HOUSTON, April 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- United Imaging, a
global leader in advanced medical imaging and radiotherapy
equipment, followed a recent March announcement about transportable
CTs with more details on a second collaboration.
Continuing its focus on deploying scanners in portable
structures that can be rapidly deployed where they are needed, the
company worked with Sea Box®, Inc., a U.S.-based small
business that specializes in modular containers, to create another
way to install faster CT systems that require patients to hold
their breath for shorter periods. These systems that significantly
decrease breath-hold requirements are especially important with
diseases like COVID-19 that can affect breathing.
"Similar to the approach we announced recently with our other
units," said Jeffrey Bundy, CEO, UIH
Solutions, "we wanted to put the best possible scanners in a
structure that can be moved from place to place. We know that has
been greatly needed elsewhere in the world and we want to be
prepared should the efforts here require the same. This is just
another option that has its own advantages."
Chief among these advantages is a separate control room with its
own entrance, so the technologist is not exposed to a highly
contagious patient. The transporter can take patients directly to a
dedicated entrance that's completely separated. Other
characteristics of these new temporary facilities include a
high-quality interior finish that (along with the CT system) can be
easily cleaned and disinfected. As with the company's other CT
solutions in transportable facilities, MERV 14 filtration is
integrated into the air handling system.
Sea Box®, Inc. specializes in the design,
modification, and manufacturing of containers and modular building
systems that can be customized to suit any number of purposes. "The
flexibility of our solutions and the speed of our process made us
the right fit for what United Imaging was trying to achieve," said
Bob Welsch, VP of Innovative Sales.
"Because they were eager to develop a solution that the rest of the
industry could also use, we were excited to jump in and do
something that is different and meaningful."
"We worked on this solution quickly in the hopes that it could
be used by our industry and in all of the temporary facilities that
are being built across the country. That's what access really
means," agreed David Bradley, VP of
the CT and DR business for United Imaging in the U.S. "Our
customers tell us now they want to offer more imaging to more
patients, but the space for that may not be within their four
walls. The problem is that typical non-traditional installations of
CT systems use lower-end CT technology; we believe that critical
installations should offer the same high-end CT systems as a
typical in-house installation, along with proper infection control
and isolation capability. Our customers agree, so we're working
together to make sure that patients who have imaging performed in
alternate locations can have the same level of care as anyone else.
That focus on equal healthcare for all will always be our mission.
It's who we are as a company."
ABOUT UNITED IMAGING
At United Imaging, we develop and produce advanced medical
products and IT solutions that cover the entire process of imaging
diagnosis and treatment. Founded in 2011 with global headquarters
in Shanghai, our company has
subsidiaries and R&D centers across China, the United
States, and other parts of the world. Our U.S. R&D
facility opened in 2013 in Houston
and was further established as the U.S. headquarters in 2018 with
our service team and commercial organization in place. With a
cutting-edge digital portfolio and a mission of broader access to
healthcare for all, we help drive industry progress and bold
change.
To learn more, visit united-imaging.com or follow us on
LinkedIn and Twitter @UnitedImagingHC.
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SOURCE United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd.