Predictika · Medical imaging equipment
An AI sales agent prepares a quote for mobile C-arm X-ray systems: a Vision RFD 3D for spine and orthopedic surgery, a mobile CathLab for cardiology or a compact Solo FD for a surgery center, with its flat panel, 3D imaging setup, upgrades and packages. Before the quote goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of Ziehm's public product and upgrade pages and returns a verdict, every reason and the total it computed.
This validator models a quote for the six mobile C-arm systems on the Ziehm Imaging product page and the hardware upgrades, software upgrades and packages Ziehm lists for them, based on the public Ziehm pages. It handles any quote for these products, not just the scenarios shown. Where a rule is a published Ziehm fact it says so; limits and prices that are only typical are labelled that way.
Any quote for these products that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: EndoNaut and EndoSize (separate software for any C-arm), service and training plans, financing, installation and shipping, and country-by-country availability (Ziehm notes that availability of some features varies by country). The Ziehm Quadra is not on the Ziehm product page and is not modeled. The customers are fictional.
7 scenarios in 3 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch
Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.
Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)
Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run
What this means
Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.
| What the validator caught | Typical rules-based CPQ | Predictika |
|---|---|---|
| Imaging settings that constrain each other | Only with workarounds The 512³ voxel setting needs the CMOS image chain, the 10 cm volume needs the Cochlea-Package, and the 19.8 cm volume needs Larger Field of View. Each is a rule on a different field than the one being chosen, and most quote setups carry one validation rule per pair. | Image chain, volume, voxel and the upgrades behind them are checked together on every call. |
| Which of 19 upgrades each system takes | Only when someone keeps it up A bundle per system can list its own upgrades, but six systems and 19 upgrades means six lists to keep in step, and a wrong option on one system goes unnoticed until a quote is checked by hand. | Every upgrade is checked against the system chosen, and the finding names the systems that do offer it. |
| A headline spec that depends on a package | Only with care The 30 kW generator of the Hybrid Edition Cardio is offered only with a Cardio Package. A required-option rule can express it, but nothing flags a quote where the package was dropped late in the conversation. | The system and its Cardio Package are checked together. |
| One wrong choice behind several errors | Only with workarounds A Hybrid Edition quote with a Cardio Package, Cineloop and the CO2-Package is three separate problems that all come from picking the wrong system. Rules tend to fire one at a time, as each field is saved. | All three findings come back together, so the agent can see that one change cures them all. |
| Variants within an upgrade | Only with care Cineloop at two frame rates, Anatomical Marking Tool and Measurement Function with or without color, three Cardio Packages, two SmartVascular levels and two Viewing Station monitors each need their own option or attribute. | Each variant is a priced choice the validator tracks. |
| Guidance that needs a person, such as a discount above 6 percent or 3 or more systems | Only with care Approval rules exist in most CPQ tools, but each reason has to be its own rule, and one that fires does not stop the quote from being sent. | The quote is not blocked; it goes to a person with every reason listed. |
| A stated total that has to agree with the systems and upgrades | Only with workarounds A total typed on a quote can leave out an upgrade, such as two Viewing Stations, without anyone noticing. | The total is computed from the choices and compared with the total the quote states. |
| Every problem returned in one answer | Only with workarounds Rules tend to fire as the quote is saved or a step is completed, so a person often fixes one error and meets the next. | All findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in. |
Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.
| 1 | The Ziehm Vision RFD 3D is built with the 31 cm by 31 cm flat panel only; the 21 cm by 21 cm panel is offered on the other systems. |
| 2 | The Ziehm Vision RFD 3D quote needs an image chain (CMOS or a-Si), a 3D volume size and a voxel setting. |
| 3 | The image chain, 3D volume and voxel choices apply to the Ziehm Vision RFD 3D only; the selected system has no 3D imaging. |
| 4 | The 512³ voxel setting is available with the CMOS image chain only; the a-Si image chain offers 320³ voxel. |
| 5 | The 10 cm by 10 cm by 10 cm 3D volume comes with the Cochlea-Package and Zoom-in Function, which is not on the quote. |
| 6 | The 19.8 cm by 19.6 cm by 18.0 cm 3D volume comes with the Larger Field of View upgrade, which is not on the quote. |
| 7 | The 30 kW generator of the Ziehm Vision RFD Hybrid Edition Cardio is available only together with a Cardio Package (Cardio, Cardio Advanced or Cardiovascular Full), and none is on the quote. |
| 8 | The Cardio Packages are offered for the Ziehm Vision RFD Hybrid Edition Cardio only. |
| 9 | The Remote Solo Center and the Ziehm Viewing Station are offered for the Ziehm Solo FD only. |
| 10 | Enhanced Screw Visualization, Larger Field of View and the Cochlea-Package are 3D imaging upgrades, offered for the Ziehm Vision RFD 3D only. |
| 11 | Enhanced Vessel Visualisation is offered for the Ziehm Vision RFD 3D and the two Hybrid Edition systems only. |
| 12 | The Position Control Center and Distance Control is offered for the Ziehm Vision RFD 3D and the two Hybrid Edition systems only. |
| 13 | The Remote Vision Center is offered for the Vision systems; the Ziehm Solo FD takes the Remote Solo Center instead. |
| 14 | Cineloop is not offered for the Ziehm Vision RFD Hybrid Edition; the other five systems have it. |
| 15 | The CO2-Package and the SmartVascular Workflow are not offered for the Ziehm Vision RFD Hybrid Edition (which has its own SmartVascular workflow) or the Ziehm Solo FD. |
| 16 | The quote has 0 systems; at least one is needed. |
| 17 | Orders of 3 systems or more are confirmed by a regional sales director before they are sent; this one has 3. |
| 18 | A discount of $24,400 on a list price of $390,000 is more than 6 percent and needs a sales manager to approve it. |
| 19 | A discount of $47,800 on a list price of $390,000 is more than the 12 percent limit. |
| 20 | The quote states a total of $164,000, but the systems, panel, imaging setup, upgrades, packages and discount give $184,000. |
| 21 | A net order value of $1,412,200 is above $1,250,000 and needs finance review before it is sent. |
The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.
