There was big news coming out of the SVS Vascular annual meeting as Royal Philips Electronics and Skytron announced a partnership to deliver hybrid operating rooms for minimally invasive cardiovascular surgical procedures.

The solution combines Philips' cardiovascular X-ray systems with Skytron's surgery room equipment to enable clinicians to treat cardiovascular patients in the same room.

"By working together with Skytron we're able to provide hybrid operating rooms that offer flexibility along with easy to operate equipment in a room with optimal layout," said Bert van Meurs, senior vice president of cardiovascular X-ray, Philips Healthcare. "As a result, the amount of time clinicians spend worrying about technology is reduced, enabling them to spend more time focusing on the patient."
More and more, clinicians are requiring more versatile environments that enable them to carry out complex minimally invasive interventions. By working together to tailor solutions to meet each customer's needs, Philips and Skytron will deliver operating rooms that optimize workflow while reducing the length of the planning and installation process. As a result, clinical staff will benefit from a more tailored and intuitive environment that has the potential to reduce costs for the care provider and decrease the amount of time the patient spends in the hospital.

"The hybrid room solution from Skytron and Philips combines excellent medical equipment and information solutions, together with our experience in delivering turn-key hybrid operating rooms," said David M. Mehney, President & CEO of Skytron. "By delivering a well planned and coordinated design that puts flexible solutions at the fingertips of healthcare providers we're able to improve workflow and ultimately increase the utilization of the operating room."

Philips will provide interventional X-ray equipment and specialized imaging tables, while Skytron will deliver advanced operating room communications control integration, surgical lighting and boom technologies specifically designed to support hybrid surgical suites. As a result, care providers will be able to carry out a wide range of image-guided interventional radiology procedures including cardiovascular, vascular & cardiac surgery, neurosurgery and orthopedics.

Skytron and Philips will work together across North and South America, including Latin America and Canada.

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