Philips has brought in the next generation image-guided technology Azurion to India. The platform is powered by ConnectOS, the company’s newly developed operating system to optimize system integration which features an easy-to-use intuitive user interface combined with real-time information on multiple work spots within the interventional lab.
The system is the result of a multi-year extensive research and development program involving leading cardiologists across the globe and innovation teams at Philips including ones from the Philips Innovation Centre, Bengaluru.
Azurion has been designed to address the challenges of higher throughput requirements, ease of conducting interventions and controlling costs while improving standards of care. It is equipped with new workflow options and performance dashboards, as well as an upcoming range of productivity improvement services. It is backed by innovative services and supports that offer a lifetime of benefits, reinforcing Philips’ commitment to users and patients.
Following the acquisition of Volcano in 2015, through which Philips has become a leader in advanced catheters for diagnosis and therapy, the company is now further cementing its overall leadership in the image-guided therapy market in India.
As a leader in the Indian market, Philips offers integrated solutions comprising interventional imaging technologies and planning and navigation software combined with interventional devices - including catheters for diagnosis and therapy - and a broad range of services, all aimed at helping clinicians provide superior care at predictable costs.
Dr. G. Anil Krishna, Managing Director, MaxCure Group of Hospitals said that Azurion is a completely new system all together and represents a major leap in healthcare innovation that will lead to highly improved experiences for both patients and care givers.
According to Partha Paul Business Head - IGT & DXR, Health Systems India, Azurion will revolutionize the IGT market in India by providing superior care through pre-programmed, personalised settings to help minimize preparation errors, and features high quality imaging at ultra-low radiation exposure.