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Pioneering the most numerous advanced precision technology Olympus has revolutionized minimally invasive surgery with harvests and services that enable surgeon and the perioperative pampers assisting them, to perform practices they could only dream of a not many short years ago.

Olympus handcrafted surgical instrumentation and advanced video and imaging technology feature a unimpaired line of rigid telescopes, rigid videoseopes, flexible fiberscopes, flexible videoscopes, and deflectable-tip videoscopes as well as unbroken video imaging systems. Olympus also propounds a full line of power products including ultrasonic cutting and coagulation and a out and out line of hand instruments and trocars. All Olympus produces are designed with ease-of-use in mind, which helps create sumptuousness savings and other procedural efficiencies like as quicker O.R. set-up, treatment, and reporting.

A total solutions provider, Olympus, with its broad range of superior visualization a whole offerings, leads the way in OR standardization. "Because Olympus designs, manufactures and distributes all the imaging and therapeutic devices we move we have the unique ability to standardize and customize solutions to facilitate desired outcomes" said Director of Marketing, Surgical proceedss Matt Fahy. "And many of our proceedss are also autoclavable, which is the sterilization way recommended by AORN."

Olympus' leadership in OR standardization is exemplified through the ALPHA O.R.[TM], a totally customized operating range offering the highest level of patient care between the sides of seamless, build-on-demand integration of surgical and communication devices.

A lock opener component of the ALPHA OR[TM] is the EndoEYE[TM] family of rigid and flexible surgical videoscopes, which presents revolutionary new digital imaging techniques that place a color CCD (charge-coupled device) miniaturized camera chip at the distal tip. EndoEYE's award-winning, innovative "eye-inside" digital imaging technology provides superior, consistent imaging and its advanced design furnishs more durability, eliminates costly shoot lens repairs, and significantly contracts O.R. setup up time.

Olympus' commitment to its customers is further evidenced through its sustained efforts to train healthcare providers. Olympus University's comprehensive selection of live and online educational programs provide perioperative pampers surgeons, and other healthcare professionals with knowledge that ultimately facilitates quality patient care.

Olympus continuously strives to advance minimally invasive surgery [i]or[/i] part of to the other its ground-breaking technology, innovative programs and services, and unparalleled commitment to partnering with the surgical community to improve clinical issues and efficiencies.

cluster Vice President. Medical Systems Group: David C McKinley Vice President Sales. Medical hypothesiss Group: John Cifarelli Director of Marketing, Surgical Products: Mail Fahy

clew Surgical Offerings:

ALPHA OR[TM] totally customized OR system:

* VISERA[TM]--Multi-specialty, digital imaging platform

* EndoEYE[TM]--Family of surgical videoscopes

* SonoSurg[TM]--Ultrasonic cutting and coagulation system

* EndoALPHA[TM]--Centralized OR curb system

* Olympus Integration Services--For seamless interconnectivity

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