VIO 3 electrosurgical device receives Red Dot Award 2016

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.

The smartphone interface has become a part of medical Technology.

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