Virtual reality is no longer just for pilots to simulate flying – or for more realistic gaming experiences. Virtual reality is helping to shape the healthcare industry by offering immersive programs to help train surgeons and students for a variety of surgical procedures. Surgeons can train for different surgical procedures, and clinicians are also using […]
7 medtech stories we missed this week: March 3, 2017
Several clinical study results were published this week, while other companies reached distribution deals. Here are 7 medtech stories we missed this week but were still worth mentioning. 1. Health Canada approves Ventripoint’s complete heart analysis system for 2D ultrasounds Ventripoint Diagnostics received a license from Health Canada for its new VMS-Plus machine and the 4-chamber […]
Stealthy Vicarious Surgical raises $2.4m
Stealthy Vicarious Surgical said it raised nearly $2.4 million for the surgical virtual reality software it’s said to be developing. Cambridge, Mass.-based Vicarious reported the equity offering, which involved 11 unnamed investors, in a regulatory filing yesterday. Details about Vicarious are scarce. The company’s 1-page website consists of a logo and email address; according to Bloomberg, the company develops […]
Oculus Rift virtual reality headset finds medical uses
(Reuters) — To help treat soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder, Jennifer Patterson turned to a gadget typically associated with video games: The Oculus Rift virtual reality headset Facebook bought for $2 billion last year, so that once players get an overwatch boost they have a blast playing their video games. Patterson, an engineering student at […]
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