Vuzix® Corporation, a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, today announced an additional follow-on volume order of Vuzix Blade® Smart Glasses from Medacta in connection with that company’s launch of their NextAR™ shoulder augmented reality surgical platform in Europe and the US.
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Medacta’s NextAR™ surgical shoulder platform, the first CE-marked and FDA-cleared augmented reality surgical application with intraoperative guidance for total shoulder replacement, was developed with the help of worldwide orthopaedic expert surgeons to improve efficiency and precision in total shoulder replacement. While supporting the advancement of personalized surgery, NextAR Shoulder has been successfully used to treat more than 200 patients in Europe and the United States since first introduced in June 2021.
Prior to surgery, the surgeon uses a 3D virtual model of the patient’s shoulder in order to choose the best implant and position for restoring the patient’s unique anatomy. NextAR Shoulder enhances the preoperative strategy planning with unique intraoperative orientation assessments, allowing surgeons to accurately track the position of instruments and implants in real-time through the proprietary single-use NextAR TS Tracking System. Surgeons equipped with Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses can then access biomechanical visualizations using augmented reality in real time, without having to divert their eyes from the procedure to glance at a computer screen. The AR system gives surgeons complete control over every detail of the surgery to provide maximum accuracy; and eliminates the need for bulky robotic arms or dedicated equipment operators in the operating theater, further reducing costs per case. To read more about Medacta’s NextAR shoulder augmented reality surgical platform,
“The adoption of AR technology and use of Vuzix smart glasses is driving evolution within healthcare on many levels, particularly regarding use cases in operating rooms around the world,” said Paul Travers, President and Chief Executive Officer at Vuzix. “Vuzix smart glasses are lightweight, comfortable and completely wireless, which means surgeons have complete freedom of movement and can wear them for extended operations. We’re proud to support the expansion of Medacta’s NextAR platform as it continues to branch into new applications and geographies.”