Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) announced today that it expanded the capabilities for its Zenition image-guided therapy mobile C-arm system. Amsterdam-based Philips signed a strategic partnership with UK-based Cydar — a provider of cloud-based procedure maps software for planning and guiding surgery in real-time. The partnership will help enhance Zenition’s clinical accuracy and efficiency and improve outcomes […]
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Cydar lands Roche exec for 3D imaging software play
Cydar EV, a medical software start-up, said this week that it hired several new directors, including Roche’s recently-retired chairman Franz Humer. The U.K.-based company is developing cloud-based software to produce 3D images of a patient’s blood vessels in X-ray guided endovascular surgery. Cydar said Humer will bring a “wealth of commercialization” and key developmental insights […]
FDA clears U.K. start-up Cydar’s surgical guidance software
The FDA last week cleared U.K.-based imaging and guidance developer Cydar EV‘s surgical guidance software designed for X-ray guided vascular surgery. The Cydar EV guidance system uses fully-automatic computer vision to track patients during X-ray guided surgery, allowing the combination of diagnostic scanning, planning information and real-time imaging, the company said. “This FDA clearance is […]
