Hybrid operating room

The hybrid operating room is a sterile surgical room equipped with a modern X-ray diagnostics system. In such conditions, cardiovascular surgeons and doctors of other specializations can jointly perform complex minimally invasive procedures.

2023: How artificial intelligence improves operational efficiency

In early January 2023, the American non-profit health care system Allina Health, based in Minneapolis (Minnesota), announced a partnership agreement with Qventus to improve the efficiency of operating rooms. We are talking about the use of specialized means based on artificial intelligence to increase the volume of surgical operations and reduce the burden on personnel. Read more here.

2022: Artificial Intelligence Operating Table Launch

On June 13, 2022, GE Healthcare unveiled the Allia operating table for minimally invasive surgery using artificial intelligence-based imaging. According to the manufacturer, this product was the result of his many years of cooperation with surgeons in order to improve the efficiency of the workflow and implement best practices for working with images in everyday practice. Read more here.

2020: A perinatal center with a smart operating room opened in Novosibirsk

In early December 2020, it became known about some technologies that began to be used in the new perinatal center, opened at the State Regional Clinical Hospital of Novosibirsk. Read more here.

2016: Getinge and GE Healthcare Joint Project

On August 25, 2016, the American medical device manufacturer GE Healthcare and the Swedish company Getinge Group, known for developing various devices for healthcare and biological sciences, presented an angiographic integrated solution for hybrid operating rooms.

The joint development consists in combining the Magnus operating table (developed by Getinge's subsidiary, the German company Maquet) with the GE Discovery IGS 730 angiograph. Thanks to this combination, hospitals will be able to expand the range of surgical procedures and optimize the use of hybrid operating rooms.

Getinge and GE Healthcare unveil integrated hybrid operating room solution

The joint project between Getinge and GE Healthcare was first announced at the Society for Vascular Surgery 2016 Vascular Annual Meeting, which was held in Washington from June 9 to 11.

Hybrid operating rooms have become the standard of care for medical centers in the United States, as these multidisciplinary and multifunctional rooms have proven their ability to improve the clinical outcomes of cardiovascular and other patients, says Mark Rider, vice president of marketing in the Americas at Getinge Surgical Workflows. - With the release of this new integrated solution combining the Magnus operating table (the centerpiece of hybrid operating rooms) with GE's angiographic system, hospitals across the country will be able to provide the best care to their patients who need a variety of surgical interventions.[1]

See also

• Integrated operating rooms

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