How AI is helping
DeviceGuide uses an AI algorithm to automatically track the tiny repair device as it moves through the beating heart, intelligently combining live echo and X-ray images. It creates a virtual 3D model of the treatment device in real time, superimposed on the live images of the beating heart. This allows clinicians to see where the device is and in which direction it is pointing, providing a clear view of the procedure and potentially enabling them to navigate the device more easily to effectively seal the leak.

“The AI software serves as an assistive tool, with the physician always remaining in control. This isn’t about replacing expertise – it’s about amplifying it,” added Dr. Atul Gupta. “By embedding AI into the procedure, DeviceGuide gives physicians an extra pair of eyes, effectively bionic vision, helping them treat more patients safely and confidently.”
Collaboration with Edwards Lifesciences
This innovation was developed in close collaboration with Edwards Lifesciences, the manufacturer of these repair devices. The solution combines Philips’ expertise in medical imaging and AI technologies with Edwards’ global leadership in structural heart innovation. Together, the companies have reimagined key parts of the mitral TEER procedural workflow.

“DeviceGuide demonstrates the impact of combining leading imaging and therapy expertise to develop solutions designed around the procedural workflow, a model that will shape the future of AI-enabled image-guided structural interventions,” said Mark Stoffels, Business Leader, Image Guided Therapy Systems.

This solution illustrates how Philips’ imaging and AI expertise can merge with the insights of leading therapy companies to innovate procedural workflows. This kind of collaboration is a model for developing the next generation of AI-enabled, image-guided innovations, centered on the needs of clinicians and their patients.

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