[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":334},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-top-vr-companies-healthcare":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":165,"relatedBooks":333},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":7,"guid":8,"modified":10,"modified_gmt":11,"slug":12,"status":13,"type":14,"link":15,"title":16,"content":18,"excerpt":21,"author":23,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":29,"categories":30,"tags":32,"project_category":44,"contact_email_category":45,"yst_prominent_words":46,"class_list":54,"better_featured_image":73,"acf":100,"yoast_meta":109,"_links":112},15375,"2017-04-05T13:00:24","2017-04-05T11:00:24",{"rendered":9},"http:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?p=15375","2022-05-10T19:06:35","2022-05-10T17:06:35","top-vr-companies-healthcare","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftop-vr-companies-healthcare",{"rendered":17},"Top Virtual Reality Companies in Healthcare",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"5px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp style=\"color: #555;font-size: 12px;line-height: 14px\">THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2017. THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>What is the common denominator of behavioral psychology, pain management, medical training, rehabilitation, and meditation? The answer is virtual reality. I believe that within a few years, VR will be a game-changer in these areas. Thus, it is high time to enlist the most important VR companies in healthcare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003C!--more-->\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>VR is conquering new heights in terms of healthcare and sales figures\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F5-ways-medical-vr-is-changing-healthcare\u002F\">Medical\u002FTherapeutic VR is an area with fascinating possibilities\u003C\u002Fa>. It has not just moved the imagination of science-fiction fans, but also clinical researchers and real-life medical practitioners. As a doctor, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.medicalrealities.com\u002F\">you could assist in the OR\u003C\u002Fa> without ever lifting a scalpel. If you are a medical student, you could \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.edtechmagazine.com\u002Fhigher\u002Farticle\u002F2016\u002F08\u002Fthree-ways-med-students-can-use-virtual-reality\">study the human body more closely\u003C\u002Fa> and prepare better for real-life surgeries. As a patient, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bloomberg.com\u002Fnews\u002Farticles\u002F2016-08-29\u002Fhospitals-try-giving-patients-a-dose-of-vr\">you could escape the confinement of your hospital room\u003C\u002Fa> and travel to Iceland. Even better, your pain and your stress might feel like they evaporated through the VR experience. As a patient with mental health problems, you could \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psychologytoday.com\u002Fblog\u002Fknow-your-mind\u002F201605\u002Fhow-virtual-reality-could-transform-mental-health-treatment\">fight your possible fear of heights, schizophrenia or paranoia\u003C\u002Fa> more successfully. VR seems to conquer healthcare gradually. And not only that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Virtual Reality Can Change The Hospital Experience - The Medical Futurist\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FzJiCt_VYxPY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Although VR has promised to become “the next big thing” on the market for decades in vain, statistics show that the time has come now for the technology. Various \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.statista.com\u002Ftopics\u002F2532\u002Fvirtual-reality-vr\u002F\">market research companies estimate\u003C\u002Fa> that the VR hardware and software market could be worth around $30 billion by 2020. The sales of VR headsets are \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fool.com\u002Finvesting\u002F2016\u002F06\u002F06\u002F12-virtual-reality-stats-that-will-blow-you-away.aspx\">projected to skyrocket\u003C\u002Fa> in the next few years: 500 million could be sold by 2025. Currently, there are 685 virtual reality start-ups with an average valuation of $4.5 million, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fool.com\u002Finvesting\u002F2016\u002F06\u002F06\u002F12-virtual-reality-stats-that-will-blow-you-away.aspx\">according to start-up tracking site AngelList\u003C\u002Fa>; and their number will grow further. This all means that both the demand and the supply side – starting from the cheap Google Cardboard to the expensive Oculus Rift – is growing. So, I thought it is time to enlist the most important VR companies in healthcare. Challenge accepted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>VR companies bringing change to psychology\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>1) \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psious.com\u002F\">Psious\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong> is treating your phobias differently\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It is a sunny Monday and the rumbling of a busy Hong Kong street filters through the one-bedroom apartment. You want to, but you cannot leave your room because even the thought of being in a large open space packed with people terrifies you leaving you impotent. How can you get out of this dragging situation? How can effective help be offered?