Canon's unnamed new
mobile C-Arm.
By Brendon Nafziger and Heather Mayer, DOTmed News reporters
Although it won't officially debut until the Radiological Society of North America's annual meeting in November, DOTmed news got a sneak peek at Canon's new mobile C-Arm at the Canon EXPO 2010 in New York on Thursday.
The unnamed device, the first full medical system made by Canon U.S.A Inc., was on display at the Javits Center in Manhattan for Canon's two-day corporate show. Details are sketchy, but it seems the device is a surgical C-Arm intended for the operating room and vascular imaging. An official with the company did boast it will "cause a grumbling in the C-Arm market."
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According to Canon, the machine will carry a new low-dose flat-panel detector. The company also claims because of its flexibility, the device can image a larger area than competitors' C-Arms with their "short cut image."
Canon did offer some specs for the device, noting that it has a 90-centimeter opening, with 35-inch depth. It can arc 60 degrees over a patient and move in a U-shape 90 degrees beneath the patient.
Canon didn't say when the C-Arm would be available. It still needs to be cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the company said it has yet to apply for clearance. DOTmed News will follow up when the product takes its formal bow in November.
