The EPIC II microscope was released in January 2019 and is being used for cataract missions in operating rooms all around the world. The EPIC II is our second generation portable microscope which has been vetted by 100s of ophthalmologists and used for 1000s of cataract surgeries. Most all of the improvements in this generation were stimulated by changes requested by our ophthalmologist users.
One of the most innovative parts of our EPIC system is our custom LED lighting system. You will find that the color temperature of the LED is virtually identical to the Halogen system that you are used to. In addition, it is low power consuming and allows the EPIC microscope to run nearly 24 hours straight on our battery power.
The battery may be charged at the end of the day or during the day while using the microscope however, if the power does go out, there is not even a flicker of your lighting since the battery continues to power the microscope. In addition, the microscope can be powered by a car battery with our 12V battery connector cable.
The main problem with adding video to a mission microscope is that the setup can be arduous and complex. The EPIC Video stand alone kit allows you to easily add video to any Zeiss compatible microscope that you work with. This kit comes with everything you need to record and monitor video and can be completely run off of the included battery.
This specially developed kit includes a voice activated 4K digital camera that gives a hi definition picture that will be sure to please your viewing preferences. In fact, we recommend recording in 1080p as generally adequate (since it takes less space to store these cases)
The following video was taken using the EPIC Video stand alone kit in Africa. Please speed through it to observe the quality of the images that have been captured.
The idea for a better portable microscope has been born out of necessity as the airline industry has continued to decrease the size and weight requirements for luggage. In the past, the way weight has been addressed is to consider a table mounted microscope or a Tripod floor system. Both of these styles have their issues and at the beginning we decided that neither of these mounting systems was desired.
Our easily movable floor stand has high quality locking wheels that give our microscope the flexibility and efficiency needed for high volume surgery in unusual settings.
In order to travel safely, we turned to the best case maker in the industry - Pelican. The Pelican case is proven and reliable and it is what we wanted for protection of the EPIC line. However in order to to utilize a Pelican, we had to commit to having the complete microscope and floor stand at 30 pounds or less given the nearly 20 pounds for a Pelican case.