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Spanish and American behavioral health technology company, Psious offers unique treatment for psychological conditions such as fear of flying, needles, various animals, public speaking, general anxiety or agoraphobia. With the help of VR, patients get into situations which are fearful for them under the constant control of a physician. Their task is to face their fears and gradually let them go, while their imagination is helped by VR. Until now, the results are more than encouraging!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Psious | Virtual reality platform for psychology and mental health\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FLnVkPnBOl-U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>2) \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.virtuallybetter.com\u002F\">Virtually Better\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong> offers VR exposure therapy for anxiety, depression or phobias\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Do you remember the scene from Friends, where Ross and Rachel agreed that Rachel will go to the playground and try the swing in spite of her fears if Ross is willing to touch an exemplary of the dreadful spider? In psychology, this is called exposure therapy. When you confront a fearful situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Virtually Better, the pioneering VR company founded in 1996, offers among others an exposure therapy for people suffering from anxiety disorders, specific phobias or PTSD. This technology allows clinicians to circumvent many of the challenges associated with other types of exposure therapy; treat problem areas that most clinicians simply lack the resources to effectively treat. It is simply not enough in most cases to tell the patient to imagine his or her greatest fear to solve the problem – otherwise, the patient would not really need the intervention of a professional…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fvirtually-better.jpg\" alt=\"Virtually Better - VR companies in healthcare\" class=\"wp-image-15376\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fvirtually-better.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fvirtually-better-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fvirtually-better-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fvirtually-better-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>3) Bravemind is freeing soldiers from PTSD\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Have you ever watched the movies \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.imdb.com\u002Ftitle\u002Ftt0077416\u002F?ref_=nv_sr_1\">The Deer Hunter\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.imdb.com\u002Ftitle\u002Ftt0096969\u002F?ref_=nv_sr_1\">Born On The Fourth of July\u003C\u002Fa> or \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.imdb.com\u002Ftitle\u002Ftt0887912\u002F?ref_=nv_sr_1\">The Hurt Locker\u003C\u002Fa>? Then you might grasp the struggle of active participants of such traumatic events as the Vietnam or Iraq wars to get over their experiences and fit again into everyday life. Although not only war veterans and soldiers experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but also victims of sexual assault or abuse, Bravemind is first of all for combat-related PTSD.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The VR Exposure Therapy was developed by a research team at the University of Southern California. It allows clinicians to gradually immerse patients into virtual environments representative of their traumatic experiences in a controlled, stepwise fashion. They control the multi-sensory emotional stimuli, which patients receive; and monitor the intensity of the patients’ stress responses via advanced brain imaging and psychophysiological assessment techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fbravemind_ptsd_vr-companies-in-healthcare.jpg\" alt=\"Bravemind_PTSD_VR companies in healthcare\" class=\"wp-image-15377\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fbravemind_ptsd_vr-companies-in-healthcare.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fbravemind_ptsd_vr-companies-in-healthcare-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fbravemind_ptsd_vr-companies-in-healthcare-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fbravemind_ptsd_vr-companies-in-healthcare-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fbravemind_ptsd_vr-companies-in-healthcare-444x250.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>VR Companies for better pain management\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>4) \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ffirsthand.com\u002F\">Firsthand Technology\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong> for pain relief\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Current treatment of chronic pain mainly involves narcotics, whose effectiveness decreases over time. According to \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Ffirsthand.com\u002Fabout-vr\u002F\">various studies enlisted by Firsthand Technology\u003C\u002Fa>, VR reduces the time of thinking about pain by 48 percent (!!), while narcotics only by 10 per cent. It decreases the unpleasantness of chronic pain by 38 percent, while this figure is only 16 percent in case of opioids. Also, the fun aspect of VR is incomparable to that of painkillers: 983 percent increase in a “better feeling” versus 33 percent decrease of joy while using narcotics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The San Francisco-based company has been a part of pioneering research teams that have established the field of VR pain control and helped build the first VR pain relief application, SnowWorld. Firsthand Technology offers affordable and practical VR hardware kits and the corresponding software, Cool! and Glow! The first one follows you on a journey through a beautiful landscape of changing seasons, while the second lets you draw beautiful light creatures with your hands. These kits are available both for single patients, but also for hospital settings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Ffirsthand-technology_vr-companies-in-healthcare.jpg\" alt=\"Firsthand Technology_VR companies in healthcare\" class=\"wp-image-15379\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Ffirsthand-technology_vr-companies-in-healthcare.