Experience The Difference
The WalterLorenz® Surgical Assist Arm is a bionic, electromechanical arm that enables surgical site optimization. The surgical assist arm was created in collaboration with surgeons across multiple disciplines to facilitate improved surgical access, visualization, intervention, and efficiency in the OR. Scroll below to learn about the WalterLorenz arm's features and impact for surgeons, surgical staff, patients and hospitals.
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Impact of the WalterLorenz Assist Arm
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Surgeon
- Surgeon controls exposure, visualization, and instrumentation
- Reduce clutter and personnel in the operative field
- Improve efficiency and overall experience
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Healthcare Facility
- Stay ahead of the curve with the latest “bionic operating room” technology
- Reduce staffing burden at off-hours and on holidays
- Faster OR turnaround
- Potential to reduce staff downtime due to ergonomic injuries
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Operating Room Team
- Minimizes ergonomic risks of holding instruments and retractors over extended time periods
- Allows staff to prioritize tasks such as checking equipment, documentation, operating room prep, etc.
- Provides better opportunities for residents to observe and learn
Surgery Assisting Technology Enabled Procedural Solutions
Healthcare organizations are challenged to frequently adapt to changing innovation, technology and service to optimize the patient journey and enhance health outcomes and efficiencies. Our WalterLorenz-Enabled Procedural Solutions compliment your current procedures – constantly evolving to help improve patient care, reduce costs, and enhance both outcomes and satisfaction.
We appreciate the unique approach a surgeon takes with every patient – every procedure. The WalterLorenz Surgical Assist Arm is thoughtfully designed to allow a multitude of instruments to be used depending on what the surgeon requires. Procedural solutions were designed in collaboration with a leading group of surgeons from multiple surgical specialties, whose unique insight and expertise was critical in helping ensure the surgical assist arm's value across a wide range of surgical disciplines and procedures.
To date, the WalterLorenz Surgical Assist Arm has already provided value across surgical specialties including, Spine, CMF, Cardiothoracic, Plastics, Joint Reconstruction, and more. The list is rapidly expanding as new surgeons and specialties are introduced to the surgical arm's wide applications. Listed below are a few examples of the WalterLorenz-Enabled Procedural Solutions.
Procedural Guides
Total and Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty
Download PDFRobotic-assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty
Download PDFTotal Hip Arthroplasty
Download PDFTotal & Partial Knee Arthroplasty
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