This trend has bewildered patients, who see their medical bills ballooning with no commensurate improvement in care. As a result, medical professionals and administrators are on the hunt for the cause of this spike in costs. One common scapegoat is…
A company is only as good as its team members, and CurveBeam is no exception. Since our founding in 2009, we’ve been fortunate to add some exceptional professionals to our workforce. All of these amazing individuals are essential to our…
Ballet is an art of extremes. As such, the risk factors are high among dancers for developing chronic injury and weakened tissues throughout the lower half of their bodies. About 60% of ballet injuries affect the legs, hips, ankles or…
It takes less than a minute to scan a patient in the pedCAT, but that’s enough time for the pedCAT system to collect enough data to create a 3D reconstruction of the foot and ankle, as well as .3 mm slices in all three planes.
The pedCAT has been deployed to a range of medical facilities – from large hospitals to single physician practices. Each site has its own unique requirements, and CurveBeam works with each customer to ensure the first weight bearing CT scanner dedicated to the foot & ankle meets all safety requirements. Because the pedCAT is an ultra low dose device, the shielding infrastructure required is similar to that of a plain X-Ray device. The pedCAT does not need to be in a lead lined room. Because of its compact size and relatively minimal required shielding, the pedCAT can easily fit into a practice with limited space. Click on the title of this post to see some examples.
Welcome to the CurveBeam Blog! It’s an exciting time at CurveBeam. Almost two years ago we received FDA-approval for our first product, the pedCAT. The in-office 3D weight bearing imaging system for the foot and ankle has been integrated into orthopedic…
