Fierce Biotech June 21, 2024
Heads up, surgeons: GE HealthCare announced it has deployed its first augmented reality system that provides holograms of 3D anatomy during a live, image-guided procedure.
Developed through an ongoing collaboration with the AR software developer MediView, the OmnifyXR system includes a wearable heads-up display capable of showing up to four different information feeds at once—such as real-time X-ray fluoroscopy, ultrasound imaging and blood flow data.
The companies said the platform was first installed at North Star Vascular and Interventional in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and has since been used in two separate procedures to close off problematic arteries from within.
“The heads-up display and augmented reality capabilities of OmnifyXR, especially the 3D anatomical view offered by the hologram scan, are game-changing and...
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