Stereotaxis Niobe® ES System Installed at Texas Children’s Hospital

First pediatric institution in U.S. to offer magnetic navigation technology for cardiac ablation

 

ST. LOUIS, July 08, 2016 -- Stereotaxis, Inc. (STXS), a global leader in innovative technologies for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, today announced that Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston has installed the Company’s Niobe® ES system, making it the only pediatric hospital in the country to offer the latest generation remote magnetic navigation platform for ablation procedures. Texas Children’s is recognized as one of the top children’s hospitals in the nation, ranked #2 nationally in cardiology and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report.

 

“We are privileged to provide this cutting-edge treatment for our patients with arrhythmias in whom cardiac ablations are deemed necessary,” said Dr. Jeffrey Kim, director of the Arrhythmia and Pacing Service at Texas Children’s. “With the Niobesystem, we can more quickly and aggressively target and ablate abnormal electrical impulses in young children and patients with structurally complex anatomy. This is an important tool in our armamentarium for this highly specialized procedure and undoubtedly advances our approach to pediatric cardiac rhythm management.”

Kim is one of four physicians utilizing the Niobesystem at the hospital, primarily for patients with congenital heart disease or Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome, a type of supraventricular tachycardia. The Arrhythmia and Pacing Service at Texas Children’s, which is one of the highest volume pediatric centers in the country for invasive electrophysiology studies, first installed Stereotaxis technology in March 2009. In 2012, the hospital conducted a comparative study of the magnetic platform versus manual catheter navigation for ablation of accessory pathways in children, recording significantly reduced fluoroscopy times in the magnetic patient group, an essential benefit for vulnerable pediatric patients.

 

About Stereotaxis

Stereotaxis is a healthcare technology and innovation leader in the development of robotic cardiology instrument navigation systems designed to enhance the treatment of arrhythmias and coronary disease, as well as information management solutions for the interventional lab. Over 100 issued patents support the Stereotaxis platform, which helps physicians around the world provide unsurpassed patient care with robotic precision and safety, improved lab efficiency and productivity, and enhanced integration of procedural information. Stereotaxis' core Epoch® Solution includes the Niobe® magnetic navigation system, the Odyssey® portfolio of lab optimization, networking and patient information management solutions, and the Vdrive® robotic navigation system and consumables.

 

The core components of Stereotaxis’ systems have received regulatory clearance in the United States, European Union, Canada, China, Japan, and elsewhere. The V-Sono™ ICE catheter manipulator, V-Loop™ variable loop catheter manipulator, and V-CAS™ catheter advancement system have received clearance in the United States, Canada, and the European Union. For more information, please visit www.stereotaxis.com.

 

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