. "For years, clinicians in the field have been trying to
piece together systems that offer real-time, interactive
tele-ultrasound capabilities. Now it has truly arrived."
Philips is a leader in ultrasound solutions with a large global
installed base and strong track record of industry-first
innovations in areas such as 3D imaging of the heart,
quantification tools driven by Anatomical Intelligence, and
ultra-mobile, portable ultrasound solutions. Philips' ultrasound
portfolio supports the effective and efficient delivery of care
across a broad range of clinical specialties including radiology,
cardiology, point-of-care and OB/GYN.
Experience Lumify with Reacts at AIUM 2018
Customers
interested in learning more about Lumify with Reacts, which is
available globally everywhere Lumify is sold, can visit:
www.philips.com/lumifywithreacts. Stop by the Philips booth #1108
at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) Annual
Convention, in New York City, from
March 24-28, to experience Lumify
with Reacts and the latest innovations from Philips Ultrasound.
Follow @PhilipsLiveFrom and @PhilipsLumify for updates throughout
the conference.
For further information, please contact:
Mark Groves
Philips Group Press Office
Tel: +31 631 639 916
Email: mark.groves@philips.com
Sarah Haeger
Philips Ultrasound
Tel: +1 206 920 8726
Email: Sarah.Haeger@philips.com
Twitter: @sarahhaeger
Pauline Ferrand
Prospek for Reacts
Email: pauline@elsacom.ca
Tel: +1 438 777 2642
About Royal
Philips
Royal Philips
(NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a leading health technology company
focused on improving people's health and enabling better outcomes
across the health continuum from healthy living and prevention, to
diagnosis, treatment and home care. Philips leverages advanced
technology and deep clinical and consumer insights to deliver
integrated solutions. Headquartered in the Netherlands, the company is a leader in
diagnostic imaging, image-guided therapy, patient monitoring and
health informatics, as well as in consumer health and home care.
Philips' health technology portfolio generated 2017 sales of
EUR 17.8 billion and employs
approximately 74,000 employees with sales and services in more than
100 countries. News about Philips can be found at
www.philips.com/newscenter.
About Reacts
Reacts (Remote Education, Augmented
Communication, Training and Supervision), is a secure, integrated,
collaborative platform with unique and unparalleled interactive
tools designed to suit the multiple collaborative needs of
healthcare professionals and patients. It incorporates innovative
tools, like augmented reality, for remote virtual guidance,
supervision and training. It was created by Quebec-based Innovative Imaging Technologies
Inc. (IIT). Its President, Dr. Yanick
Beaulieu, leads a multi-disciplinary team specialized in
multimedia and software development. Reacts is being used in 28
countries and has been deployed across various disciplines in both
clinical and educational settings for uses going from secure
messaging, remote wound care, tele-ultrasound, teleconsultations,
to interactive tele-surgical assistance and remote procedural
supervision. IIT is currently collaborating with several major
hospitals in Québec, Canada and
abroad, as well as innovation and health care focused organizations
like Joule, a Canadian Medical Association company. For more
information, visit: www.reacts.com.
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