Image Guided Therapy

Azurion 7

With Azurion,
performance and
superior care become one
 Innovatively designed to
support even the most
17% reduction of procedure time
with Philips Azurion at
St. Antonius Hospital.1
The ability to treat one more patient per day today, or in the future challenging procedures
Every day you strive to provide the best patient care, quickly and reliably,
no matter which procedure you are performing. Now imagine being
able to perform an increased number of procedures, for more patients,
consistently and efficiently with fewer preparation errors. Imagine an
intuitive platform that lets you optimize workflow. With it, your day just
became a lot easier.

Provide superior care Help optimize Perform diverse

lab performance procedures quickly
and easily

The Image Guided Therapy System - Azurion 7 allows you to easily and confidently perform a wide
range of routine and complex procedures with a unique user experience, helping you optimize your
lab performance and provide superior care.

Azurion is powered by ConnectOS, a real-time multi-workspot technology designed specifically for

the Azurion Image Guided Therapy platform. As the interventional space evolves, we continue to
integrate essential lab systems and tools within this platform for you.

The Azurion integrated lab gives you control of all compatible applications from a single
touchscreen at tableside to help you make fast and informed decisions without breaking sterility.

We’re committed to you and your patients. With the Azurion industry-leading Image Guided
Therapy platform, our goal is to help you effectively meet today’s challenges so that you are ready
for the future.

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 Outstanding user experience

At Philips, we are guided by you. With Azurion, we’ve brought the user
experience and simplicity of touchscreen controls right where needed to
make a difference to lab workflow.

Full control at tableside to enhance decision-making Designed around you and your procedure
Control all compatible applications in the interventional Every Azurion system and interventional tool uses the
lab via the central touchscreen module and FlexVision same standardized user interface to support training.
Pro. This improves workflow in the exam room and A sophisticated help function further simplifies use.
also helps reduce the need for team members to leave You can access digital user guides with one click for
the sterile area to walk to the control room during on-the-spot assistance.
procedures, saving time and helping to avoid delays.
Clear and simple to use
Gain advanced physiologic guidance to help improve Information clearly stands out on the screen against the
treatment outcomes distinctive black background where active applications
Access IntraSight, a comprehensive suite of clinically are highlighted. Backlit icons and distinctively shaped
proven 2-6
imaging, physiology and co-registration tools
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buttons on the control module promote intuitive
via the central touchscreen module. These tools allow operation. All controls are designed for easy cleaning to
you to go beyond the angiogram and complete your meet stringent sterility requirements.
view of the target vessel to help you make fast, informed
clinical decisions. Less clutter and faster workflow
With the Azurion integrated lab, controlling all
Azurion with FlexArm offers more independent compatible applications using the touchscreen module
control for physicians can reduce extra interfaces and controls tableside.
The FlexArm option further evolves tableside control The FlexSpot works according to the same principle,
with the intuitive Axsys controller to help procedures giving you access to all compatible applications in one
flow naturally and easily. When changes or complications compact, customizable workplace that can be placed in
occur, the clinician can quickly and easily take action. the control room or exam room where needed.
This can also reduce the need to move in and out of the Save time by setting the display to re-arrange and
sterile field during a procedure. re-size as applications are opened and closed.

“ It (Azurion) profited from the experience

provided by the users and it’s for sure something
which is incredibly easy to use.”
Prof. Laurent Spelle, Hospital Bicetre AP-HP, Paris, France

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 The Azurion integrated approach can help you achieve measurable improvements in
throughput, cost reduction and staff satisfaction.

Do more at tableside Simplify workflow

With our enhanced touchscreen module, you will Enter patient information once and it is automatically
experience simpler, smoother procedures, based on transferred to connected applications to reduce data
familiar tablet interactions. For example, you can entry errors. To save time, IntelliSpace Cardiovascular8
now easily mark relevant details on 2D images on the and IntelliSpace Portal launch automatically with the
touchscreen with your fingertip. specific patient on the exam room monitor. Full System
Automatic Position Control (APC) gives you more
Run an entire case without breaking sterility flexibility to recall the stored position of the C-arm,
The touchscreen module offers total control within the table and other parameters for a particular image to
sterile field. Run an entire case tableside as you quickly simplify positioning.
diagnose, navigate, annotate and measure to your exact
specifications, even while wearing gloves and under a Imagine an easier workday
sterile drape. Tableside control saves you from having to You can combine different user-centric workspots
go to the control room to access applications. (FlexVision Pro, FlexSpot and the touchscreen module)
to view, control and run applications where and when
Save time through Instant Parallel Working needed. At these workspots you can co-register 9 iFR
The system has been specifically designed to save time by or IVUS data with the angiogram, so that you have the
enabling interventional team members to do two tasks tools in hand to manage procedure quality and patient

With Azurion we help

at the same time in the exam room and control room care. Together, these flexible workspots allow you to
without interrupting each other. For example, while customize your workflow to boost efficiency.
fluoroscopy/exposure is taking place, a technologist

you to optimize your

in the control room can instantly review previous Safeguard clinical performance and enhance lab
images from the same patient, prepare the next exam security over time
or finish reporting on another patient. This leads to The standard Windows 10 platform can help support

lab performance
higher throughput and faster exam turnover without compliance with the latest security and standards to
compromising quality of care. protect patient data. It can also accommodate new
software options to extend your system’s clinical
relevance over time.