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Ffirsthand-technology_vr-companies-in-healthcare-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Ffirsthand-technology_vr-companies-in-healthcare-512x384.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Ffirsthand-technology_vr-companies-in-healthcare-333x250.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>5) \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fappliedvr.io\u002F\">appliedVR\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong> for pain reduction in hospitals\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The start-up born out of a global market research firm, Lieberman Research Worldwide, offers VR solutions especially for hospital settings. They conduct clinical research around both the usability and effectiveness of how VR helps patients throughout their healing path, in order to better design, acquire and make validated therapeutic VR content more accessible at scale in healthcare settings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>They brand themselves as a “Netflix” platform of validated therapeutic content. Leading hospitals in VR research and ongoing trials, such as the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, the Boston’s Children Hospital or UCLA partnered with appliedVR for testing the benefits of the technology for example \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Ftechnology\u002F2016\u002Fdec\u002F09\u002Fvirtual-reality-childbirth-pain-relief\">in reducing labor pain\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AppliedVR: Transforming Patient Care\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FVu9iS9HguF0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>VR companies for teaching med students more effectively\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>6) \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.immersivetouch.com\u002F\">ImmersiveTouch\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong> for more precise operations\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Being a surgeon requires an immense amount of knowledge, constant preparation and practice, as the smallest failure could cost a patient’s life. However, up until now, it was uneasy for doctors and med students to practice their profession before surgeries. ImmersiveTouch aims to become a game-changer in this respect. It offers a VR imaging platform that allows surgeons to see, feel and experience minimally invasive surgical pathways to improve surgical precision and patient outcomes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>When a surgeon prepares for complex brain surgery, the MRI\u002FCT scans of the patient can be uploaded into ImmersiveTouch’s cloud, then reconstructed into 3D VR. Then, the surgeon can rehearse or teach various surgeries, and “get in touch with the patient”, since the platform replicates the surgical touch and feel of the patient’s anatomy. Simply mind-blowing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ImmersiveTouch: The Future of Surgical Planning and Training\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FKGo7vdmW2G8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>7) \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.medicalrealities.com\u002F\">Medical Realities\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong> and the first operation transmitted live in VR \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>For the first time in the history of medicine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Ftechnology\u002F2016\u002Fapr\u002F14\u002Fcutting-edge-theatre-worlds-first-virtual-reality-operation-goes-live\">on 14 April 2016 Shafi Ahmed cancer surgeon performed an operation using a virtual reality camera at the Royal London hospital\u003C\u002Fa>. Everyone could participate in the operation in real-time through the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.medicalrealities.com\u002F\">Medical Realities website\u003C\u002Fa> and the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fvrinor.com\u002F\">VR in OR\u003C\u002Fa> app. No matter whether a promising medical student from Cape Town, an interested journalist from Seattle or a worried relative, everyone could follow through two 360-degree cameras how the surgeon removed a cancerous tissue from the bowel of the patient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In March 2015, Medical Realities announced the launch of their first product, ‘The Virtual Surgeon’. They hope to kickstart a new teaching training model that will be adopted as part of a routine education tool in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15381\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fmedical-realities_vr-companies-in-healthcare.jpg\" alt=\"Medical Realities_VR companies in healthcare\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fmedical-realities_vr-companies-in-healthcare.