OR Specific Blog

Operating rooms have been around for centuries but what they look like and encompass has constantly evolved to keep up with changes in medical practices. This article will discuss the current design limitations of operating rooms and how today’s modern equipment, like OR Specific’s Double-decker back tables, can improve the use of space creating better efficiency, organization, comfort, safety, and overall patient care. Today’s Operating Room Design Unlike operating rooms of the past that used rudimentary tools and instruments, Twenty-first century operating rooms have become highly specialized and technologically advanced environments. Digital imaging, robotics, and computer-assisted surgery have revolutionized neurosurgery, orthopedics, and cardiovascular procedures. However, while these spaces have modernized to serve the medical community, operating rooms can still have limitations and challenges: Limited Space: Traditional operating rooms often have limited space making it challenging for surgical teams to [...]

When it comes to operating room equipment, we know you have choices. We often get asked why OR Specific’s back tables are different. Our simple answer is that we have superior products backed by a team of engineers dedicated to designing the highest quality operating room back tables in the industry. Our product success comes from years of innovation, hard work and listening to those who use the equipment in the operating room. OR Specific was the originator of the two-tier back table (The Big Case Back Table), and over the years we have perfected the table through numerous conversations with OR personnel. The comments we most often heard about existing back tables were that they lacked adequate space, had limited visibility, and did not accommodate the various heights of an OR staff. Based on this feedback, we worked with engineers [...]