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| Case Study: Next Gen Operation Room Solutions |
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Introduction:
Richard Wolf GmbH, a leading company with over 1,400 employees, was founded in 1947 by Annemarie and Richard Wolf. The German company boasts seven subsidiaries and 120 field offices worldwide. They offer global service and training in medical technology as well as the manufacture of endoscopic diagnosis and treatment equipment. With over a century of presence in the industry, Richard Wolf expertise combined with Advantech Point-of-Care (POC) enable them to reach new heights in helping hospitals establish integrate operating rooms with state-of-the-art digital healthcare solutions. |
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Application Requirements
Core nova is the new generation of Richard Wolf’s integrated operating room. It is the world’s first fully network-based software. It has the ability to connect devices and all central services of the core to the server. With the use of standard technologies, Richard Wolf is able to offer their customers optimal surgical workflow support with a system that is small, smart and secure. Advantech’s panel PC performs as the central control unit for core Nova.
The goal of an integrated system is to give the surgical staff the ability to control all functions of a modern operating room, including device control, media management, procedure documentation, telemedicine and advanced integration into the hospital-wide clinical workflow.. This is achieved by deploying one or more touch-operated core nova control units within the OR. Connectivity is provided by Richard Wolf’s secured, intraoperative network, running certificate-based encrypted communication on top of a standard IP-based network.
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Project Implementation:
POC-W211 is a high-performing TFT-LCD medical PC solution with an Intel® Core™i7 processor. It features a 21.5” wide-format p-cap multi-touch display, capable of rendering and transmitting medical images and video, an integrated SSD storage device, color-customizable appearance, and Linux driver support. POC-W211 allows pre-, intra-, and post-operative management of all aspects of Richard Wolf’s endoscopy platform. Its rich set of I/O ports enables the system to be extensible and flexible system. Some include but not limited to: two one-watt speakers, two serial ports, six USB ports, and more.
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Benefits
With the rapid advancement of medical technologies and growing expectations for better healthcare, medical professionals are seeking new ways to effectively perform administrative duties that help eliminate errors and save valuable time. With POC-W211, Richard Wolf GmbH is able to deliver an endoscopic solution that is part of the integrated operating room, increasing accuracy and immediacy of data, and facilitating the efforts of healthcare professionals with timely delivery of information. Some of the cited benefits of the new system include: |
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Improved safety and data protection |
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Reduction in overall cost of integration |
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Enhanced workflow during surgical procedures |
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All data and equipment are managed via LAN |
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