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GE Healthcare and Hansen Medical have entered into a collaboration GE Healthcare and Hansen Medical have entered into a collaboration to promote the use of GE Healthcare's imaging technologies and Hansen Medical's robotic catheter technologies for electrophysiology procedures.

In addition, the companies expect to pursue integrated product offerings in connection with their collaboration.

The partnership enables the companies to promote the compatibility of the GE Innova X-ray imaging platform with Hansen Medical's Sensei robotic catheter system. The companies seek to further augment the capabilities of electrophysiologists to perform electrophysiology (EP) procedures.

While the Sensei system allows physicians to instinctively position robotic catheters in difficult anatomical locations within the heart in a stable and controlled manner, GE Healthcare's Innova imaging system affords clinicians the opportunity to perform angiographic studies efficiently, accurately and reliably during EP and interventional procedures, said Hansen Medical.

Jayant Saha, general manager of interventional marketing at GE Healthcare, said: "GE Healthcare is committed to the success of leading technologies including the Hansen flexible robotics platform.

"We are committed to improving the clinical experience of the electrophysiologist and see this strategic collaboration as a key component of reaching that goal. We believe that this partnership is a key strategic choice for our imaging and EP businesses."

Source: GE Healthcare