The Philips BV Endura C-Arm machine is a counter-balanced mobile system with a compact foot and rear-wheel steering for easy maneuverability
Philips BV Endura Overview
Confidently perform open and minimally-invasive surgeries across multiple clinical specialties including orthopedic, pain management and peripheral vascular procedures. The BV Endura enables quick positioning, easy patient access, and superb quality images to enhance workflow and decision making.
Benefits:
Gain insight into all anatomy
Whether performing orthopedic, abdominal, or vascular procedures, high quality detailed views and good spatial resolution allow for high quality patient care. Our full digital 1K² imaging chain provides advanced noise reduction and 2D edge enhancement to enhance insight into critical vasculature and complex structures. High quality fluoroscopy, subtraction runs, and roadmap guidance support confident decisions, whether you are delicately placing a pedicle screw or deploying a stent in a difficult position.
Save time and X-ray dose with BodySmart software
To help you work quickly yet gently, Philips unique BodySmart software promotes first time right imaging and dose efficiency. It delivers consistently superb image contrast by precisely adapting the measuring field to the area of interest. This has the potential to reduce retakes and further manage X-ray dose.
Broaden your vascular capabilities
Carry out venous or iliac access as well as more complex EVAR procedures with high quality imaging, excellent spatial resolution, and broad coverage of our 12” image intensifier. The extended C-arm rotation of up to 135° allows you to make commonly required projections for most vascular procedures.
Manage dose efficiently with DoseWise
With the BV Endura, you benefit from highly evolved X-ray technology with comprehensive dose management features. Philips was the first company to market the mobile C-arm and has over half a century of experience in developing mobile C-arm systems for the surgical environment. That translates into a full range of radiation management features that allow low X-ray dose for lengthy surgical procedures, while providing exceptional quality images.
Features:
- X-ray tube: Fixed anode tube with active heat management.
- X-ray generator: DC converter, micro-processor controlled generator.
- Nominal power: 3.15 kW: 110 kV, 30 mA
- Image intensifier: Triple mode 9″ HRC / Triple mode 12″
- TV camera type: CCD, high resolution 1K²
- Nominal II formats:
- 31, 23, and 17 cm (12”, 9”, and 7”)
- 23, 17, and 13 cm (9”, 7”, and 5”)
- Constant beam filtration: 0.1 mm Cu + 3 mm AI
- Image processing: 16 bit with motion detection
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What to Verify Before You Buy a Used BV Endura
The BV Endura shipped in more than one configuration, and the differences change what the system can do in your room. Before comparing prices, settle what is physically installed on the unit being quoted.
Start With the Imaging Chain
The single most useful question on this model is which image intensifier is fitted. The two sizes carry different nominal format sets: 31/23/17 cm for the 12 inch tube and 23/17/13 cm for the 9 inch. Match the field you need to your procedure mix, ask for the installed size in writing, then confirm the matching format set, monitor configuration, and whether the image chain has been serviced or replaced.
From there, inspect and document:
- X-ray tube condition, generator function, and recorded output testing
- image quality through the full format range, not just the smallest field
- monitor cart, cabling, foot switch, hand controls, and all brakes
- mechanical movement across orbital, angular, horizontal, and vertical travel, including the full C rotation the page lists
- collimator and filtration function, and the most recent radiation output measurement
Software, Storage, and Connectivity Are Quote Items
Procedure packages, dose tools, image storage capacity, and DICOM send, print, and worklist functions are licensed options on systems of this generation. Assume nothing from the feature list. Ask for the software version, the licensed options on that serial number, and written confirmation that the licenses transfer with the sale. Confirm how images reach your PACS before the unit ships, not after.
Site, Power, and Registration
A mobile C-arm is simpler to site than a fixed room, and it is not plug-and-play.
- Confirm the electrical requirement and that your receptacles match it.
- Check doorway widths, floor transitions, and elevator access along the route the system will travel.
- Confirm compatibility with the surgical or procedure table you intend to use, including carbon fiber tops and the imaging window you need.
- Have qualified professionals review room use and shielding for your procedure mix, as your state radiation control program requires.
- Register the X-ray equipment with your state radiation control program. Requirements, fees, and inspection intervals vary by state, so confirm with your program who files what, and confirm in the quote which registration or assembler reporting steps the seller handles.
For planning across the rest of the project, see our guide to C-arm room and power requirements, and for current market context, the C-arm pricing guide.
Pin Down the Image Chain and the Licenses
Two items decide what you actually receive on this model. Put both in the written quote: the installed image chain, identified by intensifier size, generator, and monitor station on that serial number, and every software license on the system, with written confirmation that each one transfers with the sale. Agree in advance on the tests that will demonstrate the system is working when it arrives.
Are All Philips BV Endura Systems the Same?
No. Image intensifier size, generator, software release, monitor station, connectivity, and accessories vary between units. Compare the configuration report and inspection results for the specific system rather than a combined family specification.
Tell Us Which Field Size You Need
Start with the intensifier size your procedure mix calls for, then add your destination, timeline, and the scope you want covered. An equipment specialist will tell you in writing what is currently sourceable in that configuration and what each option includes. Compare other full size C-arm machines, call 1-407-438-7847, or contact an Amber equipment specialist.
