This is the first entry of the ORTV(tm) user group blog.
On this blog and the associated website, you will find information about the revolutionary ORTV system for modernising operating theatres. ORTV systems allow the theatre staff to select any image of clinical value to be displayed on any number of the latest LCD flat panel medical monitors from National Display Inc.
These monitors are mounted on surgical arms from Maquet, Berchtold or any other leading supplier. On any monitor the surgeon may choose to view an endoscopy camera images, PACS, digital radiography, patient monitoring, EPR patient notes, anaesthesia information or medical device status.
In addition to in-theatre video switching, medical recordings and images are captured locally for adding to patient records or inclusion in medical papers or teaching notes.
ORTV is the leading computer based network system for the distribution of live images for medical teaching links, telemedicine, telementoring and medical video-conferencing.
The ORcast system can take any signal of any type and broadcast via any medium to any destination: from broadband DVD quality to webstreams and analogue short links.
Post graduate centres, lecture theatres or seminar rooms can all be fitted with an ORcast receive station to view, in realtime, the surgical procedure and ask questions to the surgeon interactively.
Current installations are throughout Europe and as far as South Africa.
http://www.or-tv.net
