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Fujifilm’s FDR D-EVO™ Wireless to provide orthopaedic practices with a smart upgrade to digital x-ray

Stamford, CT. - January 27, 2011 - FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. is pleased to announce the latest addition to its extensive line of digital x-ray products available to the orthopaedic market - the FDR (Fujifilm Digital Radiography) D-EVO™ Wireless*. This cord-free version of the lightweight 14” x 17” cassette detector known as the FDR D-EVO will provide orthopaedic practices with even greater ease of positioning as well as enhanced flexibility for use in all imaging applications. Additionally, with its ability to produce high quality images with exceptional dose efficiency, the FDR D-EVO Wireless is the ideal system to provide exceptional image quality at lower doses for viewing the fine details of extremities and other delicate areas.

Like its predecessor, the FDR D-EVO Wireless is also a 14” x 17” cassette-size flat panel detector so it can seamlessly fit directly into the existing table or upright unit cassette tray or bucky, providing practices with an easy and cost effective conversion to direct digital x-ray. And now because it is wireless, it will also provide enhanced ease-of-positioning and additional flexibility for exams such as skyline knees and any trauma related imaging. The FDR D-EVO also allows for off-center imaging which makes it ideal for technologists to position more difficult exams anywhere on the detector.

“For any orthopaedic practice looking to transition or upgrade to a digital x-ray system, the FDR D-EVO Wireless is the ideal solution with its combination of ease-of-use and exceptional image quality at low doses,” said Eddie Massetti, Marketing Manager, Specialty Markets for Fujifilm. “Not only will patients benefit from a faster, easier and more comfortable exam, but orthopaedists will be pleased with the enhanced diagnostic confidence, faster workflow and reduced need for retakes that the FDR D-EVO has the potential to provide.”

Image quality is a significant advantage of the FDR D-EVO Wireless. Using Fujifilm's patented Irradiation Side Sampling (ISS), an innovative technology that improves detective quantum efficiency (DQE), the system enables technologists to take high quality images at lower doses. Designed and manufactured internally by Fujifilm, the unique innovations of the FDR D-EVO Wireless detector achieve significant dose efficiency improvements compared to similar DR detectors. This design reduces scatter and blur of x-rays captured, resulting in sharper images with greater detail that enhance diagnostic confidence for the orthopaedist.

In addition to providing flexibility during an exam, the FDR- DEVO Wireless offers a lasting power supply that will reduce downtime and increase throughput. The system offers a lightweight removable lithium ion battery that provides fast charge times and up to three hours or 400 exposures of use per charge. A multi-charger system with two spare batteries is also included with the detector, which reduces concerns for power loss. Additionally, a detachable cord provides the option for continuous charging and the ability to leave the detector in the bucky for uninterrupted extended use.

To learn more about the FDR D-EVO Wireless, visit Fujifilm at booth 3922 during the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2011 Annual Meeting (February 15-19 in San Diego).

About FUJIFILM
FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. is a leading provider of diagnostic imaging products and medical informatics solutions to meet the needs of healthcare facilities today and well into the future. From an unrivaled selection of digital x-ray systems, to the Synapse® brand of PACS, RIS and cardiovascular products, to advanced women’s health imaging systems, Fujifilm has products that are ideal for any size imaging environment. FUJINON is a subsidiary of FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc., and supplies technologically advanced endoscopes to the medical market. FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

*FDR D-EVO™ Wireless requires 510(k) clearance and is not yet available for sale in the U.S.