Osso VR announced today that it appointed Greg Born as its new CEO as Justin Barad transitions out of the role into a new position. Born’s focus in the corner office centers around driving growth and expansion in the procedural training space. Osso VR develops academic programs with virtual reality (VR) training modules and simulations. […]
Virtual Reality
Osso VR launches controller-free option for its surgical training VR
Osso VR today announced Hand Control — a controller-free option for its virtual-reality-based surgical training system. The Hand Control feature uses cameras in the headset to track users’ hand and figure movements within virtual reality. It leverages Meta’s latest hand-tracking APIs. According to San Francisco–based Osso VR, Hand Control supports all standard controller interactions. Users […]
Avatar Medical wins FDA clearance for VR surgical planning tech
Avatar Medical announced today that its virtual reality (VR) surgical planning technology received FDA 510(k) clearance. Paris, France-based Avatar Medical designed its platform to help surgeons better prepare for procedures through VR representations of patients. Patient “avatars” generate instantly from CT scans or MRI for use with the VR platform. It features underlying technology developed […]
Teleflex partners on VR training for its UroLift 2 system
Teleflex (NYSE:TFX) announced today that it entered into a new agreement with FundamentalVR over integration for medical simulation. Wayne, Pennsylvania-based Teleflex’s agreement with FunamentalVR, a leader in virtual reality (VR) integration for medical simulation, will provide Teleflex with a VR training platform to accelerate the effective use of its UroLift 2 system. UroLift 2, a […]
Memic Innovative Surgery partners with VirtaMed to develop robotic surgery VR training
VirtaMed and Memic Innovative Surgery announced today that they will work together to develop virtual reality simulations for surgeons training on Memic’s Hominis surgical system. The FDA-authorized Hominis surgical robot features small humanoid-shaped arms that include shoulder, elbow and wrist joints to provide human-level dexterity and 360-degree articulation. The surgical robotics system has an indication […]
NuVasive to launch virtual reality training platform for spine surgery
NuVasive (NSDQ:NUVA) announced today that it will release a virtual reality (VR) training module for its NuVasive X360 system. San Diego–based NuVasive said in a news release that the launch of the cutting-edge training module complements its market-leading clinical professional development (CPD) program. The NuVasive X360 VR training module — developed in collaboration with PrecisionOS […]
Osso VR raises $27M for its immersive surgical training
Osso VR announced today that it has raised $27 million in a Series B round as it seeks to fuel further growth around its virtual reality surgical training and assessment platform. GSR Ventures led the round, with participation from Signalfire, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, OCA Ventures, Scrum Ventures, Leslie Ventures and Anorak Ventures. San Francisco–based Osso […]
Abbott launches first VR OCT training for surgeons
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) announced today that it launched its first virtual reality-based training program for interventional cardiologists. The company’s new training program uses VR with traditional training techniques to increase experience and expertise in using Abbott’s optical coherence tomography (OCT) to improve outcomes in patients who need a stent to open clogged arteries, according to a news […]
Applied VR gains FDA breakthrough device nod
AppliedVR announced that it received FDA breakthrough device designation for its fibromyalgia and lower back pain treatment. Los Angeles-based AppliedVR’s EaseVRx product is designed to treat treatment-resistant fibromyalgia and chronic intractable lower back pain. With the breakthrough nod, EaseVRx is now one of the first virtual reality (VR) digital therapeutics to earn that designation for treating […]
The top 10 medical disruptors of 2019
The Cleveland Clinic for the past 16 years has predicted what the top 10 medical disruptors will be for the following year. The health provider seeks input from 150 to 200 of its physicians, hailing from each of its institutes. The result is 300 to 400 suggestions, which the clinic then narrows down to 150. […]
8 crowdfunded health devices you need to know
Companies including 3M and Aura Medical are turning to the popular websites Kickstarter and Indiegogo to get their ideas crowdfunded by people who want them to come to life. The idea behind a crowdfunding website is that if you back the project and donate a certain amount of money, you’ll get something in return, oftentimes […]