Posted 3/12/2024, 1:48:00 PM
Augmented Reality Headset Lets Surgical Teams Visualize Procedures and Prep Instruments
- Vision Pro headset used by scrub nurse during spinal surgery in London to help prepare instruments and visualize procedure
- Technology described as "gamechanger" that "eliminates human error" by UK surgeons
- First used last month in US by neurosurgeon Dr. Robert Masson, who said it made team's work "effortless"
- Headset allows nurse to see real world overlaid with virtual screens showing surgery plan and other key info
- Also being used to help surgeons plan out and visualize robotic surgery procedures