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fmedical-realities_vr-companies-in-healthcare-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fmedical-realities_vr-companies-in-healthcare-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fmedical-realities_vr-companies-in-healthcare-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>8) \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fossovr.com\u002F\">Osso VR\u003C\u002Fa> for more effective orthopedic surgeries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A relatively young start-up, Osso VR is working on utilizing the power of VR in the field of orthopaedic surgeries and at the same time trying to improve the method of surgical training. Justin Barad, Osso VR’s founder and CEO turned to VR after he got disappointed by the training he received during his residency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The technology allows users to simulate assembling and placing a tibial nail. Users put on a VR headset (the software is currently compatible with Oculus Rift and HTC Vive) that displays a virtual operating room, and hold two controllers that track 1:1 with real-life hand movements and respond to these movements with haptic feedback that mimics the feeling of assembling and placing the nail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>9) \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.virtamed.com\u002Fen\u002F\">VirtaMed\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong> for better medical training\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Swiss company established in October 2007 develops and produces highly realistic surgical simulators for medical training. Surgeons use original instruments to train in a safe environment before performing surgeries on patients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>VirtaMed has a great influence on the medical education environment of Switzerland. Since 2013, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.virtamed.com\u002Fen\u002Fnews\u002Fbetter-surgeons-through-mandatory-simulator-exam-we-will-not-take-step-backwards\u002F\">every doctor planning to specialize in orthopaedics in the alpine country\u003C\u002Fa> has had to pass an exam on a VirtaMed ArthroS simulator. The company says that this improved the quality of the exam so much that the Swiss Orthopaedics certification board president Dr. Ariane Gerber Popp cannot even imagine organizing the test without a simulator. I hope that many more institutions introduce similar tasks for certifying medical professionals!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15384\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fvirtamed_vr-companies-in-healthcare.png\" alt=\"VirtaMed_VR companies in healthcare\" width=\"1643\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fvirtamed_vr-companies-in-healthcare.png 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fvirtamed_vr-companies-in-healthcare-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fvirtamed_vr-companies-in-healthcare-768x430.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fvirtamed_vr-companies-in-healthcare-512x287.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fvirtamed_vr-companies-in-healthcare-446x250.png 446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1643px) 100vw, 1643px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fh1>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>10) \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fzspace.com\u002F\">Zspace\u003C\u002Fa> for STEM education\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The California-based company creates mixed reality systems that combine elements of virtual and augmented reality in order to improve the quality of education in various areas. In their ‘app store’, they offer a wide range of educational VR tools ranging from a physics playground until the Human Anatomy Atlas for Zspace. It contains more than 4,600 anatomical structures, including all major organs and systems of the male and female bodies in order to better visualize the human body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Zspace is inspiringly active in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education, which \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fkids-choose-stem-for-your-future\u002F\">I also promote whole-heartedly\u003C\u002Fa>. For example, they offer an \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fedu.zspace.com\u002Flearn\">online development program for teachers\u003C\u002Fa> in order to familiarize them with VR solutions, so they can teach their classes later with its help. Fascinating innovation, which I recommend to every enthusiastic teacher!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"zSpace VR in K-12 Education\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FPd2tgj6KBGs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>11) \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.surgicaltheater.net\u002F\">Surgical Theater\u003C\u002Fa> for more effective surgical planning\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Cleveland-based company, Surgical Theater was founded by Moty Avisar and Alon Geri. They both were affiliated with the Israeli Air Force flight simulation work. They asked the questions whether it is possible to train surgeons like fighter pilots who are able to pre-fly their missions; and what if surgical residents could also have a place to refine and practice their skills in the system of surgical simulators? And, what if these simulators could help patients be engaged in their care plan like never before?