Technology: Like clockwork
 As cost pressures in healthcare systems increase, solutions, such as the I-Suite from Stryker, which improves efficiencies in the operating room is a key driver for investing in high-tech surgical suites.
More than 3,500 i-Suite operating rooms have been set up at hospitals and clinics, universities and academic institutions across the globe. Its ergonomic arrangement and placement of all machines and medical equipment is said to ensure smooth-running workflows and less stress for the staff.
The ceiling-mounted suspension systems for all devices are just one key feature: suture-incision times can be reduced by six to ten minutes because the floors can be cleaned without obstruction and setup times for equipment like the mobile video trolley are shortened.
Stryker’s Switch Point Infinity router control system also allows live operating room images, PACS/DICOM images, digital radiographs and telemedicine to be co-ordinated. The intuitive touch screen interface serves as the connection point for all communications. The i-Suite family includes four operating room solutions, each designed to create the optimal environment for the various surgical specialties: EndoSuite is an integrated multidisciplinary surgical center for general, gastrointestinal, gynecological, ENT or urological surgeries; CV-Suite is an operating room configured for heart surgery; NavSuite offers a functional design for neurological, spinal and ENT surgery; and the OrthoSuite has been designed for orthopedic surgery.
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