Siemens Healthineers Announces First U.S. Installation of Ciartic Move Self-Driving Mobile C-arm

• Tahoe Forest Health System of Truckee, Calif., installs fully motorized mobile imaging system
• Mobile C-arm automates repositioning during surgery
• May address operational challenges related to intraoperative imaging
 

Siemens Healthineers Press Release 

Tahoe Forest Health System of Truckee, Calif., is the first healthcare facility in the United States to install the Ciartic Move, a fully motorized mobile C-arm from Siemens Healthineers with self-driving capabilities. The system can accelerate and standardize 2D fluoroscopic and 3D cone-beam computed tomography (CT) imaging for surgeons and operating room teams in hospitals and outpatient facilities. Designed for orthopedic, trauma, and spine surgery, it also can be used in thoracic, vascular, cardiovascular, and general surgery, as well as urology and interventional pulmonology.

The system‘s self-driving capabilities automate imaging workflows, reducing the time, effort, and workforce capacity required to manually move and position the C-arm. Up to 12 procedure-specific positions can be stored and recalled at the touch of a button, along with related imaging parameters. Users can experience time savings of almost 50% during spine surgery and 55% during pelvic surgery compared with traditional mobile C-arms.¹ A single user can fully operate the system remotely via a wireless control, even from within the sterile field. Its fully motorized chassis and touch-sense handles enable effortless maneuvering. 

“The Ciartic Move is the first mobile C-arm to truly move us into the future—we now have a C-arm that can potentially address operational challenges related to intraoperative imaging that are caused by staff shortages and overloaded surgical teams in our operating room,” said Sadie Wangler, RT(R)(VI), director of diagnostic imaging, Tahoe Forest Health System. “With this technology, we hope to alleviate the anxiety associated with being the only technologist in the operating room, knowing that other patient care needs can't be addressed. The Ciartic Move will enable us to provide continuous patient care, minimize operating room time with stored positions, and reduce stress on surgeons by eliminating the need to constantly readjust positions.” ²

“Siemens Healthineers is proud to provide Tahoe Forest Health System with the first Ciartic Move mobile C-arm in the U.S.,” said Felica Kurz, senior vice president of Advanced Therapies at Siemens Healthineers North America. “This novel technology will help Tahoe Forest overcome staffing and workflow hurdles and save clinicians valuable time in the operating room.”

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² The statements by Siemens Healthineers customers described herein are based on results that were achieved in the customer's unique setting. Because there is no “typical” hospital or laboratory and many variables exist (e.g., hospital size, samples mix, case mix, level of IT and/or automation adoption) there can be no guarantee that other customers will achieve the same results.