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O U T PAT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E | January 2015
Buying Tips
Cool new options to look for in
your next C-arm.
Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief
K
im Schultz, RN, BSN, MAOL, CNOR, the director of the
Orthopaedic Surgery Center of Illinois in Springfield, Ill.,
recently bought 2 new C-arms: a vascular unit for her
pain management doctors ($165,000) and a standard
model for her orthopedic surgeons ($150,000). Despite
the hefty price tags and a few too many needs for repair, Ms. Schultz
says she and her physicians are thrilled with how far the field of fluo-
roscopy has advanced since they bought their first C-arm more than a
decade ago.
"They're both state-of-the-art," she says. "Simple and very, very easy
to operate. With the touch-screen, you don't have to worry about a
mouse and keyboard. You just move and go. And the screen resolu-
tion is 10 times better than the old one. Physicians are happier that
they have better images to view when they're performing a case."
Another perk: digital file-saving. The C-arms come with the built-in
ability to upload images to the ASC's electronic medical records.
Digital data-keeping means you don't have to buy printing cartridges
