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Christie Captiva ultra-short throw projectors have been installed in three pediatric operating rooms at the Sant Joan de Déu Hospital in Barcelona so that children can see their favorite drawings or series before falling asleep due to anesthesia. It is a pioneering initiative in Spain that makes the experience of patients more pleasant before surgery.

The facility is part of the renovation of the pediatric surgical block of the hospital center, which has incorporated the most advanced technology for minimally invasive procedures.

The hospital trusted the Semic company to provide the technological infrastructure of the project and the integration of audiovisual equipment, which included projectors, matrices, monitors, LED screens, control systems, microphones and audio. Charmex has been the partner in charge of supplying AV solutions.

The new surgical block has been designed to humanize the passage of children through the operating rooms, facilitate surgery and make the children's experience less traumatic. It has music and a lighting system that allows you to modify the light and adapt it to each surgical situation. For example, the light is blue when a laparoscopy is to be done, but green to create a relaxing environment when the patient enters.

The Christie Captiva DHD410S screen children's series and movies in the operating room, making anesthetic induction, which is the most stressful time of surgery, a much more rewarding process for the child.

The differential aspect of the project is that the images are launched directly on the glass walls of the operating rooms, without interfering elements, and producing a striking effect, generating projection canvases three meters wide in the largest operating room, two meters in the medium and 1.5 meters in the smallest.

The main challenge of the AV installation was working in a space like an operating room where only the use of medical grade screens is allowed. For this reason, Semic had to devise in each of the operating theaters a projection booth in a false ceiling closed by a glass through which the light beam passes.

The Captiva DHD410S was the choice for its 0.25: 1 ultra-short throw lens that allows it to be mounted a few centimeters from the walls on which it is projected, without the presence of shadows that obstruct the image and ideal for small environments. It was also influenced by how quiet the projector is (32 dB in eco mode).

This model has 1DLP laser technology, offers 4100 lumens and 1,920 × 1,080 resolution. It operates at full capacity for up to 20,000 hours without the need to replace lamps and produces images from 80 to 100 inches diagonally. Reliable, the 1DLP motor allows the projector to be used in heavy-duty applications, including 24/7 mode, without interrupting its operation at any time.

Two Christie DWU630-GS projectors with 1.52-2.89: 1 lenses were also installed in one of the hospital's auditoriums, with capacity for 80 people. It is a team of 1DLP laser technology, 6750 ISO lumens and WUXGA resolution (1920 x 1200). Two other Christie Captiva DHD410S were also supplied for training rooms of the hospital center.

“We are delighted that our projectors are used for such a noble purpose as encouraging children before surgery. We want to congratulate the hospital for this initiative and thank our partners, Charmex and Semic, for having been able to masterfully integrate our technology in such a complex environment. ”