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OEC 9900 Elite®

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The OEC 9900 Elite is the gold standard in mobile fluoroscopy applications and
innovative X-ray imaging technology. Built on the leadership and experience of
thousands of systems installed world-wide, GE has set the standard in mobile C-arm
imaging with the OEC 9900 Elite.
• True 1k2 high resolution imaging technology on a mobile system.
• Featuring Precision Imaging Dynamic Range Management (DRM) for
uncompromised image quality.
• Flat panel monitors on an articulating arm allow viewing of images from
anywhere in the room.
• Simple user interface reduces procedure time to improve efficiency.
• Integrated surgical navigation (option).
• Preset imaging profiles optimize I.Q. by enhancing features of interest.
• Remote service connectivity.
X-ray System Digital Cine Pulse Mode • Smart Metal
Generator • kVp range: 40 - 120 - Allows user to adjust automatic brightness
• 60kHz high frequency • mA range: up to 150 and contrast sensitivity levels to metal
• 15kW power • Pulse rate: 15 or 30pps 60 Hz, 12 or - Provides optimum image quality even
• Up to 120kVp 25pps 50 Hz (cardiac configuration) when metal is introduced to the field
• Up to 75mA for radiographic film exposure • Pulse width: 10ms • Tungsten Collimator
• Continuous high level fluoro (HLF) up to • AutoTrak™ ABS, mA, kVp, camera gain - Denser collimator limits X-ray exposure
20mA area
• Digital spot up to 75mA Digital Spot Mode - Reduces scatter radiation
• Digital cine pulse • kVp range: 40 - 120 - Improves image detail
- 15 or 30 pulses per second, 60 Hz • mA range: Up to 75
- 12 or 25 pulses per second, 50 Hz • Automatic exposure termination and Video Camera
- Up to 150mA automatic image save • High resolution 1k x 1k CCD camera
- 10ms pulse width • Full frame capture
• Full power from standard wall outlet Radiographic Mode • Motorized rotation
• Patented battery buffered design • mA range: up to 75 • On-screen orientation indicator (real-time
• mAs range: up to 300 feedback without fluoro)
X-ray Tube • Computer controlled exposure time • Left-right image reversal
• Rotating anode X-ray tube • Optional film cassette holder • Top-bottom image invert
• 0.3mm and 0.6mm focal spots - 10" x 12" (24cm x 30cm) for 9" I.I.
• Anode heat capacity: 300,000 HU - 14" x 14" (35cm x 35cm) for 12" I.I. Video Display
(per IEC 60613) • Dual 18" (46cm) display anti-glare, LCD flat
• Anode cooling rate: 85,000 HU/min Video Imaging System panel monitors mounted on an articulating
• Housing heat capacity: 1,600,000 HU 9" Image Intensifier arm
• Standard housing cooling 15,000 HU/min • Tri-mode 9"/6"/4.5" (23cm/15cm/11cm) - 22” horizontal travel
• Passive housing cooling system: image intensifier - 7° up / 10° down
22,500 HU/min. (Standard on all Vascular • Minimum central resolution (at the monitor): - 270° rotation
MTS and 12 inch (31 cm) I.I. systems. - 9" (23cm): 2.1 lp/mm - Monitors viewable from all four sides of
Optional on all other systems) - 6" (15cm): 2.9 lp/mm workstation
• Active housing cooling system: 31,000 HU - 4.5" (11cm): 3.4 lp/mm - Horizontal and vertical viewing angle 170°
for Super C, motorized C-arm and Cardiac • DQE: 65% (typical) • 700 CD/M2 maximum brightness
• Touch screen system control
Digital Image Rotation 12" Image Intensifier • 1280 x 1024 high resolution monitors
• Digitally adjusts image display • Tri-mode 12"/9"/6" (31cm/23cm/15cm) • Ambient room-light compensation
• Automatic image update image intensifier • Integrated color monitor for display of
- Image rotation • Minimum central resolution (at monitor): VGA, DVI, DVI-D, S-VHS, and SDI-SD
