Mobile Lab Showcases Advanced Cardiology Instruments

Published: 
November 6, 2007

Mobile Lab on 18-Wheel Semi Showcases Advanced Cardiology Instrument Control System to Florida Hospital

Florida Hospital Orlando will be the First Hospital in Central Florida to Offer Stereotaxis when New Ginsburg Tower Opens Next Year

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 6, 2007 - When the new Ginsburg Tower at Florida Hospital Orlando opens next year, it will house the Florida Hospital Cardiovascular Institute and the most advanced cardiovascular technology available.  Specifically, electrophisiologists and interventional cardiologists will use the Stereotaxis system, an integrated magnet-guided navigational technology designed to help them perform procedures with increased safety and precision.  Florida Hospital Orlando will be the only hospital in Central Florida to offer this advanced technology.  Recently, doctors and technicians from Florida Hospital received a hands-on demonstration of the Stereotaxis system when a fully functioning mobile lab with Stereotaxis computer aided magnetic navigation, imaging, and advanced mapping systems made a stop in Central Florida. 

The Stereotaxis system is a computerized, magnetically-controlled navigation system that guides devices used in minimally invasive cardiac arrhythmia procedures (for regulating an irregular heartbeat). The system permits more complex procedures, using images and computer integration to steer catheters and guidewires through the blood vessels and heart chambers.  The procedure takes less time than conventional methods and reduces a patient's exposure to X-rays and risk of complication.

The Ginsburg Tower at Florida Hospital Orlando is expected to open in October 2008.  The 15-story, 660,000-square-foot building will be the tallest hospital building in Florida and will include:  440 new patient beds (200 now, 240 for future growth); the Florida Hospital Cardiovascular Institute with 15 cardiac catheterization labs, cardiac diagnostics, cardiac rehabilitation, electrocardiography, cardiac research, and the most advanced cardiac technology available; and one of the largest Emergency Departments in the country with 63 exam rooms.

For more information, contact Florida Hospital Media Relations at 407-303-8217.

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