We use cookies to understand how you use our site and to improve your experience. This includes personalizing content and advertising. To learn more, click here. By continuing to use our site, you accept our use of cookies. Cookie Policy.

Features Partner Sites Information LinkXpress
Sign In
Advertise with Us

Merivaara

Offers integrated operating room management systems and medical furniture, such as operating tables, medical lights, ... read more Featured Products: More products

Download Mobile App





Merivaara Showcases Q-Flow Surgical Light at Arab Health

By HospiMedica International staff writers
Posted on 31 Jan 2017
Print article
Image: The Q-Flow surgical light (Photo courtesy of Merivaara).
Image: The Q-Flow surgical light (Photo courtesy of Merivaara).
Merivaara Corp., a Finnish provider of hospital furniture and operating room systems, showcased its new surgical light, Merivaara Q-Flow, a part of the Merivaara Fluent concept, which enhances the usability of operating rooms. In addition to improving the working environment in operating rooms, the Q-Flow surgical light also offers a new way to reduce the risk of infections.

Merivaara focuses on offering integrated solutions and furnishing for operating rooms, day surgery and health clinics, and recovery. Designed and manufactured in Finland, Q-Flow gives superb color rendering, particularly in red and skin shades, which makes it perfect for a variety of surgeries, such as internal or plastic surgery. The Q-Flow provides a very deep column of light and dynamic obstacle compensation in order to reduce shadows. The surgical light also has sterile intuitive controls and displays simple user instructions onto the operating table so the surgeon does not have to look up.

The highlight of Q-Flow surgical light is the way it improves hygienic conditions in the operating theatre. The Q-Flow is shaped as a series of concentric circles with open spaces in between which improves laminar airflow in order to maintain sterile conditions and reduce the risk of infection.

“We had surgeons, anesthesiologists and nurses give us their input as we developed the Q-Flow,” said CEO Markku Aherto. “They are very positive about the final result. All the Q-Flow’s design and technology is Finnish. Finnish health tech has such a good reputation around the globe. I am proud that we can offer something to the world which contributes to Finland’s great reputation.”

The Q-Flow is a part of the Merivaara Fluent concept, which enhances the usability of operating rooms, and includes an intuitive user interface, which works across a variety of devices, such as Q-Flow, operating tables and an integrated operating system. With Merivaara Fluent, each device in a single operating room can have the same user interface, allowing the medical staff to concentrate on the patient instead of learning how to use the devices.

”Operating rooms usually have many different devices and several user interfaces, such as a wall panel, a computer or a control panel on the unit itself. The fact that these user interfaces are not made in a logical or visually uniform way affects usability, and the operating room staff will often have to spend too much time learning how to use them,” said Jyrki Nieminen, Director of R&D and Product Management at Merivaara. “Our aim is to make the functions easy to understand, consistent and uniform, whatever the device.”

Gold Member
POC Blood Gas Analyzer
Stat Profile Prime Plus
Gold Member
Real-Time Diagnostics Onscreen Viewer
GEMweb Live
Silver Member
Compact 14-Day Uninterrupted Holter ECG
NR-314P
New
Digital ECG Machine
ECG – 11D

Print article

Channels

Critical Care

view channel
Image: Researchers have developed a novel risk score for cardiovascular complications after bone marrow transplant (Photo courtesy of 123RF)

Novel Tool Predicts Cardiovascular Risks after Bone Marrow Transplantation

Every year, thousands of people undergo bone marrow transplants to potentially cure serious diseases like leukemia, lymphoma, and immune deficiency disorders. While these transplants can be lifesaving,... Read more

Surgical Techniques

view channel
Image: The Early Bird Bleed Monitoring System provides visual and audible indicators of the onset and progression of bleeding events (Photo courtesy of Saranas)

Novel Technology Monitors and Lowers Bleeding Complications in Patients Undergoing Heart Procedures

Bleeding complications at the femoral access site can significantly hamper recovery, affecting the success of procedures, patient satisfaction, and overall healthcare costs. It is crucial for surgeons... Read more

Patient Care

view channel
Image: The newly-launched solution can transform operating room scheduling and boost utilization rates (Photo courtesy of Fujitsu)

Surgical Capacity Optimization Solution Helps Hospitals Boost OR Utilization

An innovative solution has the capability to transform surgical capacity utilization by targeting the root cause of surgical block time inefficiencies. Fujitsu Limited’s (Tokyo, Japan) Surgical Capacity... Read more

Health IT

view channel
Image: First ever institution-specific model provides significant performance advantage over current population-derived models (Photo courtesy of Mount Sinai)

Machine Learning Model Improves Mortality Risk Prediction for Cardiac Surgery Patients

Machine learning algorithms have been deployed to create predictive models in various medical fields, with some demonstrating improved outcomes compared to their standard-of-care counterparts.... Read more

Point of Care

view channel
Image: The new eye-safe laser technology can diagnose traumatic brain injury (Photo courtesy of 123RF)

Novel Diagnostic Hand-Held Device Detects Known Biomarkers for Traumatic Brain Injury

The growing need for prompt and efficient diagnosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI), a major cause of mortality globally, has spurred the development of innovative diagnostic technologies.... Read more
Copyright © 2000-2024 Globetech Media. All rights reserved.