“Everyone knows how to drive home, but you use GPS technology to find the best and most efficient route to take. Taking the car analogy one step further, he compared the AR knee replacement platform to GPS. “It’s like a car that has the speedometer projected on the windshield, so you don’t have to look down when you’re driving,” said Jonathan Vigdorchik, MD, the orthopedic surgeon who performed the procedure last week at HSS. The Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses allow the orthopedic surgeon to visualize the structures of the knee and track progress in real time directly on the operative field, without having to look over at a computer screen. It utilizes a preoperative CT scan of the patient’s knee for surgical planning and the use of augmented reality glasses during surgery. The augmented reality knee replacement platform from Medacta, known as NextAR TKA, received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in July. All Rights Reserved.Hospital for Special Surgery utilizes Augmented Reality platform and Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses for knee replacement surgery Write to John McCormick at ©2021 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. “This is how we’ll interact with the world.” “AR is the next generation in computing experiences,” he said. Said the market for augmented reality technology will grow as the technology finds new uses. Vigdorchik said he believes augmented reality will allow for better procedures, leading to quick recoveries and better functioning of knee implants.Ī senior principal analyst at research and advisory firm Vigdorchik put the patients’ legs through a range of motion during surgery.ĭr. The data was used to help calculate the balance of the ligaments as Dr. Vigdorchik’s surgeries, two quarter-size sensors attached by clamps-one above the knee joint and the other below it-were used to transmit a signal to the AR glasses with a precise measurement of their spatial position in 3-D. If cuts are off, the line turns red.Ī key to any successful knee replacement is ensuring the ligaments that hold the knee in place retain their preoperative balance, or stability. If a surgeon makes cuts exactly as planned, a green line appears as instruments are moving. The display screen inside the glasses can show a 3-D model of the leg with a diagram of planned cuts. , include a digital display that let him view the patient’s knee and the surgical planning parameters that helped him accurately position the implants. The lens of the see-through glasses, manufactured by Vigdorchik put on a pair of augmented reality glasses. Farmers Business Network’s First CIO Looks to Refine Data Insights December 20, 2021Īt the start of each procedure, Dr.It was great to be able to utilize a 36mm femoral head with. 'The surgical instrumentation worked smoothly and the Monocer cup had excellent fixation. Oracle-Cerner Deal Could Help Healthcare Systems Share Data December 21, 2021 With the new Central Sterile Supply Department opening at the Sydney Adventist Hospital soon, our representative Chris Stokes has been busy utilising.CIOs Strive to Level Playing Field for Remote and In-Office Workers December 23, 2021.The 3-D models are used for preoperative planning, such as deciding how much damaged bone and cartilage to remove and determining the optimal placement for an implant based on each patient’s particular anatomy. Vigdorchik took computer tomography knee scans of the patients and loaded them into Medacta’s NextAR cloud-based platform, which created 3-D models of the knees. In the weeks leading to the procedures, Dr. The platform was first used in Australia last September. NextAR received Food and Drug Administration approval for total knee replacements in July 2020. Vigdorchik used Medacta’s NextAR augmented-reality platform for his recent surgeries. Which designs, makes and supplies orthopedic products.ĭr. represents about 50% of the global knee-replacement market, said each year, according to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. There are roughly 800,000 inpatient knee replacement surgeries performed in the U.S.
The better a knee-replacement fits, the better the odds for an operation’s long-term success, Dr.
“At many time points during the operation it’s actually providing me information, making sure that my cuts are degree for degree, millimeter for millimeter, accurate,” Dr.
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