a stronger sense of what's being created.
On a smaller scale, some medical device companies are using VR
platforms to show off their devices and instruments to customers
before they handle or trial them. The technology provides a more
immersive sense of how the devices will work in practice than the
images and descriptions in product pamphlets or on company web-
sites. Just as with larger architectural designs, VR lets you make more
informed decisions about the products your facility buys.
• Real-time record sharing. Surgical images aren't the only data
that VR and AR HMDs can access. Patient information and records —
such as blood results, wound swabs, clinic notes and vital signs —
that are typically noted on separate charts and monitors can be
streamlined through HMDs to everyone in the OR. Surgical team
members who can
access the same virtu-
al info at the same
time without losing
focus on their tasks
have the potential to
work more efficiently.
Other applications
that currently compile
digital patient health
records could easily
be applied to HMD
projections in the near
future. If used correct-
ly, communication
among surgeons, nurs-
es and techs can be
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