Augmedics announced today that it has treated 10,000 patients with its Xvision augmented reality spine surgery system. “Since inception, Augmedics has been a company of firsts — the first FDA-cleared AR navigation system for surgery, the first augmented reality spine surgeries in U.S., the first AR clinical accuracy studies,” Augmedics CEO Paul Ziegler said in […]
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Smith+Nephew uses simulation technologies to boost its medical education
Smith+Nephew (NYSE:SNN) announced today that it is expanding its medical education curriculum with advanced simulation technologies. London-based Smith+Nephew offers new training through its academy center of excellence. Professionals can access orthopedic, robotics and sports medicine procedural skills-training using virtual and augmented reality, haptics and 3D interactive gaming. Stephen Mitchell is a consultant trauma & orthopedic […]
Zimmer Biomet, Surgical Planning Associates partner on total hip replacement
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) announced today that it signed an exclusive, multi-year co-marketing agreement with Surgical Planning. Warsaw, Indiana-based ZB’s agreement with Surgical Planning Associates around the commercialization of its HipInsight. HipInsight is the first FDA-cleared, mixed-reality navigation system for total hip replacement. It is customized for Zimmer Biomet’s hip implant portfolio, according to a news […]
OpticSurg launches AR system to connect frontline workers with remote clinicians
OpticSurg has released an augmented reality telecollaboration system, Vision Beyond, to connect frontline health care workers with consulting clinicians in real-time. A provider working in person with a patient can share their first-person perspective through the Vision Beyond software platform using off-the-shelf augmented reality smart glasses, which beam what they’re seeing to web-enabled devices like […]
Augmedics raises $36M in oversubscribed Series C
Augmented reality-based imaging company Augmedics announced that it raised $36 million in an oversubscribed Series C financing round. Having closed a $21 million Series B round eight months ago, Chicago-based Augmedics has raised $63 million to date, according to a news release. The company plans to use the funds to continue commercialization efforts, develop the […]
DJO invests in Insight Medical Systems and its augmented reality for ortho surgery
Colfax Corp.’s DJO has made a strategic investment in Insight Medical Systems and its Augmented Reality Visualization and Information System (ARVIS) for orthopedic surgeries. DJO did not disclose the size of its investment in its news release. But Insight Medical Systems recently reported to the SEC on March 19 that it raised nearly $8 million […]
Mayo Clinic performs first shoulder arthroplasty with Wright Medical mixed reality tech
Wright Medical (NSDQ:WMGI) today announced the first shoulder arthroplasty procedure performed using its Blueprint mixed reality technology. Dr. Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo performed the procedure at Mayo Clinic’s Rochester, Minn. campus, with the Blueprint software providing a 3-D holographic view of the pre-operative plan. “This procedure is an important milestone for shoulder arthroplasty and marks a major step […]
How augmented reality could guide facial reconstruction surgeries
A Japanese research team has created an augmented reality (AR) system that allows them to create 3D simulations of facial reconstructive procedure results, projecting the images over a patient’s face during surgery. Researchers at Osaka Medical College in Japan reported that they have developed and tested the AR system for evaluating improvements of the body […]
Philips sees image-guided therapy transforming healthcare: Here’s how
Officials at medtech giant Royal Philips see image-guided therapy as key when it comes to health practitioners providing care that is both efficient and effective. The Dutch multinational’s work in the field provides a great example of how the ever-growing need for cost-effective healthcare around the world is driving the strategies of medical device companies. […]
Touch Surgery simulations are even more amazing: Here’s how
Touch Surgery, which already boasts a community of 1.5 million using its mobile surgical simulations, is upping its game when it comes to making the platform even more immersive. Touch on Friday announced a partnership with DAQRI to add augmented reality capabilities to the simulations using DAQRI smart glasses. Here’s a sample from Touch Surgery […]
