According to a news release, Karl Storz already has a longstanding partnership with T1V to build its existing CollaboratOR portfolio. The company says its acquisition “marks a significant step” toward shaping integrated hardware and software for digital surgery. It complements the company’s state-of-the-art endoscopes and high-end medical solutions.
CollaboratOR, a hardware and software cloud ecosystem, features a large-format touch display. It delivers real-time clinical data, pre-operative and real-time images, plus other data to surgical teams. The cloud ecosystem enables real-time collaboration during surgery and enhances workflows.
Karl Storz says T1V’s digital competencies and intellectual property can help enhance its capabilities in multi-touch data interaction, cloud-based collaboration, low-latency streaming, multi-view windowing, and remote support. This adds to the company’s digital ecosystem offering, which also now includes surgical robotics from Asensus.
The company plans to integrate the T1V medical business over the next 12 months. As part of the acquisition, it expects a team of 10 employees to transition to Karl Storz.
“This strategic acquisition underscores our commitment to preparing for future opportunities to advance progress in digital surgery and shape the future of medicine,” said Stefan Ort, Karl Storz COO. “It ensures the future development of our CollaboratOR range, which enhances our ability to empower healthcare partners to excel daily, improving patients’ lives globally.”
