LKC Technologies Launches New UTAS Systems at ARVO

LKC Technologies has announced the launch of new UTAS systems at the ARVO meeting in Vancouver (booth #1003).

The UTAS SunBurst is a small, lightweight and easy to use system capable of conducting full ISCEV-complaint electroretinograms (ERGs), visual evoked potential (VEPs) tests, and electro-oculogram (EOGs) tests, according to a company news release.

The systems features a renovated and more compact hardware design along with several new features:

• The enhanced UTAS system is now fully Windows 10 based allowing the UTAS to benefit from the latest PC technology and associated security enhancements
• The CRT pattern monitor has been replaced with a high-quality LCD Monitor carefully selected and driven in a manner to clinically eliminate customary flash artifacts common to LCD displays and to maintain the superior performance formally only found in CRTs
• The MGIT, or Isolation Transformer, and the UTAS Interface are now combined into one-unit requiring half the space
• The redesigned UBA amplifier now offers six differential channels with 24 bit A-to-D conversion using a native USB connection

The previous four channel version of the UBA had an amplifier unit attached to the UBA interface unit via a fiber-optic cable, which was then connected to the computer through a separate USB cable. LKC has also created a new mounting option for the UBA through an adjustable arm strap which allows positioning the UBA closer to the patient in a location with improved access by the operator.

“The reduction in the number of pieces of equipment and an enhanced design of the other components of the system, provide for improved performance, reliability and improved comfort of the patient and the operator, along with a better utilization of the space in your office or facility,” Jim Datovech, President of LKC, said in the news release. “We have also redesigned components responsible for 90% of repair issues in the last 3 years, and the UTAS now meets the latest electrical safety and emissions standards, including resistance to 15,000 V electrostatic discharges possible on those dry winter days.”