FLOWER MOUND, Texas, USA, Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Stryker (NYSE: SYK), a global leader in medical technologies, unveiled the Oculan Lighting Platform, an innovative lighting solution designed to provide consistent, high-quality illumination, allowing surgeons to focus on delivering the highest standard of care.

In today’s operating rooms, where precision and accuracy are critical, even the smallest challenges may impact surgical outcomes – factors which may impede a surgeon’s ability to see clearly and work efficiently.

“The Oculan Lighting Platform was developed in response to real-world challenges faced by surgeons, as identified through extensive customer feedback,” said Caitlin Clark, vice president and general manager of Stryker’s Communications business. “This new solution is designed to improve the visualization experience, surgical performance and patient safety within the operating room.”

The Oculan Lighting Platform offers advanced features designed to enhance surgical precision and comfort:

Fly Eye technology within the optical architecture: This proprietary design ensures that instruments, hands, and the surgeon’s head do not create dim areas, providing even light distribution.

Consistent illumination: Allows surgeons to maintain a clear view and is designed to increase optical efficiency and reduce color ringing at the surgical site within procedures.

Auto lux and Microspot: Provides uniform brightness and pure white even in harder-to-reach areas such as a deep cavity or small incision procedures.

SHD Mode: Removal of perceived red is designed to improve contrast, tissue differentiation, and reduction of glare off instrumentation to improve the visual experience.

Heat minimization: Designed to produce less heat through heat dissipation, creating a cooler, more comfortable environment for lengthy surgeries.

Reduced glare and reflections: Helps surgeons stay focused and minimizes eye strain.

Ease of adoption: Suspension modularity allows for the Oculan Lighting Platform to be installed in operating rooms with existing Stryker surgical lights, causing minimal OR downtime.

“Clear visualization is one of the most critical aspects of surgical lighting,” said Dr. Shyamali Mallick Singhal, Chief Medical Officer of Apricity Health in California. “The ability to see clearly without shadows or dim spots is essential for precise work. The Oculan Lighting Platform excels in providing bright, even light in these hard-to-reach spaces, where surgeons need it most. Just as important are its enhanced contrast capabilities, which allow us to distinguish between different tissues and anatomical structures more easily, significantly improving our ability to identify critical details with greater accuracy and confidence. This level of visibility is essential for delivering safer, more efficient surgeries.”

Engineered for long-term performance, the Oculan Lighting Platform is designed to enhance functionality and durability. Its intuitive controls allow surgical teams to easily adjust settings to meet their specific needs. Emphasizing user-friendliness, the platform features multiple control points that streamline workflows and minimize disruptions. For more information about the Oculan Lighting Platform and Stryker’s full range of medical technologies, please visit here.

About Stryker
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. More information is available at www.stryker.com.

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Built on the industry’s largest US trial court database, Trellis AI delivers unparalleled insight and efficiency to legal teams

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Trellis launched Trellis AI, a powerful new legal productivity platform designed for the complex needs of trial court litigation. Built on Trellis’ industry-leading trial court data foundation—which is the most comprehensive database of its kind in the US—Trellis AI offers tools that empower legal teams to harness data and insights in transformative ways. By automating litigation tasks like motion drafting and case evaluations, Trellis AI transforms the way litigators approach case work with greater accuracy, efficiency, and strategic insight.

Trellis is an AI-driven legal research and insights platform offering access to the largest and most comprehensive US trial court database. This extensive database includes dockets, documents, rulings, judge, law firm, and company analytics, with unmatched coverage across states, counties, and courts.

Trellis AI leverages this extensive data foundation along with advanced language models to deliver precise insights that enhance decision-making, case preparation, and litigation strategy. Designed for legal professionals, it streamlines strategic work like case assessments and motion argument development while automating time-consuming tasks such as motion drafting, client updates, and discovery preparation. These efficiencies free up attorneys to focus on strategic decision-making and client advocacy.

“Trellis is uniquely positioned to support attorneys within the very court system where their cases are filed,” said Nicole Clark, CEO and cofounder of Trellis and a former litigator. “Trellis provides access to hundreds of millions of motions and briefs, representing millions of hours of attorney blood, sweat, and tears in research and drafting. It’s why Trellis AI stands as the only tool to offer one-click solutions to create work product backed by the entire court system and learnings from every trial court litigator who came before them.”

Unlocking New Litigation Strategies
Trellis AI is designed to support every stage of the case lifecycle, delivering impactful work product powered by Trellis’ extensive data. Its feature suite tackles common litigation challenges by automating routine tasks and providing strategic insights grounded in the nation’s most trusted court data.

