UCL Transforms Modern Surgical Training with ARuVR and HTC VIVE

Clinicians and surgeons taking UCL’s Advanced Minimally-Invasive Surgery (AMIS), MSc programme are undergoing practical-based, innovative, and remote training to gain cutting-edge knowledge and skills in this specialised field. In the…

Voice-Controlled Augmented Reality Headset Assists Successful Surgery

A voice-enabled augmented reality headset aided a successful shoulder surgery at Scripps Clinic in California, a first in the region. The three-dimensional holographic view of the surgical plan projected on…

Incremed is putting the AR in healthcare

Building on the skills of its interdisciplinary, Zurich-based team specialised in medical augmented reality (AR) software development, and its collaborations with international medical staff and the medical technology (medtech) industry,…

The Application of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in Oral Surgery

Over the years, scientists and experts in the dental health industry have searched for ways to better the practice and achieve more precise results. Thankfully, it has been discovered that…

Virtual reality training at Lakeland immerses surgical technology students into 3-D operating room

The surgical technology program at Lakeland Community College recently acquired new software intending to give students a feel for what it’s like to work in an operating room. According to…

How VR Technology Can Be of Help to Surgeons

The healthcare industry requires constant development and innovation. One of the notable cases at the intersection of medicine and IT is the use of software with VR and AR by…

Virtual and Augmented Reality in Cardiac Surgery – PubMed

Virtual and augmented reality can be defined as a threedimensional real-world simulation allowing the user to directly interact with it. Throughout the years, virtual reality has gained great popularity in…

FDA clears augmented reality smartglasses for guiding knee replacement surgeries

Built into a pair of glasses, the newly FDA-cleared Knee+ system uses a camera to help judge the alignment of instruments and the knee joint itself within the surgeon’s field of…

La start-up libanaise, Proximie, lève 38 millions de dollars

Proximie, une startup spécialisée dans la numérisation de la chirurgie fondée par Nadine Hachach Haram, une Libanaise chirurgienne de formation, vient de lever 38 millions en série B auprès des…

Activ Surgical raises $45M to develop software suite

Activ Surgical, a Boston-based software developer for robotic surgery, raised $45 million in Series B funding. The funding will support the commercial availability of its ActivInsights software suite, which includes…