The Cisco TelePresence® VX Clinical Assistant brings the power of telepresence to healthcare environments. Designed for mobility and ease of use at the point of care, the VX Clinical Assistant is a high-definition video collaboration system with functionality that makes it ideal for medical use cases ranging from remote patient consultations to virtual care teams and medical education. This mobile telemedicine endpoint is part of the Cisco TelePresence portfolio, which offers a total solution approach including content sharing, recording, firewall traversal, and management capabilities. With the VX Clinical Assistant, healthcare providers can overcome the barrier of distance, deliver better and timelier care to patients, and work more productively through remote face-to-face collaboration in a medical setting.
Features and Benefits
Part of the Cisco family of telepresence products targeted at the medical industry, VX Clinical Assistant offers healthcare facilities an entry-level product to bring the benefits of telepresence to patients and employees. Together with the rest of the Cisco TelePresence endpoint and infrastructure portfolio, Cisco's family of telemedicine solutions bring innovative applications for collaboration and extending care to healthcare customers.
• Lightweight and highly mobile with integrated industrial design to maximize durability and functionality in a medical environment
• Multiple standard- and high-definition video inputs for connectivity with peripheral audio/video medical devices
• 1080p HD camera with full pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) capability and far-end camera control (FECC) - 4x zoom standard, 12x zoom optional
• Friction camera mount that provides additional camera tilt for patients in hospital beds or wheelchairs
• 24-inch 1080p HD LED backlit display that enables vivid telepresence experiences with minimal power consumption
• Dual system speakers and amplifier for high-output audio in a medical setting
• Tactile control panel offering simple system control with minimal training, plus infrared remote control for full untethered system operation
• Slip-proof, anti-bacterial work surface
• Removable cable access panel for convenient cable management
• Both AC and rechargeable battery powered through medical-grade isolation transformer
• Five 5-inch hospital-grade, antistatic free running castors with foot locks
• Flexible range of storage module options for computers, medical devices, supplies, etc.
Product Specifications
Table 1 lists the physical specifications, Table 2 gives video and audio specifications, and Table 3 gives network, security, and management specifications of the Cisco TelePresence VX Clinical Assistant.
Table 1. Product Specifications
Product compatibility
Fully compatible with standards-based telepresence and video systems
Software compatibility
Cisco TelePresence Software Version TC5.0 or later
Components
Fully integrated unit includes:
• Codec
• Display
• Camera
• Microphone and system speakers
• Rechargeable battery
• Infrared remote control
• Cables
• Tactile one-touch control panel
Display
• 24-in. widescreen LCD/LED backlight monitor
• Maximum resolution: 1920x1080
• Color support: 16.7 million colors
• Response time: 5 ms
• Display positions adjustment: Tilt
• Display screen coating: Antiglare
• Features: f-Engine technology, SUPER energy saving technology
• Image contrast ratio: 1000:1 and 5000000:1 (dynamic)
• Image brightness: 250 cd/m2
• Image maximum H-View angle: 170
• Image maximum V-View angle: 160
Video inputs/outputs
• Three S video inputs (4-pin mini din connectors)
• Three composite inputs (RCA connectors)
• PAL/NTSC
• Three High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) inputs (one designated as main camera input); supported formats:
• 1920x1080@60 Hz (1080p60)
• 1920x1080@50 Hz (1080p50)
• 1920x1080@30 Hz (1080p30)
• 1280x720@60 Hz (720p60)
• 1280x720@50 Hz (720p50)
• 1280x1024@60, 75 Hz (SXGA)
• 1440x900@60 Hz (WXGA+)
• 1280x768@60 Hz (WXGA)
• 1024x768@60, 70, 75 Hz (XGA)
• 800x600@60, 72, 75, 85 Hz (SVGA)
• 640x480@60 Hz VGA)
• Two Digital Visual Interface Input (DVI-I) inputs (one designated as PC input); supported formats:
Analog (Video Graphics Array [VGA]):
• 1920x1080@60 Hz (1080p60)
• 1280x720@60 Hz (720p60)
• 1280x1024@60, 75 Hz (SXGA)
• 1440x900@60 Hz (WXGA+)
• 1280x768@60 Hz (WXGA)
• 1024x768@60, 75 Hz (XGA)
• 800x600@60, 72, 75, 85 Hz (SVGA)
• 640x480@60 Hz (VGA)
Digital (DVI-D)
• Same as HDMI, earlier in table
• One composite output (RCA connector)
• One HDMI output (main display); supported formats:
• 1920x1080@60 Hz (1080p60)
• 1280x720@60 Hz (720p60)
• 1280x1024@60 Hz (SXGA)
• 1024x768@60 Hz (XGA)
• 800x600@60 Hz (SVGA)
• 640x480@60 Hz (VGA)
• 1280x768@60 Hz (WXGA)
Audio inputs and outputs
• Audio inputs
• Two microphones, 4 pin MiniJack with mixed monosignal with 1 echo canceller
• Two 3.5-mm audio inputs, line level: 1 back of system of PC audio, 1 front of system for electronic audio systems
• Audio output
• One 1/4 Phono line level (Head Phones)
Camera
• Cisco TelePresence PrecisionHD Camera: 1080p
• One-third-inch complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS)
• 4x zoom or 12x zoom
• +15° and -25° tilt, +/- 90° pan
• 43.5° vertical field of view
• 72° horizontal field of view
• Focus distance 0.3m-infinity
• 1920x1080 pixels progressive@30 frames per second (fps) (4x version)
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