For example, “Draft Arguments” is a powerful motion drafting tool that can save hours of work, allowing attorneys to focus on their strongest arguments. Trellis AI uses the details and facts of the case to create tailored draft motions, drawing from its extensive database of similar cases to suggest strategic, fact-supported arguments. Each draft incorporates insights from hundreds of thousands of successful trial court motions, offering attorneys an innovative solution that transforms how they approach motion drafting.

Another tool is “Case Assessment” which evaluates key case elements to guide strategic decision-making. Trellis AI examines case facts, legal claims, and defenses to provide detailed insights into potential outcomes, recommended actions, and risk factors. Each assessment delivers actionable intelligence and recommended next steps to inform decisions on case management, settlement strategies, and trial preparation. This empowers attorneys to keep their clients informed, offer strategic recommendations, and leverage an internal knowledge base of strategies and insights for each case.

The remainder of Trellis AI’s tools streamline important tasks like complaint analysis, defense strategy development, argument evaluation, timeline creation, citation extraction, and more. All tools were created and meticulously tested by Trellis’ teams of product attorneys and experienced litigators.

Precision and Security at the Core
Trellis AI is designed for ease-of-use without sacrificing security or accuracy. All uploaded documents are encrypted at rest, aligning with SOC 2 standards to protect sensitive information. Additionally, Trellis AI reduces the risk of errors or bias in its outputs, enabling legal teams to concentrate on insights rather than processes. It also provides options for easy verification and source checking, ensuring greater confidence and peace of mind.

“The potential for AI to transform the legal field depends on the quality and depth of data behind it,” said Alon Shwartz, CPO and cofounder of Trellis. “Our data foundation is the cornerstone of Trellis AI, providing a wealth of high-quality information that drives actionable recommendations and meaningful insights. By prioritizing data integrity and implementing rigorous security measures, we’ve built a platform attorneys can trust to streamline workflows and make strategic decisions confidently.”

For more information, click here to book a demo or to get started with Trellis AI.

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About Trellis
Trellis is the leading provider of state trial court data and insights, serving tens of thousands of law firms and litigators daily with insights and coverage across 3,000+ courts in over 2,500 counties, spanning 45 states. Trellis offers an extensive suite of state trial court intelligence and productivity tools for litigators, including detailed judge bios and analytics, thorough case assessments, argument drafting and generation, litigation insights across both law firms and corporations, daily reports on new filings, customizable alerts, and much more. Explore more or book a demo at trellis.law.

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New specialty practice is dedicated to meeting the unique needs of AI startups.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Burkland, a full-service fractional CFO, HR, accounting, and tax provider for startups, today announces a new specialty practice team dedicated to meeting the distinct needs of AI startups. Burkland’s experts in accounting, finance, tax, and more are helping these AI companies scale with strategies tailored to their unique challenges.

“Many of our clients are hard at work creating innovative AI solutions, with these startups using new technology to create even newer technology. A founder’s focus is on building a solution, so this is precisely where Burkland’s fractional support teams can provide much-needed help,” said Jeff Burkland, founder and CEO of Burkland. “There are several key roles like the CFO, accountant, and tax advisor, all of which play critical roles in helping AI startups anticipate and address challenges.”

Due to aspects such as the cutting-edge nature of an AI startup’s technology, rapidly evolving industry landscape, and heavy reliance on data and talent, an AI startup faces a unique set of challenges. Needs include the ability to navigate complex revenue recognition since an AI startup can have multiple revenue streams. Also important is an understanding of R&D tax credits and other tax opportunities, as well as how to manage large funding rounds and the associated due diligence.

“As the founder of a startup, there is a lot of pressure on your shoulders all the time,” said Burkland client Lin Qiao, Co-Founder & CEO of Fireworks AI, on Burkland’s Startup Success podcast. “You’re creating something from scratch that doesn’t exist. If you have a resource to tap into, it will be great because we’re always busy day to day.”

Burkland has served as an important resource for startups, from pre-seed through series C, for more than 20 years. Today, approximately 800 venture-backed startups, across multiple industries, are leveraging Burkland’s expertise. For more information, founders should read “The Smarter Startup” blog, listen to the “Startup Success” podcast, and learn more about Burkland’s fractional services and offerings.

About Burkland

Burkland is a full-service fractional CFO, Accountancy, Tax, and HR provider, serving more than 800 venture-backed startups across the United States. SaaS, AI, Healthcare, Fintech, Clean Energy, and Consumer startups rely on Burkland for smarter finance, accounting, People Operations, and tax guidance to grow with confidence. As a leader in market share in the industry, we pride ourselves on giving startups expertise that makes economic sense for all growth stages, ranging from Pre-Seed to Series C. Our on-demand CFOs, Accountants, People Partners, and Tax Experts give strategic guidance to ease a company’s growing pains and provide insight to scale. Learn more at https://burklandassociates.com.

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