Tag: FORS

LumiGuide

Philips announces US FDA approval for enhanced LumiGuide guidewire, marks 1000th...

Royal Philips today announced the introduction of the 160cm US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved version of its LumiGuide endovascular navigation wire. This enhanced...
FORS-powered LumiGuide

FORS-powered LumiGuide has “gold-standard” potential for 3D device guidance without radiation

This advertorial is sponsored by Philips. FORS-powered A new technology is set to change the endovascular game by offering 3D, full-colour guidance to replace the...

Get a glimpse at how endovascular procedures could be conducted in...

Edited case using LumiGuide, powered by Fiber Optic RealShape (FORS) technology. For physicians who regularly perform complex aortic procedures, high radiation and limited visibility is...
top 10

Vascular News’ top 10 most popular stories of April 2023

April's top 10 sees a product announcement from Terumo Aortic take the top spot, with highlights from the 2023 Charing Cross (CX) International Symposium...
fibre optic technology

Fibre optic technology shows “transformative” potential in endovascular aortic procedures

This advertorial is sponsored by Philips. Two early adopters of Fiber Optic RealShape (FORS; Philips) share their expert opinions on the developing technology, highlighting its...

Safer imaging technology for complex aortic repairs uses light instead of...

A new imaging device at University of Texas (UT) Southwestern (Dallas, USA) is making complex aortic repairs safer for patients and operating room staff...

New technologies will simplify and shorten aortic surgical procedures while reducing...

In a session on “Reduction of radiation challenges” at CX Aortic Vienna 2021 (5–7 October, broadcast), experts highlighted new technologies with the potential to...

AI shows promise in medicine

The role of artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to be “transformative” in medicine, including in vascular surgery. This is according to Alan Karthikesalingam,...

How Fiber Optic RealShape (FORS) technology provides 3D device guidance using...

 Tilo Kölbel (Hamburg, Germany; moderator) is joined by Geert Willem Schurink (Maastricht, Netherlands) and Joost van Herwaarden (Utrecht, Netherlands) in this Vascular News roundtable,...
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Vascular News’ top 10 most popular stories of April 2021

Highlights from the Charing Cross (CX) 2021 Digital Edition (19–22 April, online)—including the potential of Philips’ Fiber Optic RealShape (FORS) technology to reduce radiation...

“Radiation will be a thing of the past”: FORS in the...

Opening the Charing Cross (CX) 2021 Digital Edition (19–22 April, online), experts deliberated crucial controversies in the abdominal aortic space. Discussion emphasised the potential...

First-in-human study demonstrates “feasibility and potential” of FORS technology

Based on the findings of their first-in-human feasibility study, Joost van Herwaarden (Utrecht University Medical Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands) and colleagues write in the...

CX 2020 LIVE audience delivers resounding vote in favour of fibre...

For the CX 2020 LIVE Aortic Podium 1st Session, 489 participants from 62 countries tuned in to hear a series of experts examine technological...

New developments in intraoperative navigation show “revolutionary” potential

The early months of 2020 have seen the emergence of new technologies in the intraoperative navigation space. Here, Vascular News considers Philips’ Fiber Optic...

VEITH 2019: Fiber Optic RealShape (FORS) technology could spark a new...

Joost van Herwaarden (Utrecht, The Netherlands) and Tilo Kölbel (Hamburg, Germany) discuss the current challenges of image-guided therapy—primarily regarding the limiting factor of having...