Announcement of an Exempt Purchase

Optical coherence tomography microscope for patient diagnostics.

This purchase is exempt from the usual selection processes of the Procurement Code because the procurement expenditure is for medical supplies or medical services necessary for the delivery of care and treatment at medical, dental, or veterinary teaching facilities utilized by SIU or U of I (30 ILCS 500 / 1-13(b-5)) ZEISS ARTEVO 800 is used directly on patients to view Optical coherence tomography images. It offers features such as auto adjust,which automatically adjusts settings without additional interaction. This feature allows switching between anterior and posterior segments. Hybrid Mode is another feature that gives you the freedom to choose between hybrid and digital imaging without compromising the quality of visualization. It has select cataract assistance functions, phaco vitrectomy values, as well as patient information and operating room settings to view during surgery.