Siemens Healthineers’ Artis Icono Ceiling Angiography System Cleared by FDA

July 28, 2022—Siemens Healthineers announced FDA clearance of the Artis Icono Ceiling, a ceiling-mounted angiography system designed for a wide range of routine and advanced procedures in interventional radiology and cardiology. The system’s mechanical flexibility also makes it suitable for many surgical procedures.

According to the company, the Artis Icono Ceiling system combines design flexibility with advanced positioning accuracy and intelligent workflows.

The new rotational capabilities and simplified cabling of its C-arm permit cone-beam CT data acquisitions in 2.5 seconds at the patient’s head and 4 seconds at the left and right sides of the body. This short three-dimensional spin time reduces motion artifacts and requires less contrast media, noted Siemens Healthineers.

Additional features of the Artis Icono Ceiling system outlined in the company’s press release include the following:

• Predefined Case Flows settings enable precise intraoperative guidance and excellent clinical outcomes with minimal user interaction, faster system positioning, and reduced patient radiation dose.
• Embolization Guidance and myNeedle Companion tools help simplify the navigation of complex procedures.
• The Optiq image chain allows the user to reduce patient dose while maintaining consistent image quality. After the user determines the desired image quality, Optiq sets the exposure parameters to meet these criteria.
• The system can instantly acquire and display images live without any loss in quality.
• The open architectural design allows vendor-neutral third-party integration so the health care provider can maintain an up-to-date system, regardless of vendor.