Kalamazoo, Michigan-based Stryker designed the fully enhanced, minimally invasive camera to advance surgery across multiple specialties.
The all-in-one surgical camera platform offers more vibrant images with balanced lighting. It also features a wider color gamut and clearer delineation of fluorescence signals, Stryker said in a news release. The company says the camera improves the visualization of blood flow and critical anatomy, visualizing multiple optical imaging agents.
Dr. Matthew Albert, colon and rectal surgeon at Advent Health, said dependable imaging represents one of the most critical factors in surgical outcomes.
“With the enhanced imaging capabilities of the 1788, surgeons have a complete surgical camera technology that provides consistent and vivid imaging,” said Albert. “Patients deserve high-quality care, and we’re thrilled that this solution allows our operating room teams to deliver just that.”
Stryker designed the 1788 platform for compatibility with currently marketed imaging agents, plus adaptability to new ones. It can also work with new fluorescence modes as they become available. The company said the new camera enables a broader range of clinical applications and enhances additional specialties. That could include urology, neurology and ear, nose and throat (ENT).
Andrés Rosales, VP and GM of Stryker’s Endoscopy business unit, said early feedback demonstrated better imaging and enhanced experiences. That offers optimism in complex cases where surgeons work in tight cavities, like sinus cases in pituitary resections.
“Stryker partnered with our surgeon users to design the 1788 platform to be a powerful partner in the OR and to enhance the surgical experience across specialties,” Rosales said. “This is another way in which Stryker is living up to its rich legacy of delivering the most innovative surgical technology to help surgeons support improved patient outcomes.”