The agent's request. Please quote 2 Ziehm Vision RFD 3D systems with the 21 cm x 21 cm flat panel, the a-Si image chain and a 19.8 cm x 19.6 cm x 18.0 cm 3D volume at 512³ voxel. Add the Laser Positioning Device, Position Control Center and Distance Control, Remote Vision Center, Wireless Dual-Plus Footswitch and Wireless Video. Add the Enhanced Screw Visualization, Enhanced Vessel Visualisation, HIPAA Security Option, Anatomical Marking Tool with color and Measurement Function with color. The discount is $96,000. The quote states a total of $983,200. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote 2 Ziehm Vision RFD 3D systems with the 31 cm x 31 cm flat panel, the CMOS image chain and a 19.8 cm x 19.6 cm x 18.0 cm 3D volume at 512³ voxel. Add the Laser Positioning Device, Position Control Center and Distance Control, Remote Vision Center, Wireless Dual-Plus Footswitch and Wireless Video. Add the Enhanced Screw Visualization, Enhanced Vessel Visualisation, Larger Field of View, HIPAA Security Option, Anatomical Marking Tool with color and Measurement Function with color. The discount is $96,000. The quote states a total of $1,116,200. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Needs approval.
The agent's request. Please quote 2 Ziehm Vision RFD 3D systems with the 31 cm x 31 cm flat panel, the CMOS image chain and a 19.8 cm x 19.6 cm x 18.0 cm 3D volume at 512³ voxel. Add the Laser Positioning Device, Position Control Center and Distance Control, Remote Vision Center, Wireless Dual-Plus Footswitch and Wireless Video. Add the Enhanced Screw Visualization, Enhanced Vessel Visualisation, Larger Field of View, HIPAA Security Option, Anatomical Marking Tool with color and Measurement Function with color. The discount is $72,000. The quote states a total of $1,140,200. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Please quote 2 Ziehm Vision RFD Hybrid Edition systems with the 31 cm x 31 cm flat panel. Add the Laser Positioning Device, Position Control Center and Distance Control, Remote Vision Center, Removable Grid and Wireless Dual-Plus Footswitch. Add the Enhanced Vessel Visualisation, Cineloop at 8-25 f/s, Anatomical Marking Tool and Measurement Function with color. Add the CO2-Package and Cardiovascular Full Package. The discount is $57,000. The quote states a total of $936,000. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote 2 Ziehm Vision RFD Hybrid Edition Cardio systems with the 31 cm x 31 cm flat panel. Add the Laser Positioning Device, Position Control Center and Distance Control, Remote Vision Center, Removable Grid and Wireless Dual-Plus Footswitch. Add the Enhanced Vessel Visualisation, Cineloop at 8-25 f/s, Anatomical Marking Tool and Measurement Function with color. Add the CO2-Package and Cardiovascular Full Package. The discount is $57,000. The quote states a total of $1,086,000. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Please quote 2 Ziehm Solo FD systems with the 31 cm x 31 cm flat panel. Add the Laser Positioning Device, Remote Vision Center, Removable Grid, Wireless Dual-Plus Footswitch, Wireless Video and Ziehm Viewing Station with a 27 inch FullHD split monitor. Add the HIPAA Security Option, Cineloop at 8-25 f/s, Anatomical Marking Tool with color and Measurement Function with color. The discount is $17,000. The quote states a total of $388,800. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote 2 Ziehm Solo FD systems with the 31 cm x 31 cm flat panel. Add the Laser Positioning Device, Remote Solo Center, Removable Grid, Wireless Dual-Plus Footswitch, Wireless Video and Ziehm Viewing Station with a 27 inch FullHD split monitor. Add the HIPAA Security Option, Cineloop at 8-25 f/s, Anatomical Marking Tool with color and Measurement Function with color. The discount is $17,000. The quote states a total of $428,800. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
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