GE OEC 9900 C-Arm

X-Ray System:

Generator:

• 60kHz high frequency
• 15kW power
• Up to 120kVp
• Up to 75mA for radiographic film exposure
• Continuous high level fluoro (HLF) up to 20mA
• Digital spot up to 75mA

X-Ray Tube:

•  Rotating anode X-ray tube
• 0.3mm and 0.6mm focal spots
• Anode heat capacity: 300,000 HU (per IEC 60613)
• Anode cooling rate: 85,000 HU/min.
• Housing heat capacity: 1,600,000 HU
• Standard housing cooling 15,000 HU/min.
• Passive housing cooling system: 22,500 HU/min. (Standard on 12 inch (31 cm) I.I. systems. Optional on 9 inch (23 cm) systems.

Digital Image Rotation:

• Digitally adjusts image display
•  Automatic image update
  – Image rotation
  – Image reversal (side-to-side)
  – Image invert (top-to-bottom)
•  Image positioning without additional exposure

PreView™ Collimator:

•  On-screen collimator position indication
• PreView™ iris collimator
• PreView™ Tungsten rotatable double leaf collimator
• Adjusts collimators without X-ray exposure

Fluoro Mode:

• kVp range: 40 -120
• mA range: 0.2 – 10 normal mode 1.0 – 20 HLF (high level fluoro)
• Auto and manual fluoro modes
• AutoTrak™ ABS varies mA, kVp, camera gain

Pulsed Fluoro Mode:

• kVp range: 40 – 120
• mA range: 0.2 – 10
• Pulse rate: 1, 2, 4, 8
• Pulse width: 25 or 50ms
• AutoTrak™ ABS, mA, kVp, camera gain
• Reduces X-ray dose to patient and operator

High Level Pulsed Fluoro:

•  kVp range: 40 – 120
• mA range: 1 – 40
• Pulse rate: 1, 2, 4, 8
• Pulse width: 25 or 50ms
• AutoTrak™ ABS, mA, kVp, and camera gain

Digital Spot Mode:

• kVp range: 40 – 120
• mA range: Up to 75
• Automatic exposure termination and automatic image save Radiographic Mode

Radiographic Mode:

• mA range: up to 75
• mAs range: up to 300
• Computer controlled exposure time
• Optional film cassette holder
  – 10” x 12” (24cm x 30cm) for 9” I.I.
  – 14” x 14” (35cm x 35cm) for 12” I.I.

Configurations:

GSP (General Surgical Package) Platform:

• • 1k x 1k x 16 bit image processing
•  Preset Imaging Profiles
  – 9800
  – General
  – Orthopedic
  – Spine
• Noise filter with on-screen indicator
• Minimal difference spatio-temporal noise filter (MDST)
• Real time dynamic range management (DRM)
• Automatic digital brightness and contrast control
• Manual digital brightness and contrast control
• Negate mode
• Save and auto-save feature
• Swap and auto-swap feature
• Patient information
  – Examination list
  – Customized patient information
• Customize functions
  – Workstation set-up
  – Mainframe set-up
  – Patient information set-up
  – Date/time set-up
  – DICOM interface set-up
• Last image hold
•  63 image storage
• CD/DVD burner with DICOM viewer for displaying images on PC platforms
  – 512 x 512 or 1k x 1k
•  Integrated DICOM interface (store, print, worklist, and query/retrieve)
• HIPAA SecureView®
  – Password protection
  – Blank screen function

ESP (Expanded Surgical Package) Platform:

Includes all the GSP features and:

• 1000 image storage
• Zoom and roam function
• Image annotation
• Measurement software

ESP Platform with 15fps Digital Disk:

Includes all the ESP features and:

• 15fps Dynamic digital disk (60 Hz) 12fps (50 Hz)
  – Recording/playback rate: 1, 2, 4, 8, 15fps (60 Hz) 12fps (50 Hz)
  – Automatic image playback capability
  – Frame-by-frame review
  – Recording time: 10 minutes @ 15fps (60 Hz) 12 fps (50 Hz)

PM Care Platform:

Includes all the ESP features and:

• Real-time subtraction
• Digital subtraction (DSA) angio
• Peak opacification
• 8fps Dynamic digital disk
  – Recording/playback rate: 1, 2, 4, 8fps
  – Recording time: 5 minutes @ 8fps
  – Automatic image playback
  – Frame-by-frame review

Basic Vascular Platform:

Includes all the PMCare features and:

• Vascular preset imaging profile
• Roadmapping
• Re-registration
• Variable landmarking
• Mask save/recall

Vascular MTS Platform:

Includes all the Basic Vascular features plus Motion Tolerant Subtraction (MTS) and:

