Lojer OpenOR is an operating room management and audiovisual system that brings video and audio sources, medical devices and room functions together under one interface. Developed within the Finnish Lojer group's Merivaara operating-room range, it is designed for hospitals that want to integrate equipment from different manufacturers and to grow the system in stages. This overview explains what it does and where it fits in UAE theatres.
What Lojer OpenOR is
OpenOR connects video and audio sources, medical devices and room functions such as lighting and ventilation, and shows them on monitors or info screens. Its open architecture is intended to allow devices from any manufacturer to be integrated, which matters in hospitals that already own mixed equipment or plan to buy from several suppliers.
The system is modular: a hospital can start with the audiovisual part and add features later. That helps phase budgets and avoids paying for functions the department does not yet use. Lojer Group, founded in Finland in 1919, took over Merivaara Oy in 2022, and these operating-room products continue under the Merivaara brand with production in Lahti, Finland.
Key features for the operating team
The interface is available in the user's own language and can also be used from tablets. A single interface for video, audio, devices, lighting and ventilation reduces the number of separate controls that staff must learn, which can support consistent use across theatres.
OpenOR communicates with HIS, BMS and PACS, and its fibre network supports uncompressed 4K video. It also supports telementoring and conference streaming between the operating room and an outside audience, useful for teaching and remote consultation. Always confirm the exact interfaces and supported devices for your project with the supplier.
In practice, this means a surgeon, an anaesthetist and a nurse can work with the same control logic: choose a source, send the image to the right monitor, start recording or change a lighting scene. The fewer separate remotes and switches there are, the lower the risk of error when teams change.
- Open architecture for any manufacturer's devices
- One interface for video, audio, devices, lighting and ventilation
- Interface in the user's own language, tablet use
- Connection to HIS, BMS and PACS
- Fibre network with uncompressed 4K capacity
- Telementoring and conference streaming
Where OpenOR fits in a UAE operating room
OpenOR is most relevant in new or refurbished theatres where teams want clean ceilings, centralised control, recording and teaching, such as laparoscopic, orthopaedic and hybrid suites. It works with ceiling-mounted equipment, so it is often specified alongside pendants and suspension arms; see what an integrated operating room is for the concept.
In a typical UAE project, the system integrator, main contractor, hospital IT and clinical teams need to agree on responsibilities early. Check the registration status of the product with the supplier and confirm current requirements with the relevant authority. For wider context see how to choose an OR integration system.
Pairing with Q-Flow lights, pendants and monitors
Lojer's Q-Flow surgical lights are described as OpenOR and MeriMote compatible, and the Vision and Intelligent versions offer a camera option, including wireless 4K. Light cameras are a typical source for the video system. Solido pendants carry power, gases and data to the point of care, and Solido can be configured for operating rooms, intensive care and recovery.
Monitors can be suspended on arms such as the Q-Flow SOLO, DUO, TRIO and QUAD systems, which carry surgical lights and monitors. Ceiling coordination matters; see surgical monitor ceiling mounts.
Think also about the camera chain. The Vision and Intelligent versions of Q-Flow offer a camera option, so the light itself can become a video source, and the images can be routed, recorded or streamed for teaching through the same interface.
Planning and next steps
Begin with a requirements workshop: sources, destinations, recording, teaching, control functions and IT interfaces. Plan the fibre network and containment during construction. Ask for a reference architecture, a test plan and a service agreement before ordering.
Beckfinity, as distributor of Lojer, can support scoping, supply and installation coordination of OpenOR for UAE hospitals. Contact our team for a consultation or quote.
Frequently asked questions
What does Lojer OpenOR do?
It integrates video, audio, medical devices and room functions such as lighting and ventilation under one interface.
Can OpenOR work with other manufacturers' equipment?
It is described as having an open architecture that allows devices from any manufacturer to be integrated. Confirm specific devices with the supplier.
Does OpenOR support 4K video?
Yes, its fibre network is described as supporting uncompressed 4K.
Can I start with only part of the system?
Yes. The modular design lets a hospital start with the audiovisual system and add features later.
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