- Image reversal (side-to-side) - 12" (31cm): 1.5 lp/mm formats (optional)
- Image invert (top-to-bottom) - 9" (23cm): 2.1 lp/mm
• Image positioning without additional - 6" (15cm): 2.6 lp/mm Configurations
exposure • DQE: 65% (typical) ESP Platform
• 1k x 1k x 16 bit image processing
PreView™ Collimator Precision Imaging with Dynamic Range • Preset Imaging Profiles
• On-screen collimator position indication Management (DRM) enhances features of - 9800
• PreView™ iris collimator interest while attenuating background - General
• PreView™ Tungsten rotatable double leaf noise. - Orthopedic
collimator • Preset Imaging Profiles - Spine
• Adjusts collimators without X-ray exposure - 9800 • Noise filter with on-screen indicator
- General • Minimal difference spatio temporal noise
Fluoro Mode - Orthopedic filter (MDST)
• kVp range: 40 -120 - Spine • Real time dynamic range management (DRM)
• mA range: 0.2 - 10 normal mode - 20 HLF - Vascular • Automatic digital brightness and contrast
(high level fluoro) - Bolus Chase control
• Auto and manual fluoro modes - Cardiac • Manual digital brightness and contrast
• AutoTrak™ ABS varies mA, kVp, camera gain control
AutoTrak™ • Negate mode
Pulsed Fluoro Mode Automatic Brightness Stabilization (ABS) • Save and auto-save feature
• kVp range: 40 - 120 • Automatically seeks the subject anatomy • Swap and auto-swap feature
• mA range: 0.2 - 10 anywhere within the imaging field and • Patient information
• Pulse rate: 1, 2, 4, 8 selects the optimum imaging technique - Examination list
• Pulse Width: 25 or 50ms • Automatically adjusts to anatomical size - Customized patient information
• AutoTrakô ABS, mA, kVp, camera gain and location • Customize functions
• Reduces X-ray dose to patient and operator • Provides uniform image quality throughout - Workstation set-up
entire image - Mainframe set-up
High Level Pulsed Fluoro • Simplifies operation - Patient information set-up
• kVp range: 40 - 120 - Date/time set-up
• mA range: 1 -- 40 Image I.Q. - DICOM 3.0 interface set-up
• Pulse rate: 1, 2, 4, 8 • Smart Window • Last image hold
• Pulse Width: 25 or 50ms - Dynamically senses the collimator position • 1000 image storage
• AutoTrak™ ABS, mA, kVp, and camera gain and automatically adjusts brightness and • CD/DVD burner with dicom viewer for
contrast to produce high image quality displaying images on PC platforms
- 512 x 512 or 1k x 1k
• Integrated DICOM 3.0 interface (store, print, Additional Features Software Features
worklist) 9900 Elite MD C-arm - 9” or 12” I.I. • Automatic identification of connected
• HIPAA Secure View • 9°/sec. Orbital Motorized Rotation instruments
- Password protection • 9°/sec. Lateral Motorized Rotation • Screenshot images savable to memory
- Blank screen function • RUI (Remote User Interface - Table Side • Real time display of EM field distortion
- Delete all Control Panel) • Accuracy verification
• Zoom and roam function - All 9900 Mainframe Controls
• Image annotation - Image Review Functions Display
• Measurement software - C-arm Motion Joystick Control • Integrated 18íí (46cm) anti-glare color
• Motorized Vertical Lift LCD flat panel monitor
ESP Platform with 12fps Digital Disk • Contact/Collision Detection • 1280 x 1024 pixels, True Color
Includes all the ESP features and: • C-arm Angle Display - real-time and • Two image display window
• 12fps Dynamic digital disk (50 Hz) 15fps saved images
(60 Hz) • Active X-ray tube cooling Internal Hard Disk Storage Capacity
• Recording/playback rate: 1, 2, 4, 8, 12fps • 36 images
(50 Hz) 15fps (60 Hz) Active X-ray Tube Cooling Option -
