Siemens Medical Equipment Has Leoni Inside

A supplier of cables and cable systems for the automotive and other industries is branching out into the medical technology sector with increasing success. Leoni AG, headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany, recently announced that its cables are being used in the latest generation of Siemens magnetic resonance tomography (MRT) systems. The company also developed an innovative data transmission cable for a new generation of Siemens x-ray machines.

The glass and polymer fibre-optic cables, coaxial and symmetrical conducting cables and preassembled cable systems ensure efficient data and signal transmission as well as power supply for Siemens’ Magnetom Aera and Skyra generation devices. Leoni also developed multifunctional hybrid cables with a smaller outer diameter than previous models, thus reducing overall unit weight. A new mobile table designed to increase MR throughput is also fitted with Leoni cables.

Leoni’s data transmission cable for Siemens’ X-ray machines transmits high-resolution pictures from flat image detectors. Thanks to its flexible structure, it does not hinder the mobility of the C-arm.

The cable’s innovative hybrid structure includes shielded copper pairs, sensitive polymer and glass fibre conductors for rapid data transmission and cooling hoses to prevent the flat image detector from overheating. During tests conducted at the Leoni facility, the cable easily withstood 2,000,000 bending cycles, as required by Siemens AG’s Healthcare Sector.

“We are consolidating our position as a supplier for the healthcare sector,” Dr. Klaus Probst, CEO and President of Leoni AG is quoted as saying in a press release issued by the company. “We consider medical technology to be an important market of the future, which will need more and more high-quality cable systems.”

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