Siemens Healthineers, the German healthcare company, and Stryker, which is the US-based medical device maker, have collaborated to advance the robotic systems for neurovascular interventions.
This partnership goes on to focus on the development of Neurovascular robotic system for both elective and emergency neurovascular procedures, which include stroke as well as aneurysm treatments.
It is well to be noted that Siemens Healthineers happens to bring its expertise in robotics and image-guided therapy, whereas Stryker, on the other hand, contributes its knowledge in terms of neurovascular technologies.
The initiative looks forward to integrating the Neurovascular robotic system and imaging along with the therapeutic devices in order to enhance procedural accuracy, therefore enhancing the patient outcomes in the intricate hemorrhagic cases and also time-sensitive ischemic strokes.
Jim Marucci, the neurovascular division president of Stryker, said they and Siemens Healthineers happen to have the joint goal to go ahead and advance neurovascular care by way of innovation.
Through combining their deep expertise when it comes to stroke therapy devices along with the leadership of Siemens Healthineers within robotics and imaging, they look forward to simplifying the workflows, elevating the accuracy, and also speeding up the care.
Put together, they are indeed taking a major step towards transforming how neurovascular procedures get performed and are also working to enhance the outcomes for patients all over the world.
This partnership goes on very well to address the intricacy of the present neurovascular procedures, which often need the physicians to manage various systems and tools.
Through developing a single platform, the companies rather intend to make such procedures seamless, potentially decreasing the treatment times and at the same time enhancing the accuracy.
Apparently, the initial phase is going to involve co-development of an integrated system along with clinical validation for leading physicians.
Carsten Bertram, the head of Siemens Healthineers Advanced Therapies, said that the neurovascular diseases, majorly strokes and aneurysms, happen to carry a massive worldwide burden. Notably, stroke is the second-leading cause of death and also the third-leading cause of disability when it comes to adults across the world.
He added that together they happen to be uniquely positioned in order to create a spectrum of image guidance and robotics as well as devices. This meaningful innovation is going to help the physicians to roll out more accurate and timely care to patients throughout the world.
This collaboration happens to follow a recent announcement made by Siemens Healthineers and Cook Medical to go ahead and establish a new benchmark when it comes to interventional medicine.
Together they are coming up with the Interventional MRI—iMRI Suite that looks forward to transforming the minimally invasive procedures.