Agfa HealthCare integrates OrthoView into IMPAX
17 July 2008
Agfa HealthCare and Southampton, UK based Meridian Technique Ltd have
signed an agreement to integrate Meridian's orthopaedic digital planning
solution, OrthoView, into Agfa HealthCare's IMPAX for Orthopaedics
solution.
Developed in conjunction with the orthopaedic community, OrthoView
consists of five specialist modules: joint replacement, fracture
management, limb deformity correction, paediatrics and spine. Together,
OrthoView and Agfa HealthCare's own embedded Measurement tools IMPAX
provide a complete set of functions for the orthopaedic department.
OrthoView allows orthopaedic surgeons to pre-operatively plan and
template surgical procedures on-screen. As hospitals throughout the
world start to phase out film x-rays and introduce digital images,
surgeons want a system that will let them plan surgical procedures more
quickly and easily. The solution will be provided by Agfa HealthCare as
part of its IMPAX Orthopaedic Suite offering.
"Integrating Meridian's OrthoView into our IMPAX solution was a
natural step for Agfa HealthCare", states Gilbert Hersschens, Global
Product Manager Orthopaedics at Agfa HealthCare. "We aim to meet our
customer's demands and OrthoView's solid reputation is helping us meet
these needs. The deep integration into the solution allows us to deliver
the best of all worlds to our orthopeadic customers, Agfa HealthCare's
stable and reliable IMPAX solution, coupled with OrthoView's
capabilities".
"Agfa HealthCare is a key partner of ours and a major provider of
digital image solutions worldwide." said Chris Pinner, Vice President
Sales and Marketing Worldwide. "The close integration implemented by
Agfa has created a powerful solution for orthopaedic doctors when faced
by the challenges of going digital."