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Surgical Theater introduced a VR medical visualization platform alongside other Precision VR products exactly for offering an immersive environment for this three-fold purpose. On the one hand, it allows for unparalleled patient education and engagement; on the other hand it also delivers next-generation surgical planning and navigation capabilities as well as offers a great education platform for med students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>12) \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fsimbionix.com\u002F\">3D System’s Simbionix\u003C\u002Fa> for better surgical education\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The originally Israeli company, Simbionix w\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.haaretz.com\u002Fisrael-news\u002Fbusiness\u002F.premium-1.608284\">as purchased by a California-based 3D printing enterprise for healthcare providers in 2014 for $120 million\u003C\u002Fa>. It provides simulation, training, and education solutions in healthcare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>One of the most inspiring moments for a med student is to finally get into the operating room. But what if you could live through that moment virtually and prepare for it appropriately? Simbionix’ Virtual Operating Room offers a truly realistic setting for laparoscopic training. The trainee practicing on the LAP Mentor simulator is fully immersed in an operating room environment including a virtual OR team, a patient, equipment and real-life sound distractions. Simbionix also offers VR solution for surgeons wishing to prepare for complex surgeries. With the help of the D2P software, medical professionals can build personalized 3D models and go through the planned surgery step by step. Promising innovations!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>VR for better physical activity and faster rehabilitation\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>13) \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fvirzoom.com\u002F\">VirZOOM\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong> for staying fit\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>One of the most intriguing VR experiences on the market is provided by VirZOOM and its “magic bike”. It offers VR games made for active motion control where pedaling and leaning propel the users through race tracks, battlegrounds, soaring skies, and pictorial countrysides in the forms of an F1 driver, a tank commander, a cyclist or even a Pegasus. Do you wish for even more excitement during exercising?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Well, it seems the developers did, as they also included the possibility of experiencing community Vsports. It means other online players could drop into the games, providing competitive and cooperative matches up to 8 players. VirZOOM brings its technologies to fitness centers and gyms, and it \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.digitaltrends.com\u002Fvirtual-reality\u002Fvirzoom-brings-vsports-to-health-clubs-vr-arcades-and-lan-centers-ces-2017\u002F\">wants to organize similar tournaments in the future\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"VirZOOM: Hands-on\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FHqRR3JZN99A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>14) \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.widerun.com\u002F\">Widerun\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong> for spicing up exercising\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Are you bored and tired to ride your bicycle at the same old garage space at the same time every weekend? Widerun offers you a solution which might get you enthusiastic in exercising again: the first bike trainer, which you can connect to VR headsets, from Oculus Rift to Samsung Gear VR, to get a fully immersive training, engaging biking experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Italy-based team also has a wide range of VR landscapes to dive into. One day you might try the “Winter is coming” fantasy game sending you to the icy scenes of Game of Thrones, the other you might bike around the streets of San Francisco or the Chinese empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>15) \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.gesturetekhealth.com\u002F\">GestureTek Health\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong> for revolutionizing rehabilitation\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Canadian company founded in 1986 invented video gesture control technology that was part of the origins of the VR field. Its pioneering technology was utilized by Sony, Microsoft, Hasbro, Disney or Coca-Cola, but GestureTek also established a division in healthcare, GestureTek Health in the mid 1990s, when the company first started developing applications specific to health, disability and rehabilitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Its VR exercise programs enable patients to have fun while stretching their physical and cognitive capabilities. It is especially important when the patients are small children, who usually refuse to participate in any rehabilitation, unless it is fun. On the other hand, if it is an engaging, achievement-oriented game, such as \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.gesturetekhealth.com\u002Fnode\u002F33\">Gestrack 3D\u003C\u002Fa> or any of its multi-touch solutions, the caregiver has an easy task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fgesturetek_vr-companies-in-healthcare.jpg\" alt=\"GestureTEK_VR companies in healthcare\" class=\"wp-image-15386\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fgesturetek_vr-companies-in-healthcare.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fgesturetek_vr-companies-in-healthcare-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fgesturetek_vr-companies-in-healthcare-512x342.