- Automatic image playback capability Super C only Receiver/Transmitter
- Frame-by-frame review • Improves X-ray tube anode and housing • IPX7 (water-tight)
- Recording time: 10 minutes @ 12fps cooling capacity • 16 FT (5 meters)
• Increased daily patient load
PM Care Platform Operating Temperature
Includes all the ESP features and: Hardcopy Options • 10 °C to 35 °C (10 °C to 25 °C with
• Real time digital subtraction (DSA) • Integrated film/paper printer Navigation) at 20% to 80%relative
• Peak opacification - No film developing required humidity, non-condensing
• 8fps Dynamic digital disk - 8" x 10" (20.3 cm x 25.5 cm) laser quality
- Recording/playback rate: 1, 2, 4, 8fps film/paper Receiver/Transmitter Cable Length
- Recording time: 5 minutes @ 8fps - Multi-format, 1, 2, 4 on 1 • 16 ft. (3 meters)
- Automatic image playback - Multi-copy capability
- Frame-by-frame review • Thermal printers Uninterruptible Power
• Integrated DICOM 3.0 Interface (store, • Orderly shutdown
Basic Vascular Platform print, worklist) • 24V sealed, lead acid
Includes all the PM Care features and: • Optional multimodality DICOM Retrieve
• Vascular preset imaging profile Electrical
• Roadmapping User Interface • Input power (60Hz or 50Hz)
• Re-registration • Entire system is computer controlled and 9900 Elite (except Super C Cardiac)
• Variable landmarking software upgradeable - 120V @ 12 A
• Mask save/recall • Touchscreen control simplifies operation - 200V, 220V, 230V, 240V @ 10A
• Automated system operation requires
Vascular MTS Platform minimum operator interface 9900 Elite MD, 9900 Cardiac Super C,
Includes all the Basic Vascular features plus • Multi-functional controls Super C cooling kit, or with integrated
Motion Tolerant Subtraction (MTS) and: - Footswitch surgical navigation
• Bolus chase preset imaging profile - IR remote (optional) - 120V @ 16 A
• Digital cine pulse mode - Hand-held control - 200V, 220V, 230V, 240V @ 10A
- 12 pulses/sec • Simplified keyboard with integrated
- Up to 150mA touchpad Available Languages for Operator
- 10ms pulse width • Multi-purpose image directory Manuals
• 12 fps Dynamic digital disk 50 Hz - Retrieve and review images • English
(15 pulses/sec 60 Hz) - Compose hardcopy films • German
- Recording/playback rate: 1, 2, 4, 8, 12 - Copy images • French
(50Hz) • X-ray dose summary • Spanish
- Recording time: 10 minutes @ 12fps (time • Italian
depends on record frame rate) Image Guidance • Portuguese (Brazilian)
• Active X-ray tube cooling Tracking
• Electromagnetic sensing, armless, Regulatory Compliance
Cardiac Platform six degrees of freedom • U.S. 21 CFR Subchapter J
Includes all the Vascular MTS features and: • Two instruments simultaneously • NFPA 99
• 25 fps Dynamic digital disk 50 Hz • UL 60601-1 (CSA/NRTL)
(30 pulses/sec 60 Hz) Electromagnetic Field • IEC60601-1 (plus relevant Collateral and
- Recording/playback rate: 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, • 0.12 Gauss at 4cm distance from Particular Standards)
25 (50Hz) transmitter (approximately 1/3 strength • CE Marking in accordance with 93/42/EEC
- Recording time: 10 minutes @ 25fps of the normal earth magnetic field) (Medical Devices Directive)
(time depends on record frame rate)
• Cardiac preset imaging profile Instrument Display
• Super “C” configuration (9"/23cm I.I. only) • Line
• Single leaf curved collimator • Actual (includes width to scale)
• Three pedal footswitch • 3D CAD
• Cardiac menu • User adjustable trajectory line
• Active X-ray tube cooling
 OEC® 9900 Elite Configuration Options
The OEC 9900 Elite is available in a number of configurations, allowing you
to select the product features that best meet your clinical needs:

