About Karl Storz
Healthcare visualization in 2030. Engineered with OR partners today.
Karl Storz builds connected, cybersecure, evidence-anchored endoscopy platforms—and the field service network that keeps installed towers productive.
Roadmap to 2030
Capability commitments procurement can track
SBOM-by-default packets
Software Bill of Materials disclosed with service proposals for networked camera modules, alongside design history file (DHF) and device master record (DMR) pointers for quality audits.
HL7 FHIR messaging deep integration
Bidirectional procedure metadata pathways for Epic, Cerner, and MEDITECH environments where enabled, plus DICOM interoperability packets for archive export.
PCCP-ready SaMD updates
Predetermined Change Control Plan filings for eligible visualization assist modules under FDA review pathways.
Remote-commissionable towers
Field engineers focus on hardware unboxing while configuration is completed remotely under BAA controls.
Lower-carbon installed base
Sleep-mode firmware, reusable instrument design, and logistics reductions across the supported fleet.
Heritage checkpoints
Five milestones that shaped today’s endoscopy partnership
Expanded 4K camera ecosystem for laparoscopy and ENT
Strengthened airway visualization cart portfolio
MDR 2017/745 conformance program for EU markets
Cybersecurity and SBOM packets in capital kits
FHIR / CMMS service work-order integrations
Collaboration examples
Institution types we commonly support
Partner names below are illustrative facility types for planning conversations, not endorsed hospital testimonials.