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Hospitals are investing in improving the patient experience by redesigning facilities to be more patient-friendly and offering amenities that reduce stress, such as calming environments, private rooms, and support services for families. A positive experience contributes to faster recovery and better patient satisfaction.
Flower Mound, TX USA – Stryker (NYSE:SYK), a global leader in medical technologies, unveiled the Oculan Lighting Platform, an innovative lighting solution designed to provide consistent, high-quality illumination, allowing surgeons to focus on delivering the highest standard of care.
In today’s operating rooms, where precision and accuracy are critical, even the smallest challenges may impact surgical outcomes – factors which may impede a surgeon’s ability to see clearly and work efficiently.
“The Oculan Lighting Platform was developed in response to real-world challenges faced by surgeons, as identified through extensive customer feedback,” said Caitlin Clark, vice president and general manager of Stryker’s Communications business. “This new solution is designed to improve the visualization experience, surgical performance and patient safety within the operating room.”
The Oculan Lighting Platform offers advanced features designed to enhance surgical precision and comfort:
Fly Eye technology within the optical architecture: This proprietary design ensures that instruments, hands and the surgeon’s head do not create dim areas, providing even light distribution.
Consistent illumination: Allows surgeons to maintain a clear view and is designed to increase optical efficiency and reduce color ringing at the surgical site within procedures.
Auto lux and Microspot: Provides uniform brightness and pure white even in harder-to-reach areas such as a deep cavity or small incision procedures.
SHD Mode: Removal of perceived red is designed to improve contrast, tissue differentiation and reduction of glare off instrumentation to improve the visual experience.
Heat minimization: Designed to produce less heat through heat dissipation, creating a cooler, more comfortable environment for lengthy surgeries.
Reduced glare and reflections: Helps surgeons stay focused and minimizes eye strain.
Ease of adoption: Suspension modularity allows for the Oculan Lighting Platform to be installed in operating rooms with existing Stryker surgical lights, causing minimal OR downtime.
“Clear visualization is one of the most critical aspects of surgical lighting,” said Dr. Shyamali Mallick Singhal, Chief Medical Officer of Apricity Health in California. “The ability to see clearly without shadows or dim spots is essential for precise work. The Oculan Lighting Platform excels in providing bright, even light in these hard-to-reach spaces, where surgeons need it most. Just as important are its enhanced contrast capabilities, which allow us to distinguish between different tissues and anatomical structures more easily, s
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