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Heidelberg Engineering's New Advancements

Written by Vision Executives | Jul 25, 2024 4:07:37 PM

๐„๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐‹๐ฎ๐ฑ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐š ๐€๐œ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ 80% ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐‡๐ž๐ข๐๐ž๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐  ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ 
๐Ÿค EssilorLuxottica has acquired an 80% stake in Heidelberg Engineering, a leader in optical coherence tomography (OCT), real-time image processing, analytics, and digital surgical navigation technologies. Despite the acquisition, Heidelberg Engineering will continue to operate independently under its brand.

๐Ÿ’ช Francesco Milleri, Chairman and CEO, and Paul du Saillant, Deputy CEO of EssilorLuxottica, highlighted the strategic fit of Heidelberg Engineeringโ€™s expertise in early detection and diagnosis, which will strengthen EssilorLuxotticaโ€™s presence in the med-tech sector.


๐…๐ƒ๐€ ๐‚๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐‡๐ž๐ข๐๐ž๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐  ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ โ€™๐ฌ ๐’๐๐„๐‚๐“๐‘๐€๐‹๐ˆ๐’ ๐Ž๐‚๐“๐€ ๐Œ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐…๐“ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ.
๐Ÿ‘ Heidelberg Engineering has announced that the FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for its SPECTRALIS Optical Coherence Tomography-Angiography (OCTA) Module with SHIFT technology. This advances module is designed to significantly reduce image acquisition time, enhancing efficiency in clinical settings.

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป The initial version of the SPECTRALIS OCTA Module received FDA clearance in September 2018. In March 2022, SHIFT technology was introduced, allowing clinicians to switch between three OCT scan speeds. The latest enhancement, integrating SHIFT technology, is reported to cut image acquisition time by 50% while maintaining a high lateral resolution of 5.7 ฮผm/pix.

๐Ÿ‘€ Heidelberg Engineering has equipped this module with a more powerful OCT engine, updated graphics processing technology, and optimized software, ensuring improved performance and image quality.