Patient Benefits

Improve Air Quality: Ultrasuite® +Climate filters and replaces air in the operating room as frequently as once every minute, which quickly moves airborne particulate away from the patient and out of the room to improve patient outcomes.

Reduce Risk of Hypothermia: Dedicated HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) equipment for each operating room provides a more comfortable environment for patients that can help reduce the risk of patient hypothermia when compared to traditional operating room air distribution.

Staff Benefits

Remove Surgical Smoke: With airflow up to 3X that of a traditional operating room, the Ultrasuite® +Climate system quickly washes surgical smoke from the breathing zone of staff.

Consistent Room Temperature: Dedicated HVAC equipment creates a more consistent temperature throughout the OR that reduces cold spots over the surgical table and warm spots at the perimeter to provide an environment that is more comfortable for both staff and patients.

Intuitive User Control: A touchscreen user interface provides intuitive lighting and temperature control and allows for rapid temperature adjustment (up to 20°F in as little as 20 minutes) with user presets to optimize the environment for each use case.

Reduce Eyestrain: Price Ultrasuite combines high-output LED lighting with code compliant airflow to optimally position lighting directly over the patient table, reducing shadows and improving visual acuity in the surgical zone. Ultrasuite features a large light emitting surface that provides diffuse light to reduce glare and the associated eyestrain1,2. Optional green lighting can further reduce eyestrain in procedures that rely heavily on screens and monitors3.

Facility Benefits

Accelerate Project Timelines: Single source supply of the Ultrasuite +Climate system simplifies project management, streamlines installation, and ensures equipment fit to realize faster timelines in both new construction and renovation projects.

Reduce Equipment Costs: The use of a decentralized system provides system redundancy and allows for smaller central HVAC equipment to reduce overall equipment costs in new construction and can be used to modernize an operating room without costly changes to the central air handling system in retrofit applications.

Seamless Building Integration: Ultrasuite +Climate controls and system information can be tied into existing building management systems and an in-room (password protected) diagnostics screen provides facilities teams with detailed information on equipment performance and maintenance requirements.

Balance Budgets: Staff, patient, and project benefits are realized with an investment that is comparable to conventional HVAC systems.

Resources

1.Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals. Facility Guidelines Institute. Accessed December 18, 2024. Retrieved from https://shop.fgiguidelines.org/products/paperback-2022-hospital

2.Illuminating Engineering Society. ANSI/IES RP-29-22, Recommended Practice: Lighting Hospital and Healthcare Facilities. New York: IES; 2022. Retrieved from https://store.ies.org/product/rp-29-22-lighting-hospital-and-healthcare-facilities/?v=5435c69ed3bc

3.Porter D. The Advantages of Narrow Spectrum Green Lighting in Operating Rooms. Architectural Products. February 7, 2023. Accessed December 18, 2024. Retrieved from https://www.arch-products.com/advances/article/21549055/kurtzon-lighting-the-advantages-of-narrow-spectrum-green-lighting-in-operating-rooms