Published on Medical Design Technology (https://www.mdtmag.com)

Home > FDA Gives Siemens the Green Light for Angiography Device

FDA Gives Siemens the Green Light for Angiography Device

Siemens' line of angiography X-ray tube and detector systems gets a nod from the FDA.

Siemens

Technology giant Siemens [1] (NYSE:SI [2]) won FDA clearance to begin distributing the Artis Q and Artis Q.zen angiography systems in the U.S. The technology includes a new X-ray tube with lower radiation levels and updated software for more precise imaging, according to Siemens.

The Artis line is designed as a minimally invasive therapy to treat diseases including coronary artery disease, stroke and cancer. According to the German conglomerate, improvements to the Artis imaging systems enhance visibility of small vessels up to 70%.

Content Item Type: 
News [3]
Meta Canonical URL: 
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2013/03/fda-gives-siemens-green-light-angiography-device
Summary: 

Technology giant Siemens won FDA clearance to begin distributing the Artis Q and Artis Q.zen angiography systems in the U.S. The technology includes a new X-ray tube with lower radiation levels and updated software for more precise imaging, according to Siemens.

Contributed Author: 
Mass Device
Legacy NID: 
147 676

Deeper Insights

<% if ( rc.ss_related_image_url != null ){ %>
?cmpid=regwallcontent&utm_source=Deeper%20Insights">">
<% } %>

?cmpid=regwallcontent&utm_source=Deeper%20Insights" + ""><%- rc.label %>

<% if ( rc.ss_search_logo != null ){ %> <% } %>
Advertisement
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("dfp-ad-clone_of_wallpaper"); });
(function() { var _fbq = window._fbq || (window._fbq = []); if (!_fbq.loaded) { var fbds = document.createElement('script'); fbds.async = true; fbds.src = '//connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbds.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(fbds, s); _fbq.loaded = true; } _fbq.push(['addPixelId', '745881082149515']); })(); window._fbq = window._fbq || []; window._fbq.push(['track', 'PixelInitialized', {}]);
(function(d,s,i,r) { if (d.getElementById(i)){return;} var n=d.createElement(s),e=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; n.id=i;n.src='//js.hs-analytics.net/analytics/'+(Math.ceil(new Date()/r)*r)+'/1743435.js'; e.parentNode.insertBefore(n, e); })(document,"script","hs-analytics",300000);
var _qevents = _qevents || []; (function() { var elem = document.createElement('script'); elem.src = (document.location.protocol == "https:" ? "https://secure" : "http://edge") + ".quantserve.com/quant.js"; elem.async = true; elem.type = "text/javascript"; var scpt = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; scpt.parentNode.insertBefore(elem, scpt); })(); _qevents.push({ qacct:"p-jsEPJWTckjCbE" });
Quantcast
googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("dfp-ad-roadblock_modal"); });
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("dfp-ad-roadblock_modal"); });
Source URL: https://www.mdtmag.com/news/2013/03/fda-gives-siemens-green-light-angiography-device

Links
[1] http://www.massdevice.com/company/siemens
[2] http://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSE:SI
[3] https://www.mdtmag.com/content-item-types/news