OEC 9800 C-arm

The GE OEC 9800 first launched in 1999, and the upgraded version, the GE OEC 9800 plus, introduced in 2002. It was finally discontinued in 2006 just before the GE C ARM manufacturing facility in Utah claimed the recall by FDA in 2006. There has been no successor of the GE OEC 9800 since 2006. The GE OEC 9900 and the GE OEC 9800 are quite similar in terms of specification and clinical utilities, so GE simplified its product line-up and decided to have the OEC 9900 series with an II (Image Intensifier) type C ARM and a CMOS flat panel detector type CARM. From this perspective, in 2017, GE cleared the 510(k) for their CMOS Flat Detector, now incorporated into the GE OEC Elite CFD as a premium grade C-ARM system. The GE OEC 9900 was upgraded with a 1k x 1k CCD camera and the traditional II type is still importantly positioned as a key C-ARM product in the GE C-ARM line-up.

X-Ray System

Generator

– 60kHZ high frequency
– 15kW power
– Up to 120kVp
– Up to 75mA for radiographic film exposure
– Continuous high level fluoro (HLF) up to 20mA
– Digital spot up to 75mA
– Digital cine pulse
– 15 pulses per second, 60 Hz
– 12 pulses per second, 50 Hz
– Up to 150mA
– 10ms pulse width
– Full power from standard wall outlet
– Pateneted battery buffered design

X-RAY Tube

– Rotating anode X-ray tube
– 0.3 and 0.6 nominal focal spots
– Anode heat capacity: 300,000 HU
– Anode cooling rate: 70,000 HU/min
– Housing heat capacity: 1,600,000 HU
– 9″ (23cm) Standard C-arm housing cooling rate 15,000 HU/min
– 9″ (23cm) Super C-arm and 12″ (31cm) standard C-arm housing cooling rate 22,500 HU/min
– 9″ (23cm) Cardiac Super C-arm and motorized(MD) C-arm housing cooling rate 31,000 HU/min

Collimator

– On-screen collimator position indication
– PreView™ iris collimator
– PreView™ Tungsten rotatable double leaf collimator
– Adjusts collimators without X-ray exposure

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