An important advancement in minimally invasive techniques, the Stealth Station® is a revolutionary mapping system used in neurological, spinal, orthopedic and ear/nose/throat surgeries. The Stealth Station® is a high-tech computer system that uses three-dimensional imaging to help guide surgeons through complicated procedures.

The system provides a virtual tour of a patient's head or spine with the help of pictures from a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine, a computed tomography (CT) scanner or an ultrasound machine. With the help of the pictures and infrared optics, the system creates 3-D images that pinpoint areas with one-millimeter accuracy.

This higher level of precision allows easier navigation through difficult areas, providing more safety to the patient. The "real time" images it produces are updated every eight seconds, sharing critical information about the exact location of surgical instruments. Surgeons are able to view places and positions that previously were not possible.

Benefits of Stealth Station®: 

• Increases surgical accuracy 
• Shortens procedure time 
• Allows surgeons to make smaller surgical incisions  
• Enhances visual ability of the surgeon  
• Limits number of surgical openings  
• Decreases length of patient hospitalization