• Collaboration on new products with RWTH Aachen University
• OR.NET project for the standardization and normalization of the networking of components in the OR and the hospital
• Presentation of new solutions at the MEDICA 2018

Tuttlingen, June 5, 2018 SIMEON Medical, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of LED lighting systems for hospital, surgical, and examination rooms, is pressing ahead with its development as supplier of OR system solutions. This medical technology company, located in Tuttlingen, is relying on new product areas and solutions that are being developed, among others, with the medical technology research facility at RWTH Aachen University. The new products are intended to enhance the company's vast product portfolio, to be able to offer a complete and integrated range of operating room equipment from a single source. Aside from its high-grade LED lights, SIMEON Medical recently introduced the world's first wireless ultra-HD camera Sim.CAM 4K, and its ceiling-mounting supply unit Sim.CARRY, which allows for flexible use as well as easy mounting and maintenance thanks to its modular design. The OR.NET project is supporting SIMEON Medical in its transformation from pure lighting manufacturer to systems supplier, with the aim of working with leading medical technology suppliers to standardize the networking of components in operating rooms and hospitals.

Cutting edge research for new, innovative products

"SIMEON’s quality products enjoy great demand at an international level. We will thus continue to invest in the development of new and innovative medical technology products in order to expand our market position", states Dr. Markus Keussen, Managing Director of SIMEON Medical. In order to expand its product portfolio and develop new product areas, SIMEON Medical is cooperating, among others, with the Chair of Medical Technology for the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University (mediTEC). In the Integration, Risk Management and Usability Engineering workgroup, both partners are working on a new OR solution that will be presented for the first time at the Medica 2018 in Dusseldorf, the leading international trade fair for the medical sector, from November 12 to 15.

Standardized networking in the operating room and the hospital

The increasing number of networked instruments and devices has led to the need for integrating medical technology systems and software solutions into one common infrastructure, in both the operating room and the hospital. A standard interface for digital communication does not yet exist, however. SIMEON Medical is thus participating in the OR.NET initiative for the standardization and normalization of the networking of components in operating rooms and hospitals. The aim of the project is the development of strategies for a manufacturer-independent, real-time, dynamic networking of medical devices in the operating room. "A fully networked, digital operating room supports medical personnel with live data in accordance with their tasks. The 'digital OR' thus optimizes workflows and planning", says Dr. Markus Keussen. "We are glad to be a part of this special initiative which is driving medical technology forward. With OR.NET we forge together new paths for our customers, who benefit from a safe and dynamic networking of technical medical components."