Karl Storz says its ‘peerless’ OR1 NEO integrated theatre system now has ‘a new thoroughbred stablemate to meet the demand for light, fast and reliable IP-based switching and routing of surgical images using existing structured cabling’.
The company explained: “The OR1 FUSION – which has just seen its first UK installation at Solihull’s Spire Parkway Hospital – provides the perfect answer for rapid, reliable installations and ease of maintenance, both on site and remotely. Hospital downtime is expensive, and with the OR1 FUSION native IP platform, an integrated theatre, complete with dual stream capture and routing, can be installed over the weekend using existing or new industrystandard structured cabling.”
The OR1 FUSION can be configured in two principal modes – the first entails using the existing LAN and data switches to configure a VLAN with service-level agreements – ‘ideal in teaching environments with Video on Demand (VOD) and archiving requirements’. The second, as at Spire Parkway, is to create a private 10 Gigabit Ethernet KSNET network and quickly distribute uncompressed, highly secure images to the HD LED screens and image capture system.
Integration with the Hospital Information System (HIS) and Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) means radiological scans can be displayed on any surgical viewing monitor independently, side-by-side, or ‘picture-inpicture’, with the live endoscopic full-HD video. The OR1 FUSION also features an anaesthetic safety system that enables image routing for video laryngoscopy, and the World Health Organization (WHO) Surgical Safety Checklist as standard.
At the system’s heart is the fibre optic 10 Gigabit switch for the management of packetised data. Karl Storz said: “Galvanic isolation of signals is inherent in any optical system, and bridging to the outside world is easily achieved by providing a compressed low-latency stream to meet the constraints of the local area network. By installing the OR1 FUSION, Spire Parkway has ensured it has the bandwidth for 4K and 3D routing capability that can upgrade the OR1 over a weekend.”
Karl Storz worked closely with the hospital to ensure the new system worked within its budget and met its needs. Nick Purser, consultant general surgeon, said: “I was delighted to be asked to be the first surgeon to use this wonderfully well-equipped new operating theatre. The view of surface and superficial anatomy was made superb by the fantastic lighting, and the high-tech camera and screens gave a very detailed view internally, making surgery much safer and easier. I know doctors and patients will benefit from this development for years to come.”