Orthopedics, general surgery, GI, pain management and other general

applications
9900 ESP
9900 PM Care 8 F/S Digital Subtraction
9900 ESP 12 F/S (15 F/S @ 60 Hz)

Vascular surgery
Standard C 9” (23cm) I.I. 9900 Basic vascular 8 F/S
9900 Vascular MTS 12 F/S (15 F/S @ 60 Hz)
• 12/9/6" (31/23/15 cm) tri-mode image intensifier: A larger field of view than our
standard 9/6/4" (23/15/10 cm) image intensifier, for many vascular applications
or wherever a larger field of view is required.

Cardiology: Mobile Cath Lab for coronary angiography or

electrophysiology procedures
9900 Cardiac 25 F/S (30 F/S @ 60 Hz)
• Super-C design: Larger than our standard C, the Super C design provides greater
clearance and greater range of overscan for the oblique angulations required in
both cardiac and spine work (9" (23 cm) I.I. only).

9900 MD C-arm
Standard C 12” (31cm) I.I. • 9°/sec. Lateral Motorized Rotation
• 9” (23 cm) I.I., 12” (31 cm) I.I.
• RUI (Remote User Interface - Table Side Control Panel
- All 9900 Mainframe Controls
- Image Review Functions
- C-arm Motion Joystick Control
- Motorized Vertical Lift
• Contact/Collision Detection
• C-arm Angle Display - real-time and saved images
• Enhanced X-ray tube housing cooling system

Integrated Surgical Navigation

• Real-time electro magnetic tracking of instruments on fluoroscopic images
• Available on all configurations except Cardiac and MD
Super C 9” (23cm) I.I. • Ability to track two instruments simultaneously

Motorized C-arm 9” (23cm) I.I. Motorized C-arm 12” (31cm) I.I.

 Description ESP PM Care Basic Vascular Vascular(M TS) Cardiac
8fps 8fps 12fps 25fps
Mainframe
Standard C-Arm with 9"/6"/4.5" (23/15/11cm ) I.I. S S S S
Standard C-Arm with 12"/9"/6" (31/23/15cm ) I.I. O O O O
Super C-Arm with 9"/6"/4.5" (23/15/11cm ) I.I.ONLY O O O O S
Motorized Super C-Arm with 9"/6"/4.5" (23/15/11cm ) I.I. O O O O O
Motorized C-Arm with 12"/9"/6" (31/23/15cm ) I.I. O O O O O
X-Ray Tube
Rotating Anode X-ray Tube S S S S S
Tungsten Dual-Leaf Collimator S S S S
Iris Collimator S S S S S
Single-Leaf Curved Collimator S
Imaging modes
Pulsed Fluoro (up to 8 PPS) S S S S S
Digital Subtraction (DSA) S S S S
Roadmapping S S S
Peak Opacification S S S S
Re-Registration (PixelShift) S S S
Variable Landmark S S S
Digital Cine Pulse (12 PPS, 15PPS @ 60H z, U p to 150m A) S S
Digital Cine Pulse (25 PPS, 30PPS @ 60H z, U p to 150m A) S
DigitalSpot S S S S S
High Level Pulsed Fluoro (Up to 40m A) S S S S S
Radiographic Film Mode S S S S S
DRM Profiles
Real-Time Dynamic Range Management (DRM ) S S S S S
9800 Preset Imaging Profile S S S S S
General Preset Imaging Profile S S S S S
Orthopedic Preset Imaging Profile S S S S S
Spine Preset Imaging Profile S S S S S
Vascular Preset Imaging Profile S S S
Bolus Chase Preset Imaging Profile S S
Cardiac Preset Imaging Profile S
Other features and options
1k x 1k x 16 Bit Image Processing S S S S S
Image I.Q. (Smart Window /Smart Metal) S S S S S
Measurement Software S S S S S
Digital Image Rotation S S S S S
Noise Filtering (Averaging) S S S S S
Minimal Difference Spatio Temporal Noise Filter S S S S S
Digital Zoom & Roam S S S S S
Image Annotation Function S S S S S
Multi-Purpose Image Directory S S S S S
X-ray Summary S S S S S
Static Image Storage 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000
8fps Dynamic Disk S S
12fps Dynamic Disk (50 Hz), 15fps (60 Hz) O S S
25fps Dynam ic Disk (50 Hz), 30fps (60 Hz) S
9" I.I. (23cm ) Laser Aimer (not available with MD) O O O O O
12" I.I. (31cm ) Laser Aimer (not available with MD) O O O O N
IR Remote Control O O O O O
Sony UP960 Thermal Printer (prints dose summary) O O O O O
Sony UP980 Thermal Printer (prints dose summary) O O O O O
Integrated CD/DVD burner with Dicom Viewer S S S S S
Instant Film/Paper Printer O O O O O
Integrated DICOM 3.0 Interface (store, print, worklist) S S S S S
DICOM Multimodality Images Query/Retrieve O O O O O
Two Pedal Footswitch S S S S O
Three Pedal Footswitch S
MedRad Injector Interface Capability O O O O
Room-In-Use Indicator Interface S S S S S
Integrated Flat Panel Color Monitor O O O O O
HIPAA secureView® S S S S S

