We’ve seen several stories about Apple Vision Pro being used in healthcare settings. This week, Stryker announced the completion of the first surgical procedure using an innovative new app on Vision Pro.
The surgery, a hip arthroscopy, was completed using SportSuite Vision, an app that brings “critical digital content into a surgeon’s virtual space.” This includes things like arthroscopic video, HipCheck, HipMap, and CT imaging.
Here’s how Stryker describes the app:
SportSuite Vision received FDA De Novo authorization on July 17. Stryker says this makes it the first app the FDA has authorized for intraoperative use with Vision Pro.
The hip arthroscopy was completed at Duke Health. Chad Mather III, the orthopedic surgeon who performed the operation, praised Vision Pro and SportSuite Vision:
You can learn more about SportSuite Vision on the Stryker website.
Also this week, Pfizer announced it is using Apple Vision Pro “to create an unforgettable, immersive experience” to “illustrate” its commitment to “outdo cancer.”
You can get a closer look at the experience on the Groove Jones website.
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