A new era in surgical lights.

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 Superior lights for
superior surgery – the new
Merivaara Q-Flow™
Merivaara Q-Flow™ is the intelligent solution for any operating Q-Flow™ colour rendering is excellent and the R9 value is
theatre. The design is optimised for an OR’s air flow, improving the best in its class (R9 99).
air flow circulation in the operating area and reducing the As well as all the superb features mentioned, Q-Flow™ has
potential for contamination. In addition, the Dynamic Obstacle excellent illumination properties, providing a deep column of
Compensation (DOC™) of Q-Flow™ automatically adapts to light – not forgetting green ambilite, delivering consistent
the shadows in the light field. Furthermore, Intuitive Sterile light for seeing images and reading monitors.
Surgeon Control (Intueri™) makes surgical operations safer Designed and manufactured in Finland, the award-winning
and more ergonomic for surgeons. The user interface design is Q-Flow™ is the light of choice for any surgical team.
simplicity itself – anyone can use it.

Benefits
SURGEON HEALTH CARE STAFF CLINIC

INTUITIVE AND EASY TO USE COMFORTABLE AND COST-EFFICIENT

CONVENIENT AND SAFE

• Provides first class definition of • Intuitive user interface • Designed, tested and optimised
tissues and blood vessels with the • Seamless control of light and to make an ultra clean, ventilated
best R9 colour rendering and Ra camera through a touch screen environment
colour definition in combinationwith interface • Helps to reduce the patient’s
Full HD camera technology • Lightweight and easy to clinical risk
• Dynamic Obstacle Compensation manoeuvre • Advanced touch screen controls
(DOC™) provides superb light in all settings, intelligent features and
all circumstances, even if a light surgical camera
beam is temporarily obstructed • Can also be controlled with
• Intuitive Sterile Surgeon Control OpenOR™ theatre management
(Intueri™) gives optimal control system and Merimote™
without having to use complex • Always “HD camera ready”
buttons
• Less eye stress thanks to green
ambilite

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Features
• Optimised for an OR’s air flow (Q-OptiFlowTM)
• Dynamic Obstacle Compensation (DOCTM)
• Intuitive Sterile Surgeon Control (IntueriTM)
• Excellent colour rendering
• Green ambilite
• Intuitive User Interface
• Deep column of light
• Full HD camera

Unique

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 Decreased microbial load
at the operating area
Design optimised for air flow (Q-OptiFlow™)
Hospital associated infections (HAIs) are a highly recognized challenge in hospitals around the world. HAIs
increase morbidity, mortality and length of hospital stay, adding to health care costs. More than 4 million
patients in Europe and approximately 1.7 million in the US are affected annually. The prevalence of HAIs in
Europe is around 7.1 %.
One cause of contamination is uncontrolled air flow in operating theatres. Q-FlowTM is designed for an
optimised air flow that allows ventilation to work properly in an operating theatre. Traditional surgical
light heads cause air to rise in the operating area, resulting in increased particle content and an increased
infection burden for the patient. Due to the optimally designed Q-FlowTM, with a turbulence intensity of See the air flow behaviour
only 15.9 %, there is no additional particle burden created in the operating area. In addition, this also of Q-FlowTM in smoke tests.
improves the working conditions for the surgical team, as it helps to keep the area clean from harmful
smoke and gases.

CONVENTIONAL DESIGN OPTIMISED AIR FLOW DESIGN – Q-FLOW™

Simulations from a laminar air flow theatre show that the conventional design (on the left) creates a rising air flow which increases
the risk of infection. The standard turbulence intensity should be below 37.5 % and the Q-Flow™ boasts an outstanding 15.9 %
according to the DIN 1946-4:2008 standard. Thus Q-Flow™ helps to reduce the microbial load around the patient.
DIN 1946-4:2008 standard defines special requirements for the ventilation in buildings and rooms of healthcare.

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 SKIN
CRI R13 RED
Ra 99 R9
98 99
Superb colour rendering
The colour rendering of Q-FlowTM is outstanding. The R9 value is the best
in its class R9 99, which means a perfect value of red rendering and
therefore a better definition of tissues and blood vessels for the surgeon.
The R13 value 99 is also excellent, which is particularly important for
plastic surgery and accurate skin colour.

Test Colours Used In Calculating CRI

R1 97
R2 99
R3 94
R4 94
R5 98
R6 97
R7 97
R8 97
R9 99
R10 97
R11 92
R12 93
R13 99
R14 96
Ra 98

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 Deep column of light & Green ambilite

20
%
60
%
L2

10
0%
1m
L1

60
%

20
%

Deep column of light decreases the need to adjust the light and thus improves efficiency in operating theatres. Depth of illumination
L1+L2 at 60 % is 750 mm (Q-Flow 6) and 700 mm (Q-Flow 4). At 20 % the value is 1700 mm (Q-Flow 6) and 1400 mm (Q-Flow 4).

