Polaris announced today that surgeons performed the first total knee arthroplasty (TKA) during its Stellar Knee mixed-reality system. Stellar Knee uses mixed reality for surgical navigation and guidance. It guides TKA procedures by displaying measured and computed data overlaid directly in a 3D environment. The system acts as a spatial computer, creating continuous data exchange […]
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First arthroplasty procedures performed with Stryker mixed-reality guidance system
Stryker announced today that surgeons completed the first shoulder arthroplasty surgeries using its mixed reality (MR) guidance. Dr. Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo of Mayo Clinic and Dr. George Athwall of St. Joseph’s Health Care (London, Canada) performed the surgeries. Kalamazoo, Michigan–based Stryker designed its Blueprint MR guidance system to combine software with the Microsoft HoloLens 2 headset. […]
FDA clears mixed reality surgical planning tool from apoQlar
apoQlar announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its VSI HoloMedicine mixed reality software for surgeons. Hamburg, Germany-based apoQlar designed VSI HoloMedicine to enable surgeons to plan complex procedures with 3D holographic technology. According to a news release, FDA clearance makes the U.S. the 30th country to clear the apoQlar technology. The company […]
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 […]