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 PoleStar™ N-20
 March 2004

PoleStar N20 – Treon Integration
The world's leading intra-operative MRI has been combined with the leading surgical navigation system!

The PoleStar N20 and the StealthStation TREON have been seamlessly integrated to bring the best in intra-operative imaging and surgical navigation. The PoleStar N20 iMRI Navigation Suite offers technology at your fingertips whether you need imaging, surgical navigation, or both.

• Advanced surgical navigation on intra-operative MRI images

• Automatically merge diagnostic datasets with intra-operative datasets (MRI, CT, PET, etc.)

• Utilize surgical navigation when iMRI is not needed

• Maximize OR efficiency by integrating state-of-the-art technology

• Expands capability for MRI by integrating microscopes, biopsy solutions, and other procedure specific technology.

• Supports all Medtronic Navigation surgical applications (Cranial, Spine, ENT, and Orthopedics)

First PoleStar installation at the Far East
The first PoleStar N20 system was installed in September 2005 at the new Severance Hospital facility of the Yonsei University Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea.

New StarShield Model
A new generation of the StarShield portable RF shield system has been developed and installed in the Erasme Hospital for user site testing.

Pediatric Horseshoe Headrest
The Pediatric Horseshoe Headrest can be used for head support when three-pin fixation cannot be used. The Horseshoe Headrest is attached to the standard PoleStar Head Holder System providing safe and stable head support.


FlexiCoil
The new design of the malleable imaging coil provides larger aperture and
enables optimal coil positioning on the head. The entire surgery is performed through the coil.


First PoleStar system installed in China
In January 2006 a PoleStar N20 system was installed at the Huashan Hospital, Shanghai, China. This is the first iMRI installation in China.



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