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St. Mary’s Medical Center First Hospital In Florida

To Adopt Portable MRI Technology

SMMC Acquires The While conventional MRI has the potential to be an important Beach. The hospital has been serving Palm Beach County and
Swoop Portable MR diagnostic tool for ICU patients, transporting them out of the the Treasure Coast for more than 80 years. SMMC is a Level 1
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Imaging System™ For ICU to a conventional MRI can delay a diagnosis or cause Trauma Center, a state-designated Pediatric Trauma Referral
Bedside Imaging Of ICU complications related to transport in time-sensitive settings. Center, certified Comprehensive Stroke Center, and has a level
Patients Moving a patient requires the coordination of a transport team III NICU.
St. Mary’s Medical of two to four staff members, disconnecting the patient from life- Pediatric services are provided at the Palm Beach Children’s
Center is the first hospital in sustaining devices in the ICU, and moving the patient outside Hospital at St. Mary’s Medical Center, which is the only
Florida to acquire the Swoop the safety of the ICU environment to the imaging suite. dedicated children’s hospital between Fort Lauderdale and
Portable MRI unit capable of providing critical brain images at The Swoop Portable MR Imaging System is an MRI with a Orlando. Along with 24/7 dedicated pediatric emergency and
the patient’s bedside, to help doctors diagnose and treat patients. unique design that allows brain imaging at the patient’s bedside trauma care, Palm Beach Children’s Hospital’s medical staff
This device is ideal to treat young patients, who might be in the ICU, where the primary care team oversees them and consists of 196 pediatricians in 36 subspecialties.
intimidated by the conventional MRI system, which is louder remain attached to essential life-sustaining devices. Further, the To learn more about St. Mary’s Medical Center and Palm
and bigger than the portable MRI. It has the ability to perform a Swoop system’s open design offers the potential to reduce patient Beach Children’s Hospital, visit www.stmarysmc.com, www.
shorter scan with a family member in the room to hold their hand anxiety. palmbeachchildrens.com or call (561) 844-6300.
if they are not able to remain in one place long enough to obtain The duration of a Swoop exam is comparable to that of About Hyperfine And The Swoop Portable MR Imaging
clear images. It can also help if a patient is too ill to travel to the a conventional MRI system. However, the overall process is System
MRI suite. With the Swoop system, brain imaging occurs at the more efficient. Bringing an MRI system to the patient’s bedside Hyperfine (NASDAQ: HYPR) is the groundbreaking
patient’s bedside, where the patient is overseen by the primary eliminates transport and scanner wait time and doesn’t tie up the medical technology company that created Swoop, the world’s
care team without traveling out of the care environment. Bedside staff required to transport the patient. Additionally, the Swoop first FDA-cleared portable magnetic resonance imaging
imaging with the Swoop system means most patient support system allows follow-up scans to be performed at the patient’s (MRI) system capable of providing neuroimaging at the point
equipment can remain in place. Recently, we performed an MRI bedside and can potentially help patients move sooner to a lower of care. The mission of Hyperfine is to revolutionize patient
on a premature baby in the NICU. level of care, which optimizes bed utilization in critical care units. care globally through transformational, accessible, clinically
“By having more tools available to help patients, it ensures “St. Mary’s is a thought-leading institution in South Florida. relevant diagnostic imaging, and data solutions. Founded by
the best possible outcome. By acquiring this device at St. Mary’s, Their adoption of the Swoop system will be a beneficial Dr. Jonathan Rothberg in a technology-based incubator called
we can better treat the whole patient and not cause more stress, addition to the hospital’s diagnostic toolset,” said Hyperfine 4Catalyzer, Hyperfine scientists, engineers, and physicists
making the sole focus on healing,” said Dr. Kaveh Asadi, a Chief Medical Officer Dr. Khan Siddiqui. “The system enables developed the Swoop system out of a passion for redefining brain
pediatric neurosurgeon with the Paley Orthopedic and Spine clinicians to provide excellent medical care quickly and delivers imaging methodology and how clinicians can apply accessible
Institute at St. Mary’s. a completely new, convenient, and comfortable MR imaging diagnostic imaging to patient care. Traditionally, access to costly,
Critical patients are often hooked up to monitoring equipment experience.” stationary, conventional MRI technology can be inconvenient or
incompatible with the magnet strength of conventional high-field Visit stmarysmc.com to learn more about our capabilities. not available when needed most. With the portable, ultra-low-
MRI systems (ranging from 1.5 to 3-Tesla). By contrast, the About St. Mary’s Medical Center field Swoop system, Hyperfine is redefining the neuroimaging
ultra-low-field Swoop MRI system has a field strength of 64 St. Mary’s Medical Center (SMMC), part of the Palm Beach workflow by bringing brain imaging to the patient’s bedside.
millitesla, which is beneficial in maintaining access to critical Health Network, is a 420-bed acute care hospital in West Palm For more information, visit hyperfine.io.
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