Surgeons at AdventHealth for Children in Orlando, FL, successfully used Novarad’s VisAR augmented reality surgical navigation system for the first time to correct a child's misshapen skull, the company reported.
Raj Sawh-Martinez, MD, chief of pediatric plastic surgery, used VisAR to perform cranial vault remodeling for craniosynostosis in a pediatric patient. The VisAR system projected the planned surgical cuts needed to correct the deformity through its heads-up display onto the surface of the child's skull, which were then marked with a surgical marker. In addition, VisAR provided real-time, 3D visualization of the patient's anatomy during the operation.
Raj Sawh-Martinez, MD, using VisAR augmented reality surgical navigation for craniosynostosis surgery. Image courtesy of AdventHealth for Children.
VisAR has been used for surgery in eight different countries and is cleared in the U.S. for stereotactic spinal surgery, Novarad said. A cranial indication is pending with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the company noted.
