Siemens Healthineers offers all components, including the associated services, from a single source, thus creating a fully integrated system that can be entirely controlled from a single central control unit. That permits smooth operation and reduces the potential sources of error in operating the system. Bendl appreciates the advantage: “Having to constantly switch between two or even three different control units would be complicated and potentially lead to error. Modularis’ central control unit solves the problem.”

Many clinics are developing stone therapy capabilities with a primary focus on endourological procedures. That makes it increasingly unprofitable to provide a large stationary lithotripsy system. The combination of a modular lithotripsy system and a mobile flat detector C-arm, by contrast, offers the flexibility to respond to changing daily clinical requirements – because in addition to lithotripsy, all of the individual components, whether the therapy unit or the patient table or the mobile flat detector C-arm and the ultrasound system, can be used flexibly in other rooms and for other applications, such as endourology.

Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 165 years. The company is active in more than 200 countries, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the world’s largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is No. 1 in offshore wind turbine construction, a leading supplier of gas and steam turbines for power generation, a major provider of power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. The company is also a leading provider of medical imaging equipment – such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems – and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In fiscal 2015, which ended on September 30, 2015, Siemens generated revenue of €75.6 billion and net income of €7.4 billion. At the end of September 2015, the company had around 348,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.

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