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ou can buy all
the 4K surgical
monitors you
want, but unless you
have a 4K surgical
camera feeding them
images, along with a
4K-capable camera
control unit and a net-
working infrastructure
with enough band-
width, you're not actu-
ally seeing real-time
4K video. Numerous
vendors offer a variety
of end-to-end 4K surgi-
cal camera systems.
From Arthrex to
Zimmer Biomet, check
out 11 product snap-
shots beginning on page 79.
The adoption rate for 4K surgical cameras has been slow, as
administrators and executives need a lot of convincing that this
upgrade is actually needed, clinically necessary and cost-justifiable.
The movement from ancient standard-def to HD was much quicker
because it was a quantum leap in terms of clarity, obvious to virtu-
ally anyone. The difference between HD and 4K is undeniable theo-
4K Camera Systems
There's a lot to consider before upgrading your OR imaging systems.
Thinking of Buying…
Suraj S. Soudagar, MS, MBA, LEED AP
• SEEING CLEARLY These 2 photos illustrate just how much better a 4K image
(bottom) looks compared to an HD image (top) when the surgeon zooms in on tissue.
Olympus
America