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Market Intel: When Reality Techs Kick In - How VR, AR And MR Are Revolutionizing Surgery

 
• By Bob Kronemyer

Whether used for training surgeons outside of the operating room or as a valuable reference tool during surgery, the recent AAOS annual conference shows that orthopedic surgeons rank among several pioneering clinician groups who are embracing surgical solutions that extend into the worlds of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality. With the global shift toward value-based health care, Proponents say these new technologies may offer surgeons new ways to improve operating times and efficiency, better patient outcomes and cut overall costs.

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Perhaps the most intriguing exhibition booth at this year's annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) held in March in New Orleans was that of Evolutis SAS. The French company not only designs and manufactures arthroplasty implants for the hip, knee and shoulder, it also creates orthopedic surgical software for Microsoft's HoloLens: a computerized headset with a transparent visor that allows surgeons to see in three-dimensional (3D) holograms similar to a 3D movie.

"We can take a 3D structure and superimpose it on what the surgeon sees in the operating room (OR)-- this is called a holographic image," Jean-Michel

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