Philips announces FDA approval for enhanced LumiGuide guidewire and marks the 1000th patient treated with its breakthrough 3D device guidance technology

Enhanced longer version of Philips LumiGuide Navigation Wire enables US clinicians to visualize a broader range of catheters Internationally recognized vascular surgeon Carlos Timaran, MD, was the first to use the new LumiGuide wire to perform a complex aortic repair, Procedure marks the world's 1000th procedure assisted by Philips' unique Fiber Optic RealShape (FORS) guidance technology Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced ...