The Infinium ADSII offers an integrated ventilator with 10.1 inch colour screen and docking for 2 vaporizers. The ADSII features simplified gas delivery with digital O₂, N₂O, and AIR flowmeters. All ventilation and gas delivery controls are located within 10 cm from one and other to allow for an extremely simplified user interface. Ventilation modes of VCV, PCV, SIMV+VCV+PSV, SIMV+PCV+PS, Manual, and Standby are standard. On screen monitoring of C, R, VTE, VTI, MV, MVspn, f, fspn, I:E, Ppeak, Pmean, Pplat, Pmini are also standard. Optional measurement of NIPB, SpO₂, ECG, Temp, CO, IBP, EtCo₂, and anesthetic agent measurements are available.
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Studies show that on average one in four people suffer from atrial fibrillation, the most widespread form of cardiac arrhythmia, at some stage during their lives. Electrophysiological studies and interventions can be used to examine and treat a large number of patients. This involves ablating tiny points in the myocardial tissue using an ablation catheter in order to return the heart to its correct rhythm. Depending on the level of complexity, this type of procedure can take two to three hours. Each misrouting of the electrical impulses that trigger cardiac arrhythmia, which is measured in milliseconds, must first be located and mapped using electrophysiology catheters. It is only at that point that an individual treatment plan tailored to the patients’needs can be developed. This can now be achieved with radiation doses that are up to 85% below usual values, benefiting both patients and staff alike.
Another procedure where dose reduction is crucial is percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), in which the cardiologist has to position a stent with millimeter precision despite cardiac movement. Using Artis Q.zen, the cardiologist is supported by the advanced guidance of Clearstent Live, which allows stent enhancement to take place in real time. The software eliminates cardiac movement, allowing cardiologists to verify stent positioning relative to the cardiac anatomy or to previously deployed stents. The enhanced images are displayed side-by-side with the current live-image without any noticeable lag while the operator can still move the balloon-mounted stent. The significantly better visualization of the stent and vessel section eliminates the need for additional images to decide whether the stent has been fully expanded.
The Artis Q.zen angiography system now comes with two new advances making it possible to reduce the radiation dose while maintaining and improving the quality
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3D imaging is becoming more widespread in dentistry, and Cone Beam CT reduces significantly dose exposure compared to scanners. Thales’new SiX 650 HD detector based on CMOS technology offers two levels of sensitivity to meet the requirements of both CBCT and panoramic imaging.  The SiX 650 HD 12 x 15 cm digital detector offers critical advantages for patients and practitioners alike: low dose and quick acquisition of high-resolution images. The new-gen CMOS technology results in the detector’s outstanding performance, with very low image noise, absence of artefacts, high sensitivity and low power consumption. Supplied with a software development kit, the SiX 650 HD is also light, compact, easy to use and to integrate in X-ray systems. It can also be used with mini C-arms for orthopedic applications.  

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The BRAHMS CTproAVP KRYPTOR (LIA also available) is a unique assay for the reliable determination of the very unstable vasopressin by the measurement of the stable C-terminal part of the prohormone of vasopressin (CT-proAVP). CT-proAVP shows the same kinetics as vasopressin, is extremely stable and therefore easy to measure. As CT-proAVP is released into the circulation in equimolar amounts, it is an equivalent for vasopressin in all clinical indications where vasopressin is indicated, such as water balance testing. Particularly due to its higher sensitivity and easier handling compared to currently available vasopressin assays
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Alto DR is a new-generation digital radiography imaging sub-system. With increased capacity to provide unequalled customization and flexibility, it controls the complete radiographic exam from patient registration to image processing and transmission. This new sub-system is designed and optimized for all Thales Pixium radiographic detectors, for fixed or wireless applications. The application software supports both workstation and new tablet PCs environments. The state-of-the-art GUI (Graphic User Interface) is fully customizable and allows the use of modern and intuitive multi-touch screen. Workflow is based on a new adaptive concept, designed for optimal efficiency in patient care. Proprietary image processing provides very high acuity at very low dose and can be fine-tuned to any practitioner’s exact requirements. This new concept of image sub-system offers a full DR modular approach thanks to its web-client server architecture and easy connections to external devices via WiFi or wire (Bucky, detector, tablet PC, smartphone, etc.). These remote devices can be for system remote control or for image display. The use of HTML5 standard simplifies the interface design of the remote device making it as simple as developing an Internet page.
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