Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, announced the expanded commercial availability of LumiGuide 3D Device Guidance, the world’s first real-time AI-enabled light-based 3D navigation solution for image-guided therapy, across Europe and the United States. LumiGuide represents a breakthrough in radiation-free navigation, allowing physicians to visualise and guide devices inside the body using light instead of continuous X-rays. Announced at RSNA 2025, the wider commercial rollout marks the next step in Philips’ long-term commitment to improving radiation safety and dose reduction in image-guided therapy.
LumiGuide seamlessly integrates with Azurion, Philips’ proven, world-leading image-guided therapy platform designed to drive procedural innovation across clinical domains. Focused on improving outcomes, efficiency, and safety, LumiGuide joins a growing suite of intelligent, AI-enabled supportive and therapeutic devices integrated on the Azurion platform – a portfolio that spans both guidance technologies and therapeutic tools – redefining how clinicians plan, guide, and perform complex procedures with greater precision and confidence.
“I have done over 160 fenestrated and branched aortic procedures with LumiGuide and have found that the system improves efficiency, reduces the procedure time, and reduces time on the fluoroscopy pedal to near zero,” said Adam W. Beck, MD, Professor and Director, Division of Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, US.
LumiGuide, powered by Philips Fibre Optic RealShape (FORS) technology, is the first solution to use light to visualize the shape and position of LumiGuide wires and compatible endovascular catheters inside the body in real time and in 3D – without X-ray. By reflecting light along an optical fibre integrated into the guidewire, LumiGuide shows high-resolution, full-color images from any angle, giving physicians instant orientation during complex endovascular procedures. LumiGuide uses AI to quickly and accurately align any image with the patient's anatomy. This technology allows clinicians to navigate with precision while significantly reducing radiation exposure for both patients and clinical staff. Using this advanced technology, complex cases such as aortic repair procedures can be performed 37 per cent faster and with up to 56 per cent DAP reduction.
“Moving LumiGuide from limited to full commercial availability is an important milestone in expanding access to advanced image-guided therapy,” said Stacey Beske, Business Leader Image-Guided Therapy Devices at Philips.
“By bringing this light-based navigation technology to more hospitals, we’re helping clinicians treat complex vascular disease with precision and safety, while reducing radiation risk for patients and teams in the lab,” added Atul Gupta, MD, Chief Medical Officer Diagnosis & Treatment at Philips.