S = Standard feature N = 12" (31cm ) I.I.Is not available with non motorized super C
O = Optional feature Blank = Feature not available
Physical Specifications

9" I.I. 12" I.I. Super “C” (9" I.I.) Motorized Super C Motorized C-arm
(23cm) (31cm) (23cm) 9900 MD 9900 MD
9" I.I. (23cm) 12" I.I. (31cm)
Mainframe
System length 75.9" (193cm ) 78.8" (200cm ) 78.3" (199cm ) 78.3” (199cm ) 79.4” (202cm )
System height 69.8" (177cm ) 72.5" (184cm ) 70.5" (179cm ) 71.25” (181cm ) 73.8” (187cm )
System width 33" (84cm ) 33" (84cm ) 33" (84cm ) 33” (84cm ) 33” (84cm )
Weight 610 lbs (277 kg) 659 lbs (299 kg) 630 lbs (286 kg) 661 lbs (300 kg) 702 lbs (318 kg)
C-arm
SID 39.4" (100cm ) 39.4" (100cm ) 39" (99cm ) 39" (99cm ) 39" (99cm )
Free space in arc 31" (79cm ) 31" (79cm ) 31" (79cm ) 31" (79cm ) 31" (79cm )
Depth in arc 26" (66cm ) 28" (71cm ) 33" (84cm ) 33" (84cm ) 33" (84cm )
Orbital rotation 115° (90°/25°) 115° (90°/25°) 148° (93°/55°) 142° (90°/52°) 123° (90°/33°)
Lateral rotation 360° (180°/180°) 360° (180°/180°) 360° (270°/90°) 360° (90°/270°) 360° (90°/270°)
Flip/flop 180°/90° 180°/90° N/A N/A N/A
Wig/wag 20° 20° 20° N/A N/A
Horizontal travel 8" (20cm ) 8" (20cm ) 8" (20cm ) 8" (20cm ) 4" (10cm )
Vertical travel 18" (46cm ) 18" (46cm ) 18" (46cm ) 15" (38cm ) 15" (38cm )
Workstation
Height 69.5" (177cm ) 69.5" (177cm ) 69.5" (177cm ) 69.5" (177cm ) 69.5" (177cm )
Width 35.5" (90cm ) 35.5" (90cm ) 35.5" (90cm ) 35.5" (90cm ) 35.5" (90cm )
Depth 29.10" (73.90cm ) 29.10" (73.90cm ) 29.10" (73.90cm ) 29.10" (73.90cm ) 29.10" (73.90cm )
Weight 503 lbs (228 kg) 503 lbs (228 kg) 503 lbs (228 kg) 503 lbs (228 kg) 503 lbs (228 kg)
Weight (NAV) 529 lbs (240 kg) 529 lbs (240 kg) 529 lbs (240 kg) 529 lbs (240 kg) 529 lbs (240 kg)

Mobile C-arm (9”, 23cm I.I.) Mobile C-arm (12”, 31cm I.I.)
Super C-arm (Motorized) (9”, 23cm I.I.) Super C-Arm

Motorized C-arm MD 12” (31cm ) I.I. Workstation

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