The prototypes are expected to be available in late fall and Tinker will soon be naming the company that will manufacture the device.

The two big surgical microscope companies will continue to provide new innovations in the years ahead, as both companies have R&D departments continually trying to discover the next leap in technology.


Brunner says Zeiss plans to continue investing heavily in fluorescence areas and also are heavily investing in networking and workflow in the O/R. The company will also continue to be strong in navigation.

"This is very important. You have image guiding systems, much like the GPS we have in cars, but you have a GPS for a patient, not with a generic map, but with one that is specific to that patient that's created with a scanner and linked to a microscope," Brunner explains. "So the surgeon, when looking at the patient, becomes a part of that in what's called a virtual pointer so you always see where your focus point is."

As for Leica Microsystems, the company will continue innovating with illumination and new applications designed to help surgeons provide better care to their patients.

"We are always developing new technologies that will benefit patient outcomes through the surgical microscope," Schwartz says. "Whether that means through better viewing, illumination, features or video, better patient care is the ultimate goal."

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