CMAS Selects HaiVision’s hai500 Codec for Telemedicine Procedures during NEEMO 7 Space Analogue Mission
Hamilton, Ontario based CMAS (Center for Minimal Access Surgery) has selected HaiVision’s hai500 MPEG-2 encoder/decoder to provide video transmission for the NEEMO 7 space analogue mission. During this mission the CMAS team is supporting astronauts in experimental procedures related to their breakthrough telesurgery and telementoring techniques. CMAS has selected the hai500 for this advanced experimental medical system due to the hai500’s extremely high quality and low latency video transmission within a very reliable product.
Montreal (PRWEB) October 18, 2004 -- Hamilton, Ontario based CMAS (Center for
Minimal Access Surgery) has selected HaiVision’s hai500 MPEG-2 encoder/decoder
to provide video transmission for the NEEMO 7 space analogue mission. During
this mission the CMAS team is supporting astronauts in experimental procedures
related to their breakthrough telesurgery and telementoring techniques. CMAS has
selected the hai500 for this advanced experimental medical system due to the
hai500’s extremely high quality and low latency video transmission within a very
reliable product.
The NEEMO “analogue” missions are the execution of
space processes within the Aquarius underwater laboratory in Key Largo, Florida.
Performing innovative medical procedures in this remote environment allows
astronauts and their support crews to evaluate and train for the adoption of
such techniques within extreme conditions of space missions. The seventh NEEMO
mission, which commenced on October 11, focuses on the delivery of expert
medical care to patients in remote and harsh environments.
“CMAS has been
using encoded MPEG-2 video for telesurgery and telementoring processes since
2003. Critical to these processes is the transmission of the video signals from
endoscopy cameras to the surgeon in a remote location with the highest quality
and absolute lowest latencies,” explains Trevor Chapman, IT Analyst in charge of
Surgical Communications and Robotics for CMAS. “Extremely low latency and
consistent frame rate and resolution are critical for maintaining hand-eye
coordination throughout the process. HaiVision’s hai500 products certainly
deliver the performance that we require.”
Delivering the highest quality
interactive video is the cornerstone to future deployments of telemedicine
procedures in providing life-saving emergency medical care to remote regions and
harsh environments. Leveraging medical grade IP networks using the latest Cisco
GigaEthernet equipment, the hai500 broadband video encoders and decoders deliver
the highest quality video coupled with the lowest latencies. The hai500 series
is a scalable system which can accommodate multiple channels through a single
chassis with its built-in wide-band multiplexer allowing for synchronous video
communication along with remote endoscopy camera signals. Further, HaiVision’s
heritage as a telecom system provider with NEBS Level 3 certified products
assures the reliability demanded during mission critical
operations.
Further information on long-distance surgery at CMAS is
available in an article by renowned scientific journalist Lydia Dotto on
HiaVision’s web site at www.haivision.com/haivision/applications (originally published
in the Globe and Mail, Oct. 2, 2004, reproduced with permission).
About
The Center for Minimal Access Surgery
CMAS, a McMaster University Centre,
located at St. Joseph's Healthcare in Hamilton, Ontario (Canada) develops
telemedicine technologies to help Canadian physicians in isolated communities
gain better access to the latest medical knowledge, techniques and
specialists.
About HaiVision Systems Inc.
HaiVision Systems Inc.,
based in Montreal (Canada) designs, manufactures and sells high quality
broadband video communication solutions for corporate conferencing, distance
education, security and surveillance, tele-medicine, and other mission-critical
applications worldwide.
Contact Details:
Peter Maag
HaiVision
Systems Inc.
Tel: 514-334-5445 ext. 224;
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