Beacon Hospital invests in 3D tech for neurosurgery

Beacon Hospital has invested €500,000 in Orbeye technology for neurosurgery, making it the first hospital in the UK and Ireland to use this equipment. 

This 3D camera system allows surgeons to see intricate images of the areas they are operating on, enabling them to perform and collaborate on complex and delicate brain procedures more effectively.

The equipment offers an alternative to traditional microscopic surgery. It produces magnified, high-resolution, three-dimensional digital images for the neurosurgeon. The technology has powerful magnification and illumination which allows surgeons to see fine details, such as the smallest nerves and blood vessels, in deep parts of the brain.

For patient’s surgical incisions are significantly smaller, therefore potentially resulting in a shorter stay in hospital, quicker recovery time and a lower risk of infection.

The technology enables an entire surgical team to see exactly what the surgeon is seeing on a large 3D screen in the operating room. 

When using traditional operating microscopes, neurosurgeons can spend many hours with their neck bent forward and often in awkward positions. Using Orbeye, surgeons can access these complex areas without having to get into awkward positions for lengthy surgeries.

At Beacon Hospital, Professor Mohsen Javadpour has been successfully using the Orbeye for surgery on benign and malignant brain tumours.

Professor Javadpour, consultant neurosurgeon said: “In my view this technology offers us one of the most significant advancements in neurosurgery in recent years, totally revolutionising how we perform operations. Orbeye technology enables us to look straight ahead at a 3-D screen, it illuminates corridors deep into the brain, allowing us carry out these complex surgeries like never before. Vitally, it also improves communication, education and learning within the operating theatre as an entire team can see what is happening on a large screen with a 3D view. This is an extremely promising development for neurosurgery in Ireland and worldwide.”

Alison Harvey, Olympus country manager added: "Beacon Hospital are our technology partners here in Ireland and an investment of this nature is evidence of the Hospitals’ ambition and commitment to Irish healthcare.”

At Beacon Hospital, the system will be used initially for brain surgery.