Brandon Medical’s new Quasar eLite operating theatre has been designed and built in the UK ‘by a consortium of some of Britain’s finest engineers and infection control specialists’.
The outcome, the company says, is ‘a radical improvement in the performance of surgical lighting and medical video systems’. The products feature ‘enhanced light distribution’, fully integrated HD-SDI video cameras, and ‘world-class hygienic design principles’.
With medical AV ‘now at the heart of the modern digital operating room’, Brandon Medical has paid particular attention to video integration in the design of the new light. Quasar eLite is said to be the first operating room light to incorporate full SDI high definition cameras and zoom controls, which are fully embedded within the slim lamp head. Mounting the cameras inside the lamp head enclosure obviates the need for excessively large handles and restricted rotations, while retaining the camera position directly above the subject.
Quasar eLite has also been designed to minimise infections. Andrew Kemp, consultant infection control nurse, said: “The surface of the lamp is easily the best design I have seen for cleaning.” Brandon added: “The smooth, continuous surfaces are easy to clean, with minimal split lines, while an anti-microbial agent is integrated into the light head surfaces, which are sealed to IP54 to guard against the ingress of dirt and liquids.
“The Quasar eLite surgical lighting system also incorporates the next generation of HD-LED lighting technology. The technology provides the surgeon with accurate full colour representation of anatomical structures during procedures.”
