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Arcadis Varic

Streamlined workflow and outstanding image quality
in the OR

Discover

new possibilities

The Arcadis family continues the pace-setting
tradition of taking you to a completely new level
of clinical excellence.

Focused on improving everyday practice and
solely led by your needs, Arcadis Varic incorporates
numerous unique to-the-point solutions. From
image quality to operability, from versatility to
efficiency, the groundbreaking features of Arcadis
Varic are geared to set new benchmarks – with
outstanding functionalities that make perfect
imaging a snap and an overall ergonomic concept
that redefines your clinical workflow in many fields
of practice.

Discover extensive benefits that put you on the
cutting-edge of intraoperative imaging.

Your benefits at a glance

Precise imaging and perfect visualization

Arcadis Varic features an optimally matched
and fully digital 1K
acquisition to viewing and archiving.

Equipped with EASY (Enhanced Acquisition System)
for automatic dose, contrast, and brightness control,
and a powerful X-ray tube with tube currents of up
to 23 mA, Arcadis Varic delivers brilliant images in
every situation.

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imaging chain from image

Easiest operation

Along with its highly ergonomic and space-saving
trolley, Arcadis Varic features a counterbalanced
C-arm design with surpassing values in free space,
immersion depth, and overscan for superior patient
access and positioning flexibility. The intelligent
color coding of brakes and handles enables fast
and precise positioning.

Improved clinical workflow

Maximum flexibility in data handling

The ergonomic, lightweight, and compact trolley
with 180° rotatable as well as vertically and
horizontally adjustable* monitors means better
maneuverability, less space requirement, and
adjustment to every specific need.

The syngo® user interface with a Basic/Extended
Menu allow for fast and intuitive system operation,
image postprocessing, and networking.

*Option

Arcadis Varic supports virtually all DICOM 3.0
functionalities and delivers almost unlimited options
for postprocessing, archiving, and documentation
with CD, DVD, and USB.

Truly digital navigation with NaviLink 2D

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Thanks to its integrated digital 1K

navigation
interface NaviLink™ 2D*, Arcadis Varic automatically
transfers 2D images in 1024 x 1024 resolution for
surgical navigation purposes.

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How to start effortlessly
and finish perfectly

How to …

Perfectly thought-out and fully digital for
outstanding image quality

No matter what the task is, you see what you want
to see – in excellent quality and as easy as possible.
With its ideally matched components, it consistently
delivers the best possible image quality for a broad
range of applications like orthopedics, trauma
surgery, vascular surgery, or urology to name just
a few.

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Its fully digital 1024 x 1024 (1K
begins right at acquisition and comprises lossless
processing, visualization, documentation, optional
DICOM communication, and even surgical navigation
at full 1K
digital imaging chain of Arcadis Varic is setting
standards for mobile C-arms.

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. The high-capacity and high-resolution

) imaging chain

High performance for demanding applications

The X-ray tube delivers currents of up to 23 mA in
demanding interventions. Furthermore, it allows
for over 50 minutes of fluoro time in low dose,
which means that you are prepared for virtually any
application. The enhanced “Power Mode” is available
at the touch of a button when you need it most –
for example, imaging the pelvis.

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Making acquisition a snap with EASY

finish

start

Uncompromising performance in visualization

Arcadis Varic comes equipped with EASY
(Enhanced Acquisition System), a bundle of
automatic imaging processing features that make
intraoperative imaging easier than ever before.
Thanks to EASY, Arcadis Varic automatically
analyzes the images during acquisition to optimize
dose, brightness, and contrast. Even off-center
objects are now displayed with excellent clarity.

*Option

Arcadis Varic is equipped with two dedicated medical
TFT displays that deliver flicker-free visualization
on large 19” screens at high contrast and brightness.
With an extraordinarily wide viewing angle of 170°
and a highly ergonomic mounting on the cart, the
monitors will adapt to any situation and specific
requirement. The displays are available in a color or
in a monochrome* version for extra brightness.
And for all those who want even more, Arcadis Varic
features a practical monitor-out function* to connect
external monitors, e.g., ceiling-mounted monitors.

EASY assures perfect image quality
even with off-center objects

Dedicated medical
TFT displays with
outstanding luminosity
for brilliant, flicker-free
visualization

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How to speed up your workflow
with flawless imaging

Intuitive and time-saving operation

With its syngo user interface, Arcadis Varic enables
intuitive system operation from registration through
examination and postprocessing to documentation
and archiving. The self-explanatory icons bring the
image postprocessing capabilities of syngo to your
OR staff with ease.

