TRUMPF iLED Named “Best in Show” and “Architect’s Choice” Award Winner

“Architect’s Choice” and “Best in Show” honors went to the TRUMPF iLED at the Annual Symposium Distinction Awards.

Charleston, SC – The TRUMPF iLED surgical and procedure light from TRUMPF Medical Systems has won the “Best in Show” and the “Architect’s Choice” awards in the Annual Symposium Distinction Awards competition. The highly esteemed Symposium Distinction Awards honor design teams and individuals who have made a profound contribution to the healthcare design industry. In addition, it recognizes the best and most innovative new products exhibited at the Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo. The award competition is sponsored by FacilityCare Magazine in association with the Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo, held in Chicago, IL. October 24 – 26.

iLED Benefits Medical Facilities, Healthcare Professionals and Patients
The TRUMPF iLED has applications in the OR, ER and ICU. The iLED 5 surgical light uses 184 white and color LEDs to produce 160,000 Lux of low heat, virtually shadow-free illumination. Since each LED in the iLED has its own convergence lens, overlapping fields of light are produced which virtually eliminate shadows cast over the surgical site by equipment and the movement of the surgical team. In addition to shadows, heat is also noticeably absent when using the iLED. Its 160,000 Lux of illumination is produced without the expected heat emission, thanks to the “cold” IR-free light of the LEDs. Even directly under the light, practically no heat can be felt, with the total heat increase at the surgeon’s head measuring less than 1° C. This improves the comfort of the surgeon and the surgical team, thereby enhancing their ability to perform.

Among its outstanding features, the iLED – for the first time ever – allows surgeons to change color temperature while maintaining light intensity. This “medical first” improves contrast and tissue differentiation. Studies also show cooler color temperatures (approximately 5,000 Kelvin) can have beneficial affects when dealing with surgeon eye fatigue in longer procedures. Additionally, since LEDs have dramatically long life-cycles—approximately 20,000 hours, or an estimated 5 to 8 years depending on OR usage—the iLED represents ongoing cost savings and efficiency for medical facilities.

Following TRUMPF’s July announcement that the FDA had responded to the company’s Section 510(k) Premarket Notification and cleared the way for its iLED surgical light to proceed to market, the revolutionary light has been selected by hospitals nationwide. Facilities choosing the iLED include: MetroHealth in Cleveland; California Heart & Surgical Hospital in Loma Linda; Geisinger Medical Center in Pennsylvania; Thomason Hospital, El Paso, Texas; Bailey Medical Center in Oklahoma; as well as University of Ottawa Heart Institute in Canada.

TRUMPF OR Equipment is available in the US exclusively through Platinum Medical which can be reached at (800) 440-9105. TRUMPF Critical Care Equipment is available in the US exclusively through BeaconMedaes which can be reached at (888) 463-3427. In Canada contact Olympus Canada at (800) 387-0437. For general information call TRUMPF directly at (888) 474-9359. For media relations information please call (201) 406-9471.

About the Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo
Now in its 19th year, the Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo, is the longest-running conference and exhibition dedicated to the improvement of the overall health and welfare of patients and successful business outcomes through the design element. The event provides an educational forum that addresses the practical applications and solutions for all industry professionals who work in the healthcare environment and is the leading expo in the industry. Attendees annually include hospital administrators, healthcare architects and facility planners from across the United States and Canada.

About TRUMPF Medical Systems, Inc.
Combining a 90-year heritage of high-quality German engineering with the latest in advanced technology, TRUMPF Medical Systems, Inc., provides innovative patient care solutions to medical facilities across the United States and Canada. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, TRUMPF Medical Systems offers market-leading TRUMPF KREUZER Equipment Booms, innovative patient transport solutions, advanced surgical lighting, a full-line of modular surgical tables, as well as Quality Caresm consulting services. TRUMPF Medical Systems, Inc. is the US subsidiary of the TRUMPF Medizin Systeme business division of the TRUMPF Group. Overall sales for the TRUMPF Group exceeded $2.08 billion in Fiscal 2005/2006. The division also has subsidiaries in Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy, China and Singapore.