Smart Solutions for Surgical Image Documentation
Benefits for
- Control as usual via the endoscopic camera head
- Seamless integration into the OR workflow, no additional training required
- Automatic transfer of image documentation in the surgical report
- Fast access to the archived data via PC, tablet or smartphone
- Structured documentation, video editing, and postoperative visualization for research and teaching
- Retrofit solution for existing imaging equipment
- Investment protection through manufacturer-independent interfaces compatible with almost all common surgical camera systems
- Seamless integration into existing HIS/PACS environments and image distribution
- Smart automatic video documentation “Movie-around-Snap” saves up to 80% of storage capacity in the archive
- For PACS integration of all OR documentation systems, only one modality license is required
- Vendor-neutral image acquisition compliant with EN 60601-1-2 for mobile endoscopic carts, microscopes, and surgical robots
- Easy-to-use interface with surgeon control via camera head or foot switch
- Compatible with analog and digital video processors in SD, HD, and 4K
- DICOM Modality Worklist and DICOM Store via HCI ASMIS Video Server
- Virtualized in-house server
- Fully web-based solution, no local software installation required
- Integration into existing HIS/PACS systems via HL7 and DICOM interfaces
- Powerful REST API for flexible implementation into internal workflows
- PACS integration of all systems can be achieved with a single modality license
- Smart automatic video documentation “Movie-around-Snap” saves up to 80% of storage capacity in the archive
Solutions for the Digitalization of Image Documentation in Surgery, Outpatient Clinics and Day Clinics
HCI offers software and hardware solutions for comprehensive image data management of non-radiological imaging modalities, enabling smooth and automatic connection to the Electronic Patient Record. We integrate existing and future medical systems into the hospital-wide image and data management infrastructure. Older analog devices such as endoscopy, ultrasound, ECG, or EEG systems often operate independently of the hospital IT infrastructure. This results in additional costs and time required to manage patient records, reports, images, and videos, and to integrate them into the Electronic Patient Record or the Hospital Information System (HIS). HCI provides a modern and flexible digitalization strategy for use in surgery, outpatient clinics, and ambulatory care. Even non-DICOM-compliant imaging systems and cameras can be retrofitted to enable archiving in the Electronic Patient Record. The systems are digitized and integrated into the existing PACS/VNA archive management system via a DICOM-compliant worklist protocol and DICOM storage service.
ASMIS Video Server Software: Surgical Media Content Management
ASMIS serves as a central repository for surgical images and videos, acting as middleware between operating room imaging systems and the hospital’s long-term archive (e.g., PACS).
Its primary objective is to prevent hospital archives from being overloaded with unnecessary or irrelevant video recordings. Instead, only video sequences relevant for clinical documentation are transferred.
To achieve this, ASMIS provides a range of intelligent and largely automated features designed to streamline surgical workflows. The system was developed in close collaboration with surgeons, biomedical engineers, and hospital IT specialists to ensure maximum practical relevance and seamless integration into diverse medical device and IT environments.