Becker's Healthcare March 1, 2024
Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Medicine is testing out Apple’s new headset, the Vision Pro, in its surgical practice.
The Apple Vision Pro, which utilizes spatial computing, is being tested in Stanford’s operating rooms, according to a Feb. 29 news release from the health system. Alexander Perino, MD, a cardiac electrophysiologist at Stanford Health Care, used the Apple Vision Pro technology to conduct an ablation procedure.
With the headset, Dr. Perino said he could manipulate virtual monitors efficiently, displaying all necessary data for the procedure.
“There can be up to eight screens that depict distinct real-time data, with insufficient real estate in an operating room for these screens to be conveniently located and the data on them reviewed,” Dr. Perino...