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NDS Surgical Imaging Advances Secure Multi-Destination Video Streaming Beyond the Operating Room
[December 15, 2014]

NDS Surgical Imaging Advances Secure Multi-Destination Video Streaming Beyond the Operating Room


NDS (News - Alert) Surgical Imaging (NDSsi) has introduced ExpandOR™, the industry's first multi-node, bi-directional HD video/audio streaming device designed for the healthcare environment. Allowing secure streaming to multiple destinations simultaneously, ExpandOR helps increase clinical staff efficiency via enhanced hospital-wide communication with the operating room, as well as external targeted locations such as educational facilities.

ExpandOR multi-node video/audio streaming device (Photo: Business Wire)

ExpandOR multi-node video/audio streaming device (Photo: Business Wire)

ExpandOR streams HD-quality imaging up to 1080p@60Hz, and allows easy capture of clinical video and still images, as well as data storage via a USB connection. The secure multi-node functionality of ExpandOR



Suitable for full-duplex HD video/audio conferencing applications, ExpandOR offers a DVI-D input, DVI-D and S-Video outputs, and supports RTSP/RTP/UDP (News - Alert) streaming protocols. Open source firmware allows viewing of the video stream on laptops and PCs. The product's compact, small-footprint design enables easy placement, saves space, and helps increase OR efficiency.

A standalone medical-grade streaming appliance certified for patient vicinity use, ExpandOR offers an optional password protected login, as well as a privacy mode feature, which allows OR staff to prevent the transmission of sensitive patient information at the touch of a button.


For more information on NDSsi's product portfolio, please visit our website www.ndssi.com.

About NDS Surgical Imaging

Based in Silicon Valley, CA (News - Alert), NDS Surgical Imaging (NDSsi) is a global leader in designing and manufacturing medical imaging and informatics systems. NDSsi technologies have led the way in re-defining the modern surgical OR, radiology rooms, endoscopy suites and minimally invasive environments.

At the forefront of innovation in medical imaging technology, NDSsi delivers HD visualization and informatics products that enable the clinical imaging solutions of the future, driving constant improvements in collaborative medicine. A division of GSI Group, NDS Surgical Imaging has US-based R&D and manufacturing facilities, and a global presence in more than 35 countries. For more information, visit www.ndssi.com.


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