News
2010
May 25, 2010Preliminary news
Onesys is in the process of implementing a pilot at a major American center situated in the Life Sciences Alley of Minnesota, in a market with over 6500 hospital doctors in the area. The uniqueness of the Onesys Navigator is that it not only helps to aggregate pertinent information in the modern hospital information system, from the viewpoint of both the doctor and patient, but that the same graphical user interface can be accessed and updated using appropriate handheld mobile devices, on the one hand, and from the personal health records (PHRs) that patients increasingly use, on the other. For the mobile solution, several smart phones are being assessed. All of these aspects have been thoroughly tested in earlier hospital deployments. “We view this development to be important since the center in question has a highly advanced hospital information system that is continually being improved. Doctors have tested the Onesys Navigator and want to be among the earlier movers in the development of second-generation information systems,” according to John Koivukangas, a clinical professor and chief physician in at Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland,
March 22, 2010
The Onesys Navigator chosen for presentation at the AMA-IEEE conference in Washington, D.C.
The Onesys Navigator was presented by John Koivukangas, Professor and Chief Physician of the Department of Neurosurgery, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland, and co-founder of Onesys, at the first-ever AMA-IEEE conference in Washington, D.C., on March 22, 2010.
As can be seen from the abstract describing experiences using the Onesys product, proof of concept was first demonstrated at Oulu University Hospital
According to conference organizers, “Individualizing medical care benefits patients and engages health care providers, challenges engineers and demands that innovators develop low-cost and effective technologies.” Onesys, and Oulu University Hospital
The AMA (American Medical Association) and IEEE-EMBS (Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society) are two global giants in their respective fields. The AMA is a professional organization for 850,000 physicians in the United States
Link to the Onesys Navigator presentation:
http://ama-ieee.embs.org/wp-content/themes/ieee/papers/March%2022%20-%20PM/Koivukangas%20Abstract%2013.pdf
2009
October 12, 2009Onesys co-founder's pioneering work in brain surgery cited as a "milestone"
According to the review, in 1993, “Koivukangas et al. reported a computer-assisted neuronavigation system consisting of a neuronavigator arm with six degrees of freedom and high-precision potentiometers to indicate [neuronavigator] joint movements. Intraoperative ultrasound verified the accuracy of the neuronavigator and checked the results of the procedures.”
This is the legacy and continuing goal of all aspects of Onesys, namely to impact the way health care is provided to today’s patients. While we promote work in basic and preclinical science, we are most concerned with developing and even inventing minimally invasive surgical technique, as these are the advances that help our patients today. Neurosurgical patients cannot wait for their treatment for decades; they need surgical treatment right now.
It is one of the responsibilities of neurosurgeons to invent and develop, and bring to the market, new surgical technology. The methods described in the 1993 article, such as coplanar visualization of images derived from different imaging methods (today called “any plane orientation” and “image fusion”), real-time intraoperative imaging as well as navigation of any instrument including the endoscope and operative microscope (today called robotic surgery) are being used in over 5000 hospitals worldwide.
That is why, in a neurosurgeon’s life, real world impact is really more important than bibliographical impact, and why one historical citation may be worth a hundred others.
References
Koivukangas J, Louhisalmi Y, Alakuijala J, Oikarinen J: Ultrasound-controlled neuronavigator-guided brain surgery. J Neurosurg 79: 36-42, 1993.
January 15, 2009
Onesys broadens its visibility in the US market
Onesys Inc. has been accepted by KLAS into its Vendor Directory, which significantly broadens the company's presence in the US health care market. Using renowned KLAS resources, thousands of health care organizations can access continually updated performance information about the company and the Onesys Navigator and other Onesys products.
About Onesys Inc.
Onesys Inc., located in Minneapolis, MN, USA, is a growth phase company in the world famous LifeScience Alley providing innovative medical software and device solutions. Our core competence is in developing medical visualization and data management tools for the health care sector. These include computer software with mobile applications and device solutions.
About KLAS
KLAS is an independently owned and operated research company that focuses solely on health care technology. KLAS helps health care providers make informed technology decisions by offering accurate, honest and impartial vendor performance information.
www.klasresearch.com
2008
November 27, 2008ODL Terveys Oy incorporates Onesys Navigator software
ODL Terveys Oy, an advanced private health care center with over 150 physicians in Oulu, Finland, incorporates Onesys Navigator software. The product allows ODL physicians and patients to benefit from its top-class performance in patient data management, patient education and surgical planning. Its regular use gives more time for the actual patient encounter.
As a special new feature, the software enables radiologists and clinicians to provide novel regional, even national, consultation service to general practitioners and other physicians in one "virtual meeting" using the Onesys Navigator patient-specific Graphical User Interface.
August 5, 2008
Proof of Concept for Onesys Mobile Navigator
The mobile version of the Onesys Navigator was successfully implemented onto a wireless Computer On Wheels at Oulu University Hospital. Onesys' solution used a standard laptop computer and dicom data transmission in the hospital network to facilitate more flexibility at the point of care.
June 24, 2008
Annual Shareholders Meeting held in Oulu, Finland
The regular Annual Shareholders Meeting was held on June 24th, 2008, in Oulu, Finland.
May 14, 2008
Onesys' Chairman, Professor John Koivukangas invited to innovate operating room of the future
As the only neurosurgeon in the world who has led pioneering projects successively on intraoperative ultrasound imaging, neuronavigation and intraoperative magnetic imaging (IMRI), Professor Koivukangas has been invited to innovate a Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery Center at the academic hospital of the University of Minnesota. The Onesys Navigator approach to the management of huge patient record databases is one of the most innovative aspects of the new center.
March 27, 2008
Onesys Navigator software pilots started in USA
Onesys has started pilots for the Onesys Navigator software in the Minneapolis region, MN, USA, at the University of Minnesota Academic Hospital and Hennepin County Medical Center.
2007 News
December 10, 2007Oulu University Hospital incorporates Onesys Navigator to its production version EMR
August 8, 2007
Onesys' CEO Pirjo Koivukangas invited as columnist for Kauppalehti Optio
May 1, 2007
Nottingham Health Profile (NHP, Finnish version) now available from Onesys
February 1, 2007
Onesys to the United States market
2006 News
October 15, 2006Onesys' Chairman of the Board, John Koivukangas, elected President of Scandinavian Neurosurgical Society
February 20, 2006
Philips acquires Onesys Navigator upgrade
January 15, 2006
Onesys Navigator Client-Server version launched