Tiger commentary - This is the wrong application for smart glasses, but at least S+N is trying.
The winning application in the future will be smart glasses with AR. The surgeon should be able to access important real-time information while looking into the surgery site - x-ray vision into bone locations, drilling trajectory and depth, instrument planes, etc.
Smith+Nephew introduces smart glasses into the operating room to enable remote technical support for UK surgeons during procedures (press release)
Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology company, today announces a partnership with Rods&Cones to provide smart surgery glasses and digital remote assistance to customers. By providing customers with smart surgery glasses, Smith+Nephew representatives can ‘see’ through the eyes of the surgeon, instrumentalist nurse, or any healthcare professional using them, enabling continuous remote support before, during, and after surgical interventions.
Initially used in the UK to support the NHS and other customers, this solution allows Smith+Nephew to increase its ability to offer technical support for safe and effective use of its products at the right time from...
