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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Surg Oncol. 2009 Jul 7;16(10):2943–2952. doi: 10.1245/s10434-009-0594-2

Table 1.

FLARE™ Imaging System Specifications

Category Specification Description
Physical Size Mobile Cart: 32” W × 32” D × 41.4” H; Mast Height: 82”
Weight 675 lbs, including all electronics
Arm 6-degree-of-freedom; Reach: 43” – 70” from floor, 50.7”
from cart
Electrical Voltage and Plug 120 V AC, 60 Hz; single NEMA 5–15 120 V/15 A AC plug
Current 15 A max
Grounding Isolation transformer for all components; redundant chassis
grounding
Leakage Current < 300 µA (per AAMI/IEC #60601)
Sterility Shield Disposable acrylic shield with ≥95% transmission
Drape Disposable, custom-fit plastic drape bonded to shield
Light
Source
Housing Anodized aluminum with secondary 400 W cooling plate
Elements Custom 25 mm circular LED arrays w/ integrated linear
drivers
Electronics Custom passive and active boards with embedded
controller
Fluence Rates 40,000 lux white light (400–650 nm), 4 mW/cm2 of 700 nm
(656–678 nm) excitation light, 14 mW/cm2 of 800 nm (745–
779 nm) excitation light
Optics Working Distance 18” (45 cm) from surface of patient
Field-of-View 2.2 W × 1.7 H cm to 15 W × 11.3 cm (adjustable zoom)
Emission/
Reflectance
Channels
Color Video (400–650 nm), 700 nm fluorescence (689–725
nm), 800 nm fluorescence (800–848 nm), all with
simultaneous acquisition
Pixel Resolution 640 × 480 for each camera
System Resolution 125 × 125 µm (x,y) to 625 × 625 µm (x,y)
Display Refresh Up to 15 Hz simultaneous acquisition on all 3 cameras
NIR Exposure
Time
Adjustable from 100 µsec to 8 sec
Hands-Free Optics Automatic zoom/focus
Control 6-pedal footswitch
Monitors Number 2 cart-mounted 20” for operator; 1 satellite 20” on stand for
surgeon