Major Medical Breakthrough - Smart Glasses in Surgery
The first ever use of AR (Augmented Reality) technology in medicine was a knee replacement surgery in June 2020 in Paris, France.
In collaboration with Pixee Medical, a medical company based in France, and Dr. Pr. Remy Nizard, the Vuzix M400 AR Smart Glasses provided real-time guidance throughout the surgical procedure, multiplying the surgeon's surgical field of view with information cues from the augmented reality. The surgery took place in Paris, France. The Vuzix M400 smart glasses provided the real-time information needed to guide the surgery.
The surgery went very smoothly and on June 24th, Vuzix and Pixee Medical completed the world's first knee + total knee replacement.
Pixee anticipates a rapid increase in the number of total knee replacement cases using Knee+ technology, as the success of the procedure has led to an increase in the number of innovative surgeons looking to augmented reality (AR) technology to support their work in the operating room. The Vuzix M400 smart glasses stand out from the rest because they are compact, easy to use, wireless, and have hot-swappable batteries, so that surgical tasks that require constant, uninterrupted precision never have to be interrupted for any reason.
The team at Pixee Medical has created an innovative way to bring the Vuzix M400 Intelligent Lens into the OR for knee replacement surgery, and we look forward to supporting the global expansion of their innovative AR solution.
Paul Travers, President and Chief Executive Officer, Vuzix
How exactly does augmented reality (AR) help physicians in the operating room?
1. Virtual mapping
Like Tony Stark working on his Iron Man armor, a digitized map of the patient's knee is displayed before the surgeon's eyes. All the bones, organs and other anatomical parts are clearly labeled.
2. voice control
Because surgeons need their hands free to concentrate on the surgical process, the Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses are able to precisely execute commands with your own set of phrases through voice control. Once one part of the operation is complete, the surgeon can use their voice to drive the next part.
3. See what I see
Help from outside the field can observe the physician's point of view (POV) and provide the physician with the help he or she needs in real time, making smart glasses one of the most important and efficient tools for future education and training.
The future of computer-assisted surgery may be here sooner than you think.
Having AR smart glasses can make a surgeon's life easier and even reduce the number of medical professionals needed in the operating room.
While such technology cannot replace the surgeons who have the expertise and experience to work to extend and improve our lives, it allows doctors to do their jobs more accurately and more quickly, reducing the burden of stress.
About Vuzix
Vuzix is a leading provider of smart glasses and augmented reality technologies and products for the consumer and enterprise markets. The company's products include personal displays and wearable computing devices that provide users with a portable, high-quality viewing experience, as well as mobile, wearable displays and augmented reality solutions. 259 patents and patents pending in the field of optics are owned by Vuzix, as well as numerous intellectual property licenses. The company has been honored with the 2005-2023 Consumer Electronics Show Innovation Award and several wireless technology innovation awards, among others. (Award Information). For more information, please visit vuzix.com。
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