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At a Glance

Aplio me: Advancing a Sustainable Future

Aplio me is an inspiring, versatile platform that can easily adapt and grow with your clinical needs. We are committed to ensuring a long lifecycle for our products by offering regular updates and new features to enhance imaging and workflow, as well as to extend their clinical utility.

  • Design & manufacturing
    The multi-purpose, modular designs allow users to upgrade their equipment as their clinical needs and portfolio evolve, helping to ensure continued value and adaptability over time.

  • Packaging & delivery
    Sustainable packaging and transportation are integral to our commitment to delivering products responsibly. We’ve reduced packaging weight by 40%, eliminated the use of wood and metal while ensuring all materials are fully separable and recyclable. In addition, we prioritize transportation by rail, road and sea to minimize environmental impact across our supply chain.

  • Daily use
    Short boot-up times with built-in batteries enable rapid operation with minimal delay. Reduced battery power consumption by a minimum of 35% with further potential savings in different modes.

  • Training & education
    Our world-class Canon Medical Academy facilities located across the globe provide onsite and virtual training for clinicians, biomedical engineers and technologists, helping you to use your equipment to its fullest potential.

  • Service & support
    Canon's remote service tools can not only help you keep your system updated. In the unlikely event of a service issue, we can often provide remote assistance or diagnose problems, ensuring technicians arrive prepared, which can save time, money and reduce the environmental impact.

  • Durability & longevity
    Because outstanding quality lasts, Canon's medical imaging systems retain a high value even after replacement. Our IEC63077-compliant SecondLife refurbishment program can help extend their lifespan, allowing you to buy or sell high-quality used equipment. Additionally, most materials used in our products are fully recyclable at the end of their life cycle.
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Energy

Significant Energy Savings

Energy consumption

A significant proportion of the cumulative energy consumption of diagnostic imaging devices is accrued when scanning patients. We have developed our ultrasound to be energy-efficient in use and standby modes. A short boot-up time and optionally built-in battery enable rapid operation with small delay. Aplio me features and extended 4-hour battery life, further reducing power reliance for more sustainable operation.

Sustainable Environment

Creating a Sustainable Environment

Noise level

Aplio me is designed to deliver exceptional image quality and seamless workflow, with a low-noise operation that enables it to function almost silently, making it ideal for noise-sensitive environments and enhancing sustainability.

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System operating environment

- Noise:31.7db

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Weight/Space

Designing the Ideal Space

Compact and modular design

Canon’s sustainable design approach focuses on achieving the lightest possible product, balancing ergonomic comfort, economic efficiency, and environmental sustainability. By minimizing weight, we reduce transport costs and energy consumption, use fewer components in manufacturing, and ensure easier recycling at the end of life.

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Workflow

Workflow Solutions

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With modular and programmable multi-purpose platform, Aplio me allows users to customize their equipment to their exact imaging and workflow requirements.

 

Geared towards ultrasound specialists working at hospitals, busy imaging centers and advanced practices with high work-loads and a challenging patient populations, the system provides users with high-performance imaging and rapid patient throughput.

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Workflow support through AI

 

With rising workloads, healthcare professionals need greater efficiency. By streamlining workflows, reducing redundant processes, and improving diagnostic confidence through AI-enabled tools, Aplio me enhances patient throughput while promoting operational efficiency and environmental sustainability.

Auto DV (Ducts Venosus)

Aplio me offers a range of AI-enabled workflow and diagnostic support options for a variety of clinical specialties and imaging types.

Auto IMT

Intelligent algorithms can help automatically detect and analyze anatomical structures and thus turn tedious, recurrent measurements into simple, straightforward tasks.

Auto GLS (Quick Strain)

Automated diagnostic support options enabled by AI can help you improve the consistency and efficiency of your workflows for complex, time-consuming measurements.

  • AI technology is used at the design stage. The system does not have a self-learning function.
  • The availability of AI-enabled functions depends on the regulatory requirements of each country.

Packaging / Logistics

Greening Transport, Distribution and Logistics

We are focused on reducing the amount of packing materials used for transporting products by simplifying the packing process and decreasing the number of units for each system.

We have been consistently improving our packaging efficiency while ensuring the safe delivery of products to our customers after shipment and local transportation. Introducing a new concept for equipment transportation, we have started using dedicated shipping containers, eco-friendly packaging material (biodegradable fibers, etc.) and only FSC certified wood.

For product transportation, we are actively working to reduce CO2 emissions by prioritizing rail and sea transport wherever possible to lower our carbon footprint and further reduce the environmental impact across our supply chain.

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Packaging

Sustainable packaging and transportation are integral to our commitment to delivering products responsibly. We have reduced packaging weight by 40%, eliminated the use of wood and ensured that all materials are fully separable and recyclable.

Recyclability

Durability and Longevity

Material usage

Canon Medical Systems consistently evaluates the environmental impact of the materials used in our products, aiming to enhance recyclability and reduce the use of hazardous substances wherever possible.

 

Recyclability

We prioritize the recyclability of materials used in our products. We continually assess and select materials that enhance the product’s ability to be recycled at the end of its life cycle. By designing for recyclability, we strive to reduce waste and promote a circular economy, contributing to a more sustainable future.

 

Environmentally safe substances

All our ultrasound systems comply with the Canon Green Procurement Standard, ensuring they meet the RoHS directive and restrict the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.

Longer Product Lifetime

Replacement Parts and Consumables

The parts used in this equipment have a long service life.

However, to maintain the safety, specifications, and performance of the system, some parts such as the system batteries (for system backup), power cable, casters, battery pack, etc. are consumable parts and require replacement. Special techniques are required for replacement of consumable parts. Contact your Canon Medical Systems service representative.

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