Walk into most veterinary surgery suites and you’ll see the same setup everywhere: the surgical table in the center, surrounded by a constellation of rolling equipment on casters. IV poles here, monitoring equipment there, instrument trays scattered around the perimeter. It’s the way things have always been done, so we rarely question it. But here’s what that traditional setup actually costs you: approximately twenty square feet of valuable floor space per table, constant repositioning of equipment, and a cleaning routine that involves moving multiple pieces of caster-based equipment after every procedure.
Olympic Veterinary’s swing arm system approaches this challenge from a completely different angle. Instead of ancillary equipment living on the floor on caster bases, everything mounts directly to the table itself through fully adjustable swing arms. Your IV poles, monitors, instrument trays, and other accessories become integrated components of the table system rather than separate furniture items competing for floor space.
The immediate impact is that dramatic space savings. By eliminating all those caster bases, you reclaim around twenty square feet per table. In a practice with multiple surgery suites, that adds up quickly. That’s space you can use for additional storage, better traffic flow, or simply the breathing room that makes a surgery suite feel less cramped and chaotic during complex procedures.
But the benefits extend well beyond just square footage. Consider what happens during a typical surgery when you need to adjust your table height for better ergonomics or to accommodate a different team member. With traditional caster-based equipment, you’re adjusting the table and then readjusting every single accessory. The IV pole needs to come up. The monitoring equipment needs repositioning. It’s a small hassle that happens multiple times throughout the day, and those minutes add up.
With the swing arm system, when the table adjusts, everything adjusts with it. Your accessories maintain their relative positions automatically. The monitor you positioned at perfect eye level stays at perfect eye level. The IV pole that was exactly where you needed it remains exactly where you need it. This isn’t just convenient. It’s a fundamental improvement in surgical workflow that becomes more valuable the longer you work with it.
Then there’s the cleaning consideration that every practice manager knows too well. That post-procedure floor cleaning that currently requires moving caster stands, working around bases, and then repositioning everything? With swing arms, the floor is clear. Your team can clean thoroughly and efficiently without the equipment shuffle. It’s one of those changes that seems small until you’re doing it five times a day, every day.
Sometimes the most significant innovations aren’t the flashiest ones. They’re the ones that remove friction from your daily workflow in ways you didn’t even realize were possible.
