OrthoScan Mini C-Arm Financing

Extremity imaging has different demands than surgical C-arm use in a general OR suite, and the OrthoScan FD Pulse is built specifically for that environment. Foot and ankle surgeons, hand surgeons, and orthopedic specialists working on distal extremity cases need a compact, maneuverable imaging system that fits precisely where the patient's hand or foot lies, not a full-size C-arm that was designed for hip and spine cases. The FD Pulse handles this geometry natively: smaller C-arm diameter, flat-panel detector for sharp extremity images, and a low-profile design that works in standard procedure chairs and tables rather than a specialized OR table.

We finance the OrthoScan FD Pulse and the broader OrthoScan mini C-arm product line. The OrthoScan FD Pulse is the current flagship, distinguished by its flat-panel detector rather than the image intensifier found in earlier mini C-arm models. It is the most capable extremity imaging platform OrthoScan offers and the most commonly requested in orthopedic specialty practices. Minimum transaction is $50,000, and the FD Pulse typically exceeds that threshold at standard dealer prices. B and C credit profiles are reviewed. Vendor closing after imaging-package review after approval.

OrthoScan Equipment We Finance

OrthoScan's product line is tightly focused on extremity and mini C-arm imaging, with the FD Pulse as its primary platform.

OrthoScan FD Pulse

The FD Pulse uses a CsI flat-panel detector in a mini C-arm form factor. Compared to image-intensifier mini C-arms, the flat-panel delivers better spatial resolution for the fine bone structures of the hand, wrist, foot, and ankle that orthopedic surgeons need to evaluate during reduction and fixation cases. The system's pulsed fluoroscopy mode reduces dose during continuous fluoroscopy sequences, which is particularly relevant for extremity cases where the patient's hands may be in or near the beam for extended periods. The FD Pulse is cleared for intraoperative extremity fluoroscopy and office-based fluoroscopic guidance, making it useful in both surgical and clinical settings.

Pricing for a new OrthoScan FD Pulse with standard accessories typically runs $60,000 to $90,000, which places most configurations just above or at our minimum transaction threshold. Buyers who need accessories such as positioning aids, draping systems, or a dedicated transport cart can bundle those into the transaction to confirm eligibility.

Prior-Generation OrthoScan Units

OrthoScan has produced image-intensifier mini C-arms in prior generations that are available on the secondary market. These units, while older technology, remain functional imaging tools for practices doing straightforward extremity work that does not require the dose management or image resolution advantages of the FD Pulse flat-panel. Used OrthoScan image-intensifier units can sell for $15,000 to $35,000 on the secondary market, which typically falls below our minimum, but they can be financed as part of a larger transaction that includes a room build-out or other equipment.

Who Finances OrthoScan Mini C-Arms

OrthoScan financing buyers are a concentrated group compared to general DR or large C-arm financing. The clinical use case defines the buyer almost completely.

Foot and ankle orthopedic practices are the highest-volume OrthoScan buyers. A foot and ankle specialist doing in-office procedures or operating in an adjacent procedure suite needs extremity-specific imaging, and the FD Pulse is the reference standard for this application. The orthopedic practice setting also benefits from the FD Pulse's dose management in the procedure room, where the surgeon's hands may be near the beam during reductions.

Hand surgery practices and orthopedic groups with a hand surgery focus use OrthoScan for intraoperative hardware placement in carpal, metacarpal, and phalangeal cases. The fine bone structures involved require the spatial resolution the flat-panel provides.

Podiatry practices with in-office surgical capability. Podiatric surgeons doing nail avulsion, hammertoe correction, and bunion procedures under local anesthesia with fluoroscopic guidance use mini C-arms in their own treatment rooms without hospital or ASC overhead. A podiatry practice that has the patient volume and in-office procedure space to support an FD Pulse purchase often finds the financing straightforward because the revenue from billing the imaging guidance alongside the procedure covers the monthly payment within modest case volume.

Orthopedic ASCs adding dedicated extremity imaging capability. Some ASC OR suites use a full-size OEC or Ziehm C-arm for most cases and add a mini C-arm for dedicated extremity room coverage rather than sharing the full-size unit between rooms.

OrthoScan Financing Terms and Structure

The OrthoScan FD Pulse is a smaller-ticket transaction compared to most imaging system purchases on our platform, which makes it one of the more accessible approval profiles we handle.

New FD Pulse units at $60,000 to $90,000 fall in the application-only approval range without exception. We ask for three months of business bank statements and a completed credit application. No tax returns, no financial statements. For practices with clean credit and demonstrated procedure revenue, approvals come back in one business day.

Term lengths for FD Pulse purchases run 36 to 60 months depending on buyer preference. A 60-month term minimizes the monthly payment; a 36-month term reduces total interest cost and pays the equipment off before it requires any significant servicing. Given the FD Pulse's purchase price, even a 60-month payment on a $75,000 transaction is modest relative to the procedure revenue it supports.

Buyers with B or C credit profiles often find OrthoScan transactions among the easier C-arm approvals because the smaller ticket reduces the lender's absolute exposure and the secondary market value of a used FD Pulse provides reasonable collateral coverage. A practice with credit challenges that cannot get approved for a $200,000 full-size C-arm may find a $75,000 FD Pulse approval accessible with a modest down payment.

Application-only financing covers the vast majority of OrthoScan purchases without exception, and most practices come in well under the $400,000 threshold that triggers a full financial package requirement.

Related Financing Paths

Practices financing an OrthoScan FD Pulse often look at adjacent equipment as part of the same clinical build-out.

Some orthopedic and podiatry practices pair an OrthoScan mini C-arm with a full-field X-ray room for diagnostic imaging while the mini C-arm handles procedural guidance. These are separate financing transactions but can be timed together if the practice is building out a new location.

Practices evaluating whether a mini C-arm or a full mini C-arm category purchase makes sense for their volume can work with us on payment comparisons. The OrthoScan FD Pulse is the premium option in this category; lower-cost alternatives from other brands offer image-intensifier technology at lower prices but without the flat-panel resolution advantage.

For practices that already own a prior-generation OrthoScan unit and want to upgrade to the FD Pulse, the old unit may have resale value that can be applied toward the new purchase. We finance the net balance after any trade-in or sale proceeds from the prior unit.