Straightforward operation right from the start

Thanks to the comprehensive DICOM* capabilities
of Arcadis Varic, all patient data can be loaded to
your worklist directly from your HIS. Alternatively,
you can query the archive using the search function.
This significantly reduces OR prep time.

*Option

Ingeniously supporting your workflow with
Basic and Extended Menus

With its unique Task Cards, Arcadis Varic puts all
control elements you need at your fingertips right
from the start. The Task Cards offer a Basic Menu
with easy user-guidance for fastest orientation and
operation. Whenever needed, you can switch to an
Extended Menu that delivers additional information
and control elements with a single mouse click.

Simply click and go ahead

The Examination Task Card provides you with a large
range of medical applications. The specific programs
are intuitively selected using VPA (Virtual Patient
Anatomy). Simply click on the VPA body region to
be examined to select the appropriate application
program. Up to 200 dedicated, application-specific
programs are available.

Basic and Extended Task Card
syngo user platform for uncompromised
access to patient data

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menus: Additional information and

controls at a single mouse click

Forget the light box

Equipped with a fully functional multi-modality
workstation, Arcadis Varic provides you with the
image information you need before, during, and
after the OR procedure. Multi-modality viewing
allows you to access images from other modalities,
such as CT and MR, whenever you need them, while
syngo enables intuitive and easy handling.

Immediate fluoro playback and large storage
capacity

Fluoro Loop delivers your scenes without delay:
Playback of an acquired scene starts automatically,
directly after radiation stops. With LSH* (Last Scene
Hold), the last 120 acquired images are always kept
in a temporary memory and can optionally be stored
to the hard disk on the fly. With an overall storage
capacity of 60,000 images, there is ample hard disk
space even for most extensive documentation
purposes.

*Option

Optionally equipped with navigation

Arcadis Varic features NaviLink 2D*, an integrated,

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truly digital 1K

navigation interface with automatic

image transfer. For optimum image quality, 2D

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images are transferred in digital 1K

format. This
increases the accuracy of surgical navigation
significantly. NaviLink 2D is compatible with the
navigation systems of leading manufacturers and
optimally supports the clinical workflow.

The comprehensive multi-modality
capabilities of Arcadis Varic make
all required information available
in the OR

Last Scene Hold (LSH) always keeps the
last 120 acquired images in temporary
memory for optional storage

NaviLink 2D, the interface to navigation
systems of leading manufacturers

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How to apply cutting-edge technology
and achieve outstanding convenience

How to …

Taking ergonomics seriously

Keeping an eye on the human factors is one of the
most demanding tasks in the design of medical
systems. At the same time, convenient operability
down to the last detail is key to a smooth workflow.
Retaining all the user-friendly and proven elements
like the color-coded design of the handles and
C-arm movements, which enables fast and precise
positioning.

The counterbalanced C-arm excels with surpassing
values in free space, immersion depth, and overscan
for outstanding patient access and positioning
flexibility.

*Option

Up to 40° of overscan provides
outstanding flexibility

Appealing, well thought-out, and easy to handle

The system trolley of Arcadis Varic comprises a
multitude of improvements designed to facilitate
everyday work. With its compact footprint, it sets
a new benchmark for space saving design and
advantageously accommodates the limited space
in most ORs. Moreover, its lightweight and compact
design, ergonomic handles, centralized footbrake,
and the foldable monitors* all contribute to an
appreciable plus in maneuverability.

The monitors may be adjusted vertically* to ideally
match a surgeon’s sitting position during hand
surgery, for example, and they may be rotated by
180° to reduce the distance to the operation table
considerably. To support this, the rear side of the
trolley is kept totally cable-free for easiest cleaning.

The monitors may be adjusted
vertically and they may be rotated
by 180°

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It’s the details that count most

achieve

apply

Advanced footswitch operability

The cart has been greatly improved for even higher
user-friendliness and best maneuverability in
tightest environments and under busiest working
conditions. Input devices such as keyboard and
mouse are always in direct reach, and the top of the
trolley also features intelligent detail solutions like
a drawer for CDs, DVDs, and the quick guide.

All network and video interfaces are easily accessible
for direct connections without any cable chaos.

The X-ray indicator on top of the monitor support
guarantees best visibility from all directions, which
contributes to optimum dose care for all staff.

*Option

The multifunction footswitch, which is available as
an alternative to the standard footswitch, enables
even more user-friendly and intuitive operation of
Arcadis Varic. It allows surgeons as well as OR staff
to control all operating modes and single image
storage. Thanks to the adjustable footswitch
setup, pulsed fluoroscopy instead of continuous
fluoroscopy can be allocated to a fixed pedal – an
easy way to further improve dose saving measures
and efficient tube load management.

