MobiHealth News June 17, 2025
Nissan Elimelech, founder of Augmedics, discusses the process of developing augmented reality surgical navigation technology and his next endeavor to develop the first AR glasses specifically for healthcare.
Editor’s note: While Nissan Elimelech founded Augmedics and invented its foundational technology, he is no longer affiliated with or represents the company.
In 2014, Nissan Elimelech founded Augmedics, the company behind an augmented reality surgical navigation platform for spine procedures. He is credited with developing the xvision Spine System, which uses a transparent near-eye display headset to project a 3D visualization of a patient’s spine – generated from pre-operative CT scans – directly into a surgeon’s retina.
Elimelech spoke with MobiHealthNews about the development of the technology, its impact on surgeons and...
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