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The headline chosen by the publication is a bit misleading, as the surgeons didn't wear the Vision Pro during surgery. But it does sound like the tool has poten
by jyunwai 3y ago
The headline chosen by the publication is a bit misleading, as the surgeons didn't wear the Vision Pro during surgery. But it does sound like the tool has potential, from info emphasized by 9to5Mac [1]:
"The surgeon, Syed Aftab, said that because the scrub nurse could see all of the information from the surgery plan, referencing it in real time during the operation, it effectively allowed them to work as efficiently as someone who had worked alongside him for years. Mr Aftab praised the software and said it turned a scrub nurse he had never worked with into someone with ten years’ experience. He said that the technology would ‘superpower’ his operating team into the equivalent of a Formula One pit crew."
The surgeon's opinion is glowing, but does not explore the disadvantages of the technology, nor if viable alternatives exist. I'd be interested to hear about more details on the potential downsides of the technology, and what plans there are for redundancies if the software or hardware fails during surgery.
[1] https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/12/vision-pro-used-in-surgery/ https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/12/vision-pro-used-in-surgery/