Ten thousand patients have been treated with Augmedics’ Xvision augmented reality spine system, the company said April 22.
The milestone comes as Augmedics began the U.S. commercial launch of its CT-Flouro registration method, according to a news release. Isaac Moss, MD, chair of orthopedics at UConn Health in Farmington, Comm., performed the 10,000th case. Dr. Moss began using the system in May 2022 and was the first in the region to offer AR-navigated spine surgery.
“Augmented reality navigation makes instrumentation of the spine, even complex revision or deformity, a low cognitive load task,” Dr. Moss said. “You can achieve high levels of accuracy in complex situations with very little mental fatigue. This in turn allows surgeons to have greater focus during the potentially more complex parts of the procedure. While this can be achieved with traditional navigation, the ease of use and intuitive nature of the augmented reality system gives it a significant advantage over other platforms. As a result, we can do more complex cases with less invasive techniques on a regular basis and achieve optimal results for patients with likely less surgeon fatigue and burnout in the short and long run.”
