The interface of the new electrosurgical device by Erbe Elektromedizin was distinguished in the category Interface Design with the Red Dot Design Award.
The jury was won over by the unique user interface of the touch display. The central element – the so-called sphere – is surrounded by concentrically arranged instrument icons and activation icons which can be moved around via drag and drop. On the main screen, the sphere displays cutting and coagulation parameters large enough to be clearly visible from the sterile field.
If a user wishes to activate an instrument with the footswitch, for example, he or she simply moves the footswitch symbol on the touchscreen underneath the corresponding instrument symbol. The device switches over from handle to footswitch activation quickly and easily.
The display showing which instrument is currently activated is clearly visible from the operating table. An enlarged image of the corresponding instrument symbol appears which is graphically connected to the main sphere. The convenient, intuitive operation of the VIO 3 does not serve an end in itself but rather constitutes an essential safety factor; the more precisely and simply a device can be handled, the less likely it is that an error will be made during a surgical intervention. The user can concentrate completely on the patient. The VIO 3 boasts intuitive operation facilitated by a stepGUIDE function which gives recommendations for assignment of sockets and illuminates frames on sockets with active instruments – these being elements which enhance the operating safety of the VIO 3. The VIO 3 with its 6 sockets can be used in combination with the APC 3 plasma surgery device.
The Red Dot Award for Interface Design and almost all responses from user circles confirm that touchscreen operation via drag and drop is truly outstanding.
Find further Information about VIO 3 on vio.erbe-med.com
Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH
Setting standards since 1851
As a family-owned and operated business, Erbe develops, manufactures and markets surgical systems for professional
use in various medical disciplines all over the world.
Erbe technology leads the market in many countries and is therefore an inherent part of the working processes in the OR.
The products are thus helping to provide the best possible treatment for patients.
The portfolio comprises devices and instruments for electrosurgery, vessel sealing, argon plasma coagulation (APC),
cryosurgery and hydrosurgery. By combining these technologies, innovative applications become possible, particularly in
general surgery, gastroenterology, gynecology, pulmonology and urology.
Erbe employs more than 900 people worldwide, over 630 of them in Germany. Approx. 120 employees work in research
and development. The intensive collaboration with renowned users from medical schools and hospitals is the key to success
with which Erbe successfully furthers developments in medicine.
Firmenkontakt
Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH
Thomas Hämmerle
Waldhoernlestraße 17
72072 Tuebingen
+49 7071 / 755-138
thomas.haemmerle@erbe-med.com
http://vio.erbe-med.com
Pressekontakt
Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH
Thomas Haemmerle
Waldhoernlestraße 17
72072 Tuebingen
+49 7071 / 755-138
thomas.haemmerle@erbe-med.com
http://vio.erbe-med.com
