Ziehm Imaging is a 2014 Gold Stevie Winner at the International Business Awards

Nuremberg, Germany (ots) -

Mobile C-arm expert decorated for its Ziehm Vision RFD Hybrid
Edition* in the New Product & Product Management category

Ziehm Imaging has been awarded with the Gold Stevie Award in the
category "New Product & Product Management ? Health and
Pharmaceuticals" in the 11th annual International Business Awards.
The innovation leader in the mobile C-arm market impressed the
international jury with Ziehm Vision RFD Hybrid Edition, the first
fully motorized mobile C-arm.

Winners were determined through two months of preliminary judging
and two weeks of final judging. The Stevie Award winners were
presented their awards at a gala banquet at the Westin Paris, France
on Friday, 10 October.

"We are extremely proud to be presented with a Stevie Award. This
prestigious prize proves our latest product concept right and is a
great recognition of our innovation leadership", says Klaus Hörndler,
Managing Director of Ziehm Imaging. "Ziehm Vision RFD Hybrid Edition
is the result of several years of intensive research. This mobile
C-arm is exactly tailored to the needs of modern hybrid ORs, and it
will allow for enhanced patient care in clinics worldwide."

First C-arm tailored to hybrid OR requirements

Ziehm Vision RFD Hybrid Edition is tailored exactly to hybrid OR
requirements and offers a flexible, space- and cost-saving
alternative to fix installed systems. The first mobile C-arm that is
fully motorized in four axes features intuitive joystick operation, a
25 kW generator, various safety functions, and maximum image quality
with minimum dose.

Two flat panel options ensure the state-of-the-art C-arm offers
reliable high-resolution imaging for the entire range of hybrid OR
applications. The 30 cm x 30 cm flat-panel is ideally suited for the
complete range of interventional radiology; the 20 cm x 20 cm
flat-panel offers heart surgeons a miniaturized design that supports
a broad range of heart surgery applications.

Ziehm Imaging has stood for mobile X-ray-based imaging for over 40
years. Since the company was founded in 1972, more than 10,000 C-arms
have been installed in hospitals and medical facilities around the
globe.

* Ziehm Vision RFD Hybrid Edition represents a group of optional
hardware and software that creates an option package on the device
named Ziehm Vision RFD

Press contact:

Ziehm Imaging
Martin Herzmann
Director Global Marketing
Martin.Herzmann@ziehm-eu.com
Tel: +49/911/21720
www.ziehm.com