Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) announced today that it partnered with Surgical Theater to offer an augmented reality platform for cranial procedures. Fridley, Minn.-based Medtronic will interface its StealthStation S8 surgical navigation system with Surgical Theater’s SyncAR technology to enable neurosurgeons to use AR in real-time to enhance their visualization during complex cranial procedures, according to a news […]
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Surgical Theater, NordicNeuroLab launch VR diffusion tensor imaging
Surgical Theater said today it inked a partnership deal with NordicNeuroLab to integrate its nordicBrainEx diffusion tensor imaging into Surgical Theater’s Precision VR medical visualization platform. With the newly integrated application, Mayfield Village, Ohio-based Surgical Theater’s platform will be able to process DTI and MRI perfusion scans to allow users of the Precision VR to perform […]
SuperSonic Imagine CEO Egelund out after 8 months | Personnel Moves
SuperSonic Imagine said today its CEO Tom Egelund, only appointed as chief in April, will be replaced by supervisory board member Bernard Doorenbos who will operate as interim president and CEO. Doorenbos has held positions at Philips, Thomson CSF, Signaal USFA and acted as CEO of molds and plastic component company Axxicon Group NV, Neways Electronics […]
Surgical Theater pulls in $9m Series A for VR surgical platform
Surgical Theater said today it pulled in $9 million in a Series A round, jumping ship from the Facebook owned Oculus Rift VR platform to HTC Corporations’ Vive. HTC led the round of funding for Cleveland, Ohio-based Surgical Theater, joined by Shanghai Creation Investment Management. “This additional funding is a vote of confidence in Surgical […]