Frost & Sullivan recognised Mobius Imaging with the 2014 North America Frost & Sullivan Award for New Product Innovation Leadership. Mobius Imaging’s mobile 32-slice CT scanner, Airo Mobile Intraoperative CT with reportedly the industry’s largest gantry opening, is being touted as a breakthrough technology in the healthcare imaging industry.
A gantry opening of 107 cm allows the system to scan the patient in the treatment position. Its design combines a highly flexible detector with an extra-slim patented gantry (30.5 x 38 cm) that leads to a significantly smaller product footprint (1.5 m2). The fully integrated high-end Trumpf TruSystem 7500 surgical OR table column offers fixed correlation between patient and scanner, resulting in reproducible imaging.
“Although the size of the product has been reduced vastly, it still provides the same resolution as that of other large CT systems and performs the same tasks in a reduced time,” said Swathi Allada, Research Analyst, Frost & Sullivan. “This system has been designed by compressing the power supply and cooling system so that it would require smaller tubes for emitting X-rays.”
The Airo system operates on a standard power connection at one-phase 100-240V. It has a front-view camera which helps in portability. The Airo handheld system pendant offers hassle-free movement and system maintenance, including room-to-room transport, daily calibration, and laser alignment during surgical procedures. The communication between Airo and Curve allows automatic image transfer to Brainlab image-guided surgery (IGS) systems along with synchronisation of picture archiving and communication systems (PACS).
Airo’s compactness makes it ideal for use in operating rooms (ORs), intensive care units (ICUs), and emergency care suites. It has found application in cranial, spine, trauma, and other surgical procedures. It also supports advanced minimally invasive surgery and is digital imaging and communications in medicine (DICOM)-compatible with most hospital PACS.
“The company uses intelligent imaging technologies to develop novel products that are engineered to acclimatise to different care environments,” noted Allada. “Mobius Imaging is aiming to establish a place in the advanced medical imaging market by improving the workflow and clinical decision-making, which will be beneficial to both patients and surgical teams,” she added
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