• Bolus chase preset imaging profile
• Digital cine pulse mode
  – 30 pulses/sec 60 Hz (25 pulses/sec 50 Hz)
  – Up to 150mA
  – 10ms pulse width
• 30fps Dynamic digital disk 60 Hz (25 pulses/sec, 50 Hz)
  – Recording/playback rate: 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30fps 60 Hz (1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 25, 50 Hz)
  – Recording time: 10 minutes @ 30fps 60 Hz (time depends on record frame rate) (25 fps, 50 Hz)

Cardiac Platform with Interventional Vascular Capability:

Includes all the Vascular MTS features and:

•  Cardiac preset imaging profile
• Super “C” configuration (9”/23cm I.I. only)
• Single leaf curved collimator
• Three pedal footswitch

Video Imaging System:

9″ Image Intensifier:

• Tri-mode 9”/6”/4.5” (23cm/15cm/11cm) image intensifier
• Minimum central resolution (at the monitor):
  – 9” (23cm): 2.2 lp/mm
  – 6” (15cm): 3.0 lp/mm
  – 4.5” (11cm): 3.5 lp/mm
•  DQE: 65% (typical)

12″ Image Intensifier:

• Tri-mode 12”/9”/6” (31cm/23cm/15cm) image intensifier
• Minimum central resolution (at the monitor):
  – 12” (31cm): 1.6 lp/mm
  – 9” (23cm): 2.2 lp/mm
  – 6” (15cm): 2.6 lp/mm
• DQE: 65% (typical)

Precision imaging with Dynamic Range Management (DRM) enhances features of interest while attenuating background noise:

• Preset Imaging Profiles
  – 9800
  – General
  – Orthopedic
  – Spine
  – Cardiac
  – Vascular
  – Bolus Chase

AutoTrak™ Automatic Brightness Stabilization (ABS)

• Automatically seeks the subject anatomy anywhere within the imaging field and selects the optimum imaging technique
• Automatically adjusts to anatomical size and location
• Provides uniform image quality throughout entire image
• Simplifies operation

Image I.Q.:

• Smart Window
  – Dynamically senses the collimator position and automatically adjusts brightness and contrast to produce high image quality.
• Smart Metal
  – Allows user to adjust automatic brightness and contrast sensitivity levels to metal
  – Provides optimum image quality even when metal is introduced to the field
• Tungsten Collimator
  – Denser collimator limits X-ray exposure area
  – Reduces scatter radiation
  – Improves image detail

Video Camera:

• High resolution 1k x 1k CCD camera
• Full frame capture
• Motorized rotation
• On-screen orientation indicator (real-time feedback without fluoro)
• Left-right image reversal
• Top-bottom image invert

Video Display:

•  Dual 18” (46cm) display anti-glare, LCD flat panel monitors mounted on an articulating arm
  – 22” horizontal travel
  – 7° up/10° down
  – Monitors viewable from all four sides of workstation
  – Horizontal and vertical viewing angle 170°
• 700 CD/M2 maximum brightness
• Touch screen system control
• 1280 x 1024 high resolution monitors
•  Ambient room-light compensation
• Integrated color monitor for display of VGA, DVI, DVI-D, S-VHS, and SDI-SD formats (optional)

Additional Features:

Super-C Configuration:

• Adds Larger “C” for increased orbital rotation (145 degrees)
• Increased Arc Depth (33″ / 838mm)

MD Configuration:

• Adds motorized movements of c-arm

Other Image Storage Options:

• CD/DVD Writer digital interface (external)
• Integrated DICOM 3.0 interface

Hardcopy Options:

•  Integrated film/paper printer
  – No film developing required
  – 8” x 10” (20.3 cm x 25.5 cm) laser quality film/paper
  – Multi-format, 1, 2, 4 on 1
  – Multi-copy capability
• Thermal printers
• Integrated DICOM interface (storage class/print class/query work-list)*

User Interface:

• Entire system is computer controlled and software upgradeable
• Touchscreen control simplifies operation
• Automated system operation requires minimum operator interface
• Multi-functional controls
  – Footswitch
  – IR remote (optional)
  – Hand-held control
• Simplified keyboard with integrated touchpad
• Multi-purpose image directory
  – Retrieve and review images
  – Compose hardcopy films
  – Copy image
• X-ray dose summary

Uninterruptible Power:

• Orderly shutdown Electrical
• Input power (60 Hz or 50 Hz) 9900 Elite
  – 120V @ 12 A
  – 200V, 220V, 230V, 240V @ 10 A

Regulatory Compliance:

• U.S. 21 CFR Subchapter K
• NFPA 99
• UL 60601-A (CSA/NRTL)
• IEC60601-1 (plus relevant collateral and particular standards)