2024-04-22 19:34:12
The Apple Vision Pro has been postulated as a disruption in the technological landscape. The era of spatial computing has been inaugurated, and one of the proposals that the Californians announced at WWDC in 2023 was that the viewer might be used as an assistant in operations. The field of medicine, thanks to the support of technology, has developed a lot in recent years. Although it is a product that has just come out of the oven, it has marked a milestone. Want to know all the details? We tell you regarding them in this article!
The Californian company’s new mixed reality viewer has been used in an operation. It happened at the Jaraguá Hospital in Brazil, where it was used as a support tool while the operation was being performed. Yes: the medical team has operated with the glasses on. What type of surgery was performed? What functions have been performed? We’ll see below!
Vision Pro has served as a visual guide
The surgery where it has been used is a shoulder arthroscopy. This type of surgical procedure is used to treat and correct joint problems. The patient had problems with the shoulder tendons. To do this, a tube with a camera is inserted through an incision in the affected area. Dr. Gobbato, who is responsible for performing the operation, has stated the following:
“Shoulder arthroscopy surgery uses a camera inside the joint and surgeons perform it while looking directly at a screen. With this device, I was able to see the image the size of a high definition movie screen, as well as being able to view patient examinations and 3D models in real time.
The image from this camera might be viewed directly on the Apple Vision Pro, in addition to being able to have additional patient information. Moreover, I saw at all times, patient notes, x-rays of the injuries and was able to recreate, in three dimensions, a model of the parts of the shoulderwhile you watch Pictures of the chamber, inside the patient. It can actually be seen on YouTube, through the video that he uploaded himself.
To achieve this, Use has been made of the dynamic range of the device’s cameras. However, their response, along with the fluidity and clarity of the images in real time, has also allowed us to clarify one of the possible obstacles that the lighting might have caused. And which one was it? Initially, the use of the visor prevented us from seeing the foci, which are centered on specific points on the body, on the operating table correctly. Fortunately, this was not the case, and the operation might be carried out completely normally.
The fact that many years ago this same surgeon was already using Microsoft HoloLens, also to serve as a guide in a surgical procedure, stands out.
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