Startup Level EX unveils 3D virtual surgery mobile app to enhance MIS skills: 7 insights

Chicago startup, Level EX, launched a 3D virtual surgery mobile app for surgeons.

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Here are seven insights:

 

1. The startup leveraged visual effects from the video game industry into its medical app.

 

2. The new mobile app, Airway EX, offers a realistic, 3D virtual surgery experience for surgeons to enhance their minimally invasive endoscopic procedure of the airway skills.

 

3. It is intended for anesthesiologists, otolaryngologists, critical care specialists, emergency medicine physicians and pulmonologists.

4. To build the app, Level EX recruited the expertise of game developers and experienced surgeons.

 

5. The app features challenging and rare patient cases, brought to the screen based on actual surgeries submitted by physicians.

 

6. The technology offers precise simulation of human tissue dynamics, endoscopic device optics and moving fluids.

 

7. In 2017, Level EX plans to launch mobile apps for orthopedic surgery, gastroenterology and cardiology.

 

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