Smart transport and protection

In addition to the comprehensive adaptability
the monitors offer during operations, they can be
folded for transport and parking. Foldable* monitors
are a major contribution to safe transport of the
system thanks to an unobstructed view, and also
provide a very functional monitor protection solution
in parking situations.

The cart offers high
user-friendliness and best
maneuverability in tightest
environments and under
busiest working conditions

The optional multifunction
footswitch enables more user­friendly and intuitive operation

Monitors can be folded* for
transport and parking

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How to improve your daily work
through convenient system handling

Effortless positioning

With Arcadis Varic, precise positioning is a breeze.
The Mu-metal shielded image intensifier is equipped
with a circular handle, which allows easy and
accurate C-arm positioning. An integrated laser
light localizer* can be activated at the control panel
to exactly indicate the focus with a reduction of
fluoro time.

Clarity of orientation

The cleverly devised color code, for example, is a
uniquely easy-to-understand and efficient means
of orientation providing for quick and precise
positioning of the C-arm. Each moving direction
of the C-arm is represented by a color-coded
measurement scale, which corresponds to the color
of certain handles and brakes.

*Option

Utmost flexibility in data handling

Thanks to its unique syngo software platform,
Arcadis Varic offers comprehensive connectivity
with other modalities and clinical networks
irrespective of the manufacturer. syngo supports
virtually all DICOM* functionalities, including DICOM
Send/Receive, Storage Commitment, Print, Worklist,
Query/Retrieve, and MPPS. This means maximum
flexibility from patient registration through
postprocessing to archiving and documentation –
a substantial improvement of the daily routine.

Independence in data storage

Arcadis Varic supports off-line data storage of
images in DICOM format on CD, DVD, or even
on a USB memory stick in DICOM or Bitmap.
Moreover, Arcadis Varic automatically includes
a comprehensive syngo DICOM Viewer on every
CD and DVD. The images stored on the medium
can thus be viewed on every computer, regardless
of operating system and platform.

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Color coding of brakes and scales for
each moving direction

With Arcadis Varic, precise
positioning is a breeze

Enjoyable work throughout

Arcadis Varic was designed to make powerful
technology effortlessly available and to contribute
to a working atmosphere that increases the overall
job performance of surgeons and all OR staff.
Cutting-edge imaging capabilities, hassle-free and
intuitive operation, outstanding maneuverability,
and convenient data handling allow for a smooth
workflow and concentrated work that really focuses
on the patient instead of dealing with technical
difficulties. To round out the multitude of beneficial
improvements to your daily work, Arcadis Varic
also offers EMotion, an optional onboard sound
system that can be connected to an MP3 player and
makes working with Arcadis Varic an even more
enjoyable experience.

An intelligent investment for years to come

Exceptional performance and high versatility backed
by comprehensive service options make Arcadis Varic
a future proof investment of outstanding value.
Alongside, the comprehensive service options
available for Arcadis Varic guarantee highest uptime
and utilization rates. Thanks to Siemens Remote
Services, your system is proactively monitored and
parameter deviations can be detected before
problems occur. Remote diagnosis allows us to
identify defective parts and to accelerate their
delivery, thereby keeping repair times to a minimum.

The unique customer care solutions from Siemens
help you get the most from your investment. From
the moment of your purchase, Siemens surrounds
you with an array of programs and support that
enables the continuous development of your skills,
productivity, and technology. Increase profitability.
And take patient care to the next level.

Off-line data storage even
on a USB memory stick

Hassle-free operation and
outstanding maneuverability

Optional onboard sound system
for an enjoyable environment

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On account of certain regional limitations
of sales rights and service availability,
we cannot guarantee that all products/
services/features included in this brochure
are available through the Siemens sales
organization worldwide. Availability and
packaging may vary by country and are
subject to change without prior notice.

The information in this document
contains general descriptions of the
technical options available and may
not always apply in individual cases.

Siemens reserves the right to modify
the design and specifications contained
herein without prior notice. Please
contact your local Siemens sales
representative for the most current
information.

In the interest of complying with legal
requirements concerning the environ­mental compatibility of our products
(protection of natural resources and
waste conservation), we may recycle
certain components where legally
per-missible. For recycled components
we use the same extensive quality
assurance measures as for factory-new
components.

Any technical data contained in this
document may vary within defined
tolerances. Original images always
lose a certain amount of detail when
reproduced.

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