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Technologies improve precise navigation during complex heart surgery

Published in Lab Law Weekly, March 2nd, 2007

Royal Philips Electronics (PHG; PHI) announced installations of new cardiac electrophysiology (EP) labs at University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, and St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Boston, designed to improve catheter navigation within the heart's chambers.

Pairing the ceiling-mounted Philips Allura Xper FD10 X-ray system together with the Stereotaxis Niobe system using magnetic navigation capabilities, the combined solution provides better reliability, flexibility and improved catheter stability for physicians during complex interventional cardiovascular procedures.

The combination system dramatically enhances care for...

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