“ The new integrated

system saves us time,
because we can control
all applications via one
user interface.”
Dr. med. Peter Ong, Robert Bosch
Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany

Touchscreen module Pro FlexSpot FlexVision Pro

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 Provide superior care
As patient volumes rise and procedures become more complex,
how do you maintain high standards of quality and safety in your
healthcare facility?

Clinical demands are getting more specific, Enhance patient care with continuous monitoring
and so are we The Philips Interventional Hemodynamic System is
Our clinical suites are tailored to meet your specific integrated with the Philips IntelliVue X3 patient monitor,
challenges, while offering you the flexibility to carry out allowing continuous patient monitoring throughout the
procedures in the easiest, most efficient way. workflow in interventional procedures. There is no need
Our flexible portfolio of integrated technologies and to change cables, minimizing disruption to vulnerable
services supports the full interventional spectrum, patients and giving you more time to focus on them.
including hybrid OR solutions to create an innovative Continuous patient monitoring also results in a gap-free
care environment for performing open and minimally patient record.
invasive surgical procedures.
Increase clinical confidence with 3D imaging
Simplified set-up and operation The SmartCT clinical application software enriches our
A range of ProcedureCards helps optimize and exceptional 3D tools for interventional procedures with
standardize system set-up for all of your cases. step-by-step guidance that is designed to remove the
The system will automatically select the appropriate barriers to acquiring 3D images in the interventional
ProcedureCard(s) based on the (CIS/RIS/HIS) code of lab. Easily control advanced 3D visualization and
“ We always stay in the angio suite because the ease
the scheduled procedure from the information system. measurements at tableside on the touchscreen module.
ProcedureCards can increase the consistency of exams Studies have shown that 3D CT-like imaging can enhance
of use has really improved and now we can control
by offering presets (e.g. most-frequently used, default diagnostic accuracy 9-11 and support improved patient everything from the side of the patient in the angio
protocols and user-specified settings) at the procedure, outcomes. lab itself.”
physician or department level.
Prof. Vincent Costalat, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, France
In addition, hospital checklists and/or protocols can be
uploaded into the ProcedureCards to help safeguard
the consistency of interventional procedures and reduce
preparation errors.

Clinical suites

Coronary suite EP suite SHD suite CHD suite Vascular suite Neuro suite Onco suite Lung suite Spine suite

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 High safety standards and
low radiation exposure
As you look for new radiation dose management strategies to continue to
enhance patient and staff safety while maintaining and enhancing your
level of care, we can support you in meeting your goals.

High-quality images at low X-ray dose Managing dose across your organization
ClarityIQ imaging technology provides significantly Philips DoseAware provides real-time feedback in the
lower dose across clinical areas, patients and exam room, displaying the invisible nature of radiation in
operators. In routine coronary procedures, ClarityIQ
12 13
real time, so that you and your staff can see it promptly,
technology reduces patient dose by 67% without easily and simply in order to rapidly understand
affecting procedural performance while maintaining the effect of behavior changes and work patterns.
equivalent image quality, compared to a system without DoseAware Xtend is a dedicated solution for treatment
ClarityIQ. 14,15
In interventional neuro procedures, rooms that builds on the capabilities of DoseAware and
ClarityIQ technology reduces patient dose by 65%, interfaces seamlessly with the Azurion Image Guided
compared to a system without ClarityIQ. 16
Therapy system. Thanks to this seamless integration,
DoseAware Xtend can provide live individual dose
Managing dose efficiently rates (live screen) during procedures, and summarized
DoseWise is integrated across the Philips Image Guided procedure doses (review screen). It also reminds staff
Therapy portfolio. DoseWise consists of a comprehensive to better protect themselves by providing a warning
range of radiation dose management tools, training symbol when the lead protection screen is not being
and integrated product technologies that aim to used properly.
help you take control over patient care, staff safety
and regulatory compliance. In addition, Zero Dose Perform standardized quality assurance verifications
Positioning lets you pan the table, change table height in just 5 minutes17
or field-of-view on your Last Image Hold (LIH) image. To make it easier for you to routinely perform consistent
This enables positioning without the use of radiation on verification tests of radiation dose and image quality,
the previously recorded last image. only Philips offers the User Quality Control Mode
(UQCM) tool on its Azurion system. With this option, you
can independently verify and audit the radiation and
image quality-related factors of your Azurion system in a
standardized way in just 5 minutes, as well as carry out a
range of validation and quality assurance tests.

