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Philips Allura Xper FD10

Family: Allura Xper · Modality: Interventional X-Ray

Single-plane cardiac cath lab. 14 × 17 cm (≈10") flat-panel detector paired with the 100 kW Philips MRC tube class and the Xper host workflow. Purpose-built for interventional cardiology — coronary angiography, PCI, and structural-heart work when combined with rotational acquisition. Succeeded in new orders by the Azurion platform; large installed base remains in active service and on the refurb market.

What FD10 is built for

  • Cardiac focus — the 14 × 17 cm detector is sized for coronary anatomy. Abdominal aorta and lower-extremity angiography require the larger FD20.
  • Non-rotatable detector — the FD10's detector is fixed in orientation. This is the defining hardware distinction vs the FD20, which carries a rotating detector for portrait/landscape flexibility.
  • Ceiling-mounted C-arm — standard Allura Xper geometry with floor-mounted table.
  • Xper workflow — Philips' pre-Azurion cath-lab host; procedure workflows, dose-tracking, and haemodynamic / physiologic integration predate the Azurion redesign.

ClarityIQ upgrade path

Mid-life Allura Xper FD10 systems were offered the ClarityIQ dose-reduction upgrade — a detector, software, and image-processing package that reduced patient and operator dose at matched image quality. Systems upgraded to ClarityIQ are typically branded Allura Clarity FD10 / FD20 in the field; the core chassis and mechanics are unchanged. ClarityIQ is also an available upgrade on certain installed base systems; Azurion is a full platform replacement rather than an upgrade path.

Specs

  • Single-plane ceiling-mounted C-arm
  • 14 × 17 cm flat-panel detector (≈10" FOV)
  • Detector non-rotatable
  • MRC-class rotating-anode tube (100 kW generator)
  • Xper host workflow
  • Optional ClarityIQ dose-reduction upgrade
  • Biplane configuration available as a separate FD10/20 biplane arrangement

Clinical positioning

  • Coronary angiography and PCI — primary use case.
  • Structural-heart adjunct — TAVR, MitraClip, ASD / PFO closure at centers that combine FD10 with TEE and rotational cardiac acquisition.
  • EP ablation — procedural guidance alongside a dedicated EP mapping system.
  • Not a neuro / peripheral / general-IR room: FD10's detector size constrains those applications to the FD20 or biplane configurations.

Relationship to siblings

Parts

Field guide

See field-guide/philips-allura-xper.

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