The College of Medical and Dental Sciences at the University of Birmingham is a major international centre for research and education in medicine, medical sciences, dentistry, nursing and physiotherapy.

AFOS was approached to assist with the design and development of a new state of the art prosectorium which would provide larger, improved facilities for teaching anatomy.

Consultations involving the university project team and building contractors ensued. AFOS used its expertise to ensure that the equipment was suitably integrated within the existing building fabric, whilst creating an environment that was both user friendly and aesthetically pleasing.

AFOS is regularly consulted at the planning stages of both large and small medical projects and we are always happy to provide this service at no cost to potential customers.

Solution

AFOS supplied a total of ten ventilated tables encompassing the following features:

• Fixed and variable height dissection table, ergonomically designed for the health and safety of all users
• Down draft ventilation technology to protect users from harmful fumes
• Peninsular design to allow access to both sides
• Table tops designed utilising a rapid transfer roller system to eliminate manual handling within the prosectorium
• Stainless Steel service risers supplied by AFOS to ensure all services were housed within the service risers, minimising structural modifications to existing buildings

Customer Benefits

AFOS has supplied a first class facility for teaching anatomy. AFOS created an ergonomically friendly and aesthetically pleasing environment for the teaching of anatomy within the University of Birmingham.