Microscopes: seeing more
The trend of minimally invasive surgery is also positively impacting the surgical microscopy business.

Emphasis on evidence-based medicine and the growing number of procedures performed at ambulatory surgery centers are contributing to the adoption of the latest innovations in this sector, according to Dirk Brunner, vice president of microsurgery and sales operations with Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.



In April, Carl Zeiss launched the Pentero 900, the company’s next generation surgical microscope. The new system includes a fully integrated HD video camera, integrated HD recording and a larger touchscreen display for viewing.

The company also upgraded some of the fluorescence options on the Pentero 900 and introduced a brand new module – the Yellow 560.

The Yellow 560 option is the first Carl Zeiss fluorescence module that enables users to highlight fluorescently-stained structures while viewing the surrounding tissue in natural color. The module visualizes fluorescence in the 540 to 690 nm wavelength range to support research applications.

Yellow 560 joins Blue 400, Infrared 800 and Flow 800 as fluorescence modules available for the microscope. “Many of our fluorescent technologies are continuing to see strong adoption and expansion,” Brunner says.

In addition to the latest fluorescence modules and integrated HD video, customers are also interested in expanding the connectivity within and beyond the operating room.

According to Brunner, hospitals and outpatient surgery centers alike are looking to better integrate medical devices like surgical microscopes with picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) and other medical data management systems. The Pentero 900’s DICOM module enables it to connect with a hospital or clinic’s data infrastructure, allowing surgeons to access pre-operative data from the OR.


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