ALBAWABA – While the new Apple Vision Pro is becoming mainstream with spatial video and immersive audio capabilities, the headset is being now used for more than watching 3D movies, as surgeons reportedly using the device to assist their work in the operating room, with a doctor from Brazil recently shown utilizing the vision pro during a shoulder surgery.
Orthopedist Dr. Bruno Gobbato and his team were reported by MacMagazine to be replacing the screens in the OR with the Apple Vision Pro at Jaraguá Hospital, in Jaraguá do Sul, during a shoulder arthroscopy surgery for a patient with a rotator cuff tear.
“Shoulder arthroscopy surgery uses a camera inside the joint and surgeons perform this surgery by looking directly at a screen. With [the Apple Vision Pro], it was possible to place the screen in cinema size with high resolution, in addition to being able to count on the patient's exams and 3D models in real time,” Dr. Gobbato commented.
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In a video documenting the surgery shared on YouTube by Dr. Gobbato, it can be seen how he is projecting a live camera feed from his equipment to the headset, while simultaneously looking at X-ray images and a 3D model of the patient’s shoulder to assist his workflow.
Dr. Gobbato is reported by Apple Insider to be using an app called MyMako, which allows physicians to plan their surgical techniques in advance and have access to these 3D models while doing the real operation.
In an earlier press release, Apple has shed light on the capabilities of its Vision Pro in the medical field, stating that “with the unique capabilities of visionOS, healthcare developers are creating new apps that were not previously possible, transforming areas such as clinical education, surgical planning, training, medical imaging, behavioral health, and more.”
