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GE HealthCare announces digital integration between bkActiv™ intraoperative ultrasound system and Medtronic Stealth AXiS™ surgical navigation system
bkActiv provides real-time visualization and now offers digital integration with the Stealth AXiS surgical navigation system, together bringing planning,
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nbkActiv provides real-time visualization and now offers digital integration with the Stealth AXiS surgical navigation system, together bringing planning, navigation and robotics into a unified workflow\n\n\n\nDigital integration designed to help neurosurgeons assess anatomy in real-time and support surgical precision and clinical confidence\n\n\n\nCollaboration builds on existing strategic alliance between GE HealthCare and Medtronic to accelerate next-generation technology innovation across the enterprise\n\n\n\n CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nGE HealthCare today announced a digital integration between the GE HealthCare bkActiv™ intraoperative ultrasound (iUS) system and the Medtronic Stealth AXiS™ surgical navigation system, which is now commercially available to provide real-time advanced imaging during cranial procedures to complement surgical planning and navigation workflows. This integration builds on an existing strategic alliance between the companies to accelerate next-generation technology innovation across the enterprise, which extends the relationship between GE HealthCare’s Surgical Innovations and Medtronic.\n\n\nThrough this new digital integration, neurosurgeons will be able to incorporate bkActiv as a “plug-and-play” real-time visualization solution during procedures using the Stealth AXiS surgical navigation system without disrupting established workflows. The Stealth AXiS surgical navigation system was recently cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for cranial procedures in the United States, and brings planning, navigation and robotics together into a single, integrated solution to deliver real-time insight in the operating room.\n\n\n“Real-time visualization is critical for cranial surgical teams to assess anatomy, navigate changes, and make critical decisions in the surgical suite,” said Heidi Seerden, General Manager, Surgical Innovations, GE HealthCare. “We are proud to build on our long-time collaboration with Medtronic to bring together bkActiv with the Stealth AXiS surgical navigation system in a way that supports our shared goals of supporting surgical precision and clinician confidence.”\n\n\nDuring cranial procedures, surgeons may encounter “brain shift”- a natural movement or deformation of the brain during surgery that reduces the accuracy of pre-surgical images during the proce...