Green ambilite provides a consistent light for seeing images and reading monitors. Due to the Purkinje effect it provides better
definition to images and text.

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Dynamic Obstacle
Compensation (DOC™)
Merivaara’s Dynamic Obstacle Compensation (DOC™) provides optimal
light in all circumstances. If a light beam is temporarily obstructed, the
intensity of the remaining beams will increase in compensation,
maintaining ideal shadowless illumination in the surgical area.
Together with deep column of light, Dynamic Obstacle Compensation
decreases the need to adjust the luminaire. It has been shown that with
traditional lights luminaire actions are needed in every 7.5 minutes, so
without the need to adjust the light, ergonomics and efficiency can be
improved remarkably.

• Provides optimal light in all circumstances

• Temperature above surgical team’s heads is
reduced due to automatic light dimming
• The intensity of the remaining beams will increase
in compensation
• Original lighting conditions are automatically
restored when surgical team moves away

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 Intuitive User
Interface (UI)
The intuitive user interface of Q-FlowTM helps the user to control the
light and camera(s). Similar user interface is applied also in other control
devices such as MerimoteTM and the integration system OpenORTM, and is
thus easy for the staff to adapt.

Intuitive Sterile
• Allows the surgeon to adjust the
illumination without looking up Surgeon Control
• The interface appears around the
operating area (Intueri™)
• Two sterile controls: light field
size and dimming Intuitive Sterile Surgeon Control (Intueri™) is Merivaara’s latest
patent pending innovation, which allows the surgeon to adjust the
• Disposable handle system also light’s brightness and diameter without looking up. This provides a
available constant and clear vision for the surgeon. The interface will
automatically appear around the operating area when the user
grasps the sterile handle. Disposable handle system also available.

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Q-Flow system with
wireless Full HD Camera
The camera is integrated inside Q-Flow luminaire - it doesn’t complicate the
usability of the light. It is suitable to be used with all Q-Flow luminaires.
Rotation, zoom and other functions provide good and easy visibility to the
operating area. Wireless transmission enables live video feed to external
monitors e.g. in training or consulting.

• Camera unit “hidden” inside the luminaire - no

additional parts underneath
• Can be attached to all Q-Flow luminaires - even
retrospectively
• Excellent video stream quality
• Camera controls integrated into the same luminaire
user interface - no need for additional control units
• Merimote™ and OpenOR™ compatible

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 Multifunctional
remote control
Merimote™ is a multifunctional remote control for Merivaara
operating room equipment - it is a part of Merivaara Fluent concept.
Merimote™ controls Q-Flow surgical lights and cameras as well as
operating tables.
With its intuitive touch screen Merimote™ guides the user to get
full advantage of the working environment.
Operating room staff can control surgical lights and cameras outside
the sterile operating area without disturbing the operators.

• Similar easy-to-use user interface

as with Q-Flow
• Allows control of Q-Flow and camera
outside the sterile area
• Intuitive and simple to use
• Wireless controls - no preinstallation
required

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Technical
Specifications
Q-FlowTM 6i Q-FlowTM 6 Q-FlowTM 4i Q-FlowTM 4

Max illumination @ 1.0 m 160 klux 160 klux 140 klux 140 klux

Colour rendering index (Ra) 98 98 98 98

Red colour rendering index (R9) 99 99 99 99

“Skin colour” rendering index (R13) 99 99 99 99

Turbulence intensity, DIN 1946 15.9 % 15.9 % <35 % <35 %

Variable colour temperatures 3800 / 4500 K 3800 / 4500 K 3800 / 4500 K 3800 / 4500 K

Depth of illumination (L1+L2) @ 60 % 750 mm 750 mm 700 mm 700 mm

Depth of illumination (L1+L2) @ 20 % 1700 mm 1700 mm 1400 mm 1400 mm

Light field diameter 200–380 mm 200–380 mm 200–340 mm 200–340 mm

Integrated dimming 10–100 % 10–100 % 10–100 % 10–100 %

Number of LEDs 90 90 69 69

External dimensions (diameter) 700 mm 700 mm 560 mm 560 mm

Lamp weight 16 kg 16 kg 13 kg 13 kg

Green ambilite

Touch panel control

OpenOR™ compatible

MeriMoteTM compatible

Integrated camera control (touch screen)

Wireless full HD camera (1080p60) O O O O

Intuitive Sterile Surgeon Control (Intueri™) - -

Dynamic Obstacle Compensation (DOC™) - -

Disposable sterile handle system O O O O

= included O = optional

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 Made in Finland with respect
for our unique nature.

Red Dot Design Award

Q-Flow™ has won highly acclaimed international design award Red Dot
and also Finland’s most appreciated design award Fennia Prize in 2017.

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