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Thursday, 3 August
2017 | ArabMedicare.com | Staff Reporter |
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The New
Merivaara Q-Flow surgical
light
improves
laminar air flow that can
help reduce the risk of hospital
infections
(Helsinki, Finland) -
The new
Merivaara Q-Flow is a major
step forward from
traditional operating room
lights. Designed and
manufactured in Finland,
Q-Flow was developed to
fulfill
the needs of the
modern surgical team. It
offers improvements on many
standard features in the
industry as well as radical
innovations.
"I believe this is one of
the best operating theatre
lights in the world," says
CEO Markku Aherto. “We are
very excited about this
excellent product."
The light achieves superb
colour rendering,
particularly in red and skin
shades, which makes the
product perfect for a
variety of surgical
procedures such as internal
or plastic surgery. The
Q-Flow gives a very deep
column of light and dynamic
obstacle compensation, so if
the surgeon bends over his
or her patient, sensors
brighten other LEDs to
reduce shadows.
Moreover, the light has
sterile and intuitive
controls. The Q-Flow
displays simple user
instructions on the
operating table so the
surgeon does not have to
look up.
"We had surgeons,
anaesthesiologists and
nurses give us their input
as we developed the Q-Flow,"
Aherto continues. "They are
very enthusiastic about the
final result."
One of the most
ground-breaking features is
the way it improves hygienic
conditions. Standard
operating room lights create
turbulence intensity, acting
like an aircraft wing to
pull particulates in the air
right over the patient.
Merivaara's designers shaped
the Q-Flow as a series of
concentric circles with open
spaces in between. This
improves laminar air flow so
sterile conditions are
maintained and the risk of
infection is reduced. The
standard turbulence
intensity should be below
37.5% but the Q-Flow boasts
15.9% according to the DIN
1946-4:2008 standard.
The Q-Flow surgical light
has already won two
prestigious design awards:
the Red Dot Award for
Product Design in 2017 and
the Fennia Prize Grand Prix
2017 for its outstanding
design.
The Q-Flow is a part of the
Merivaara FluentTM concept,
which enhances the usability
of operating rooms. This
includes an intuitive user
interface which works across
a variety of devices, such
as Q-Flow, operating tables
and an integrated management
system. Often a single
operating room may have
equipment with different
user interfaces. With
Merivaara Fluent, each
device can have the same
user interface, allowing the
medical staff to concentrate
on the patient instead of
learning how to use the
devices.
"All the Q-Flow’s design and
technology is Finnish,"
concludes Aherto. "Finnish
healthtech has a very good
reputation around the globe.
I am proud that we can offer
something to the world which
contributes to Finland’s
great reputation."
Merivaara’s products are
used in more than 120
countries.
Related
Link:
www.merivaara.com
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