Cook and Siemens Collaborate on Interventional MRI Suite

September 15, 2025—Cook Medical and Siemens Healthineers announced a strategic commercial partnership that combines Siemens’ real-time MRI with Cook Medical’s interventional procedure expertise, along with new medical devices developed by Cook specifically for the MRI environment.

Cook Medical brings its procedural knowledge, device design, and educational programs, while Siemens Healthineers contributes its MRI technologies and services, including dedicated interventional planning software, stated the companies.

Together, the companies are creating the Interventional MRI (iMRI) suite, an integrated, ionizing radiation-free solution intended to transform how clinicians diagnose, plan, and perform minimally invasive procedures, noted the press release.

According to the companies, iMRI leverages the soft tissue contrast of MRI to enable precise guidance for minimally invasive interventions, particularly in areas such as interventional oncology for soft tissue tumors, pediatrics, and structural heart procedures, where accuracy and safety are paramount. The approach is intended to allow interventionalists to navigate complex procedures while eliminating exposure to ionizing radiation for both patients and health care teams.

The companies further stated that the collaboration is designed to accelerate iMRI adoption and advance clinical impact in interventional radiology. It encompasses suite planning, an MRI scanner designed for interventions, MRI-specific medical devices, specialized training, and ongoing clinical support.

The integrated iMRI suite will offer clinicians a complete framework, from conceptual suite design to staff training, to enable the adoption of this technology for enhanced patient care, stated the companies.

The iMRI product is currently under development and not available for sale in the United States. Its future availability cannot be guaranteed, advised the companies.