Azurion

Staff and patients are benefiting from cutting-edge technology at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust where an average of 10,000 interventional procedures are performed within the general interventional suites. The Heartlands Treatment Centre opened in January 2023 and features several Philips systems, including two Azurion image-guided therapy systems with FlexArm. Following the service improvements seen at Heartlands […]

At the European Society of Cardiology 2024 Congress in London, Royal Philips shared the next dimension in echocardiography, leveraging first-to-market AI-based capabilities that help accelerate and automate diagnosis of echocardiography measurements. The platform features AI tools designed to support the diagnosis of structural heart disease (SHD), including a new automated 3D tricuspid valve quantification tool […]

Philips has entered into a partnership with provider of healthcare support services KFM in order to deliver more innovative end-to-end services to NHS trusts. The companies will provide opportunities for trusts to transform interventional radiology and cardiology care through greater access to technologies, improved efficiencies and cost savings. Through their shared focus on cardiology, Philips […]

Heartlands Treatment Centre (HTC) has treated its first patient. Following several years of planning and two years of construction, patients will now benefit from cutting-edge technology and a spacious environment at the £97 million centre, which is located at Heartlands Hospital, part of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. The first patient was Richard Mullen […]

Royal Philips has announced the next generation of its Azurion image-guided therapy platform. The company says it marks a step forward in optimising clinical and operational laboratory performance and expanding the role of image-guided interventions in treatment. Since its introduction three years ago the platform has already been used in well over two million procedures […]

Royal Philips and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have reached a seven-year managed service agreement to help deliver the trusts’ vision of setting new standards of excellence for cardiac care. “The cardiology team is very proud of the quality of cardiac care we are able to deliver for our patients,” said clinical director for cardiology […]

Philips UKI reports continued sales success for its image-guided therapy (IGT) range, with products including mobile C-arms, cardiac and vascular interventional systems, as well as a wide range of interventional tools. As a result, the company is investing in the support of its installed base, including the recruitment of additional engineers. A long term goal […]

Philips international sales specialist IGT systems Maria Mauti, Philips UKI modality sales specialist IGT Simon Wilsdon, Dr Mehdi Meskandari from King’s College Hospital, Professor Julian Gunn from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and Philips IGT marketing manager Charlotte Schrieken. Philips UKI showcased its cardiology portfolio at the British Cardiovascular Society annual conference in Manchester.  A key feature […]