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 A comprehensive platform
Azurion 7 M20 ceiling-mounted with FlexMove
The Azurion 7 and next-generation 20” flat detector,
combined with the ceiling-mounted FlexMove option,

for clinical excellence

help you move to a hybrid OR with confidence. FlexMove
offers exceptional workflow flexibility to perform open and
minimally invasive procedures in the same room.

The Azurion 7 integrated lab brings together a range of sophisticated interventional

tools, including clinically proven2-6 imaging and physiology tools, advanced hemodynamic
Azurion 7 M20 ceiling-mounted with FlexArm
measurements and cardiac informatics to support clinical excellence during procedures. The Azurion 7 M20 with FlexArm option provides
unlimited flexibility for diverse procedures and exceptional
positioning freedom in interventional or hybrid OR settings,
enabling a highly cost-effective treatment environment that
Azurion 7 M12 floor-mounted is ready for the procedures of the future.
The Azurion 7 with 12” flat detector provides high-resolution
imaging with flexible projection capabilities, making it ideal
for cardiac interventions. The entire coronary tree can be
visualized in a single view with minimal table panning.
Azurion 7 B12/12 biplane
The Azurion 7 biplane system with two 12” flat detectors
provides high-resolution imaging and positioning
flexibility to support coronary, congenital heart and
electrophysiology procedures.
Azurion 7 M20 floor-mounted
The Azurion 7 with 20” flat detector provides excellent image
quality and a large field of view, enabling a broad range of
cardiac and vascular procedures.

Azurion 7 B20/12 biplane

The Azurion 7 biplane system with 20” and 12” flat
detectors provides exceptional clarity of detail and
navigational precision to support a wide range of
challenging cardiac and vascular interventions.
Azurion 7 M12 ceiling-mounted
The Azurion 7 with 12” flat detector provides high-resolution
imaging with flexible projection capabilities, making it ideal
for cardiac interventions. The entire coronary tree can be
visualized in a single view with minimal table panning.
The ceiling configuration provides enhanced patient access Azurion 7 B20/15 biplane
and positioning flexibility. The Azurion 7 biplane system with 20” and 15” flat
detectors provides enhanced system ergonomics and
advanced tools designed to support you during every
procedure. Benefit from excellent image quality at every
Azurion 7 M20 ceiling-mounted angulation and rotation as you execute intuitive commands
The Azurion 7 with 20” flat detector provides excellent image from multiple places in the lab.
quality and a large field of view, enabling a broad range of
cardiac and vascular procedures. The ceiling configuration
provides enhanced patient access and positioning flexibility.

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 Best service performance18 enables you to treat Cost-effectively manage future upgrades with
more patients 19
the Technology Maximizer program
Staying on top of today’s complex healthcare Technology Maximizer is a program that runs in
environment is challenging enough without a tandem with your Philips Service Agreement. 20
constant concern of keeping your systems up and When you opt into the program, you receive
running smoothly. With Philips, your operations the latest available software and hardware21
are protected by the best overall service engineer technology releases for a fraction of the cost of
performance for imaging systems according to IMV purchasing them individually. The Technology
ServiceTrak for 5 years in a row. Philips remotely Maximizer Plus allows you to further tailor
connected systems provide 135 more hours of upgrades to reduce costs. No need to wait for
operational availability per year, enabling you to budget approval.
treat more patients. No need to buy individual upgrades. Just a cost-
effective way to manage ongoing technology
Professional support helps you deliver upgrades through your operational budget.
cost-efficient care
To help you fully leverage your financial, Doing business responsibly and sustainably
technological and staffing resources and realize When you choose Philips, you are choosing a
a high return on your investment, we offer partner committed to meeting sustainability and
professional support through our experienced circular economy ambitions. As a leading health
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well as a flexible service offering that includes: people’s health and well-being through meaningful
• Innovative financing solutions tailored to meet innovation, positively impacting 2.5 billion lives per
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enhance the efficiency and efficacy of your offers significant environmental improvements:
care delivery process • 100% product take-back after customers’
• Philips Healthcare Education can help unlock acceptance of our trade-in offer
the full potential of your staff, technology and • 100% repurposing of the equipment that is
organization to meet new challenges through returned to Philips
innovative, meaningful and evidence-based • Up to 90% of material weight is reused during

High productivity combined

healthcare education. refurbishing, depending on type and age
of product
• At least 10% lower energy consumption over total

with low cost of ownership

product life usage22

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treat more patients, and professional support to help you deliver cost-
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Philips remotely connected systems provide

135 more hours of operational availability on average, per year,

enabling you to treat more patients.19

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