When Radiologist David L. Lacey, MD, met his patient, he realized doing the requested lower extremity angiogram would not be that simple. With his height of 7 feet, 5 inches and weight of 352 pounds, the procedure would be challenging. Positioning the patient head first would have meant his feet would reach beyond the end of the table; positioning him feet first would mean the table pedestal would be in the way for image acquisition. Thinking about flexibility of the Artis zeego , Dr. Lacey extended the standard table with a plexiglass extension which was additionally supported by a table at the end to hold the patient’s weight. The C-arm of the Artis zeego was placed in the 30 degree OR position and the patient was then positioned feet first. With the long table extension, moving the table top under the detector would be difficult. “No problem, with Artis zeego I could steer the C-arm anywhere from his aortic bifurcation to the toes without moving the table at all. So we did the runoff with ease,” states the radiologist. He is confident that there is probably nobody Artis zeego cannot handle, with this examination showing that the system’s limits of range lie somewhere beyond 2.30 meters: “That probably means there's only a dozen or so people in the world taller than this patient that we have to worry about who might not fit.”

Artis zeego, an imaging system based on robotic technology, is used for universal angiography, neuroradiology, and cardiology. Its unique design optimizes the positional flexibility in the often limited space of an OR and offers angular, orbital, longitudinal, and even lateral movement capabilities. Artis zeego’s variable isocenter enables each physician to alter the working height to their individual needs, thus reducing the fatigue associated with long interventional procedures. Furthermore, Artis zeego fulfills laminar flow and sterility requirements easily as it is a floor-mounted system.