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fgesturetek_vr-companies-in-healthcare-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>16) \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindmaze.com\u002F\">Mindmaze\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong> for recovering from brain injuries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Dr Tej Tadi, a neuroscientist, founded MindMaze in 2011 to develop technologies that help patients recover from brain injuries. The neurotechnology company operates in Switzerland, US and Romania. It has become in less than four years one of the top technology start-ups in Switzerland. In February 2016, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftechcrunch.com\u002F2016\u002F02\u002F17\u002Fmindmaze-maker-of-a-neural-virtual-reality-platform-raises-100m-at-a-1b-valuation\u002F\">it raised $100 million at a pre-money valuation of $1 billion\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Also last year, the company successfully launched devices, which use virtual reality, brain imaging and gaming technologies to retrain the brain in stroke victims. MindMaze is now developing solutions for spinal cord injury and amputee patients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MindMaze offers "thought-powered" VR\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002Fyus_YRVMfCk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>17) \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Feyeplaythepiano.com\u002Fen\u002F\">Eye Play the Piano\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong> for combining VR with the joy of music\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Have you ever dreamed about moving objects with your thoughts or sight? For children and adults without the ability to move any of their limbs, it is an even stronger wish. However, the combination of VR, eye-tracking technology and a piano, also those could experience the power of their thoughts, who may not even have the possibility to lift a pencil in their everyday life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It is a Japanese collaborative project between the University of Tsukuba’s Special Needs Education School for the Physically Challenged and the manufacturer of FOVE, an eye-tracking head mount device. It is a wonderful innovation combining music with technology for a noble cause in healthcare. Lovin’ it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Eye Play the Piano\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FVHXx7XTPULE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>VR companies for a more relaxed meditation\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>18) Reach meditative state with \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.exploredeep.com\u002F#about-deep\">\u003Cstrong>Deep\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Imagine that you are walking underwater: your body becomes light and translucid, your steps slower and more theatrical. The whole world seems to slow down with you. Now, imagine this scene as a point for meditation (except where you have to come to the surface for breathing). This is exactly, what Deep is offering you with the help of VR – excluding the disturbing real-world conditions. Game designers, Owen Harris and Niki Smit developed a VR game, where you control movements through your breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Ftechnology\u002F2015\u002Fmar\u002F16\u002Frezzed-festival-2015-our-favourite-games\">a customised controller strapped around your diaphragm and an Oculus Rift\u003C\u002Fa>, you dictate your movement in a low-poly underwater VR through diaphragmatic breathing. In to gently rise, and out to sink to the seabed. The point is meditative, but shoals of low-poly fish add the joy of discovery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DEEP VR\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FqIhZhdmPQ_8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>19) \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.oculus.com\u002Fexperiences\u002Fgear-vr\u002F764544883656394\u002F\">Zen Zone\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong> and your own “secret garden” for meditation\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Zen Zone is another relaxation game designed by Unello Design specifically for VR. It features two innovative relaxation sessions with beautifully relaxing music, which visualize the body and the breath in ways only possible in VR. You also get the chance to arrange your special “secret garden”, where you might find your inner peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Texas-based design studio is led by developer and musician Aaron Lemke. Mostly interested in exploring the experiential side of VR, Unello created many of the first relaxation experiences available for the Oculus Rift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zen Zone - Gear VR Relaxation\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FY0xNbnvTt0c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>If you know about other companies disrupting healthcare through virtual reality, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftwitter.com\u002FBerci\">please let me know\u003C\u002Fa>! And if you are curious about  the top companies in other areas of medicine, check out \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftop-healthcare-companies-in-robotics\u002F\">my article about robotics’ companies\u003C\u002Fa> as well as my piece about \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ftop-artificial-intelligence-companies-in-healthcare\u002F\">those working with artificial intelligence\u003C\u002Fa>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"10px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FFIbMejImnxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003Cp>If you’d like to support this mission, we invite you to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">join The Medical Futurist Patreon Community\u003C\u002Fa>. A community of empowered patients, future-oriented healthcare professionals, concerned health policymakers, sensible health tech developers, and enthusiastic medical students. If there were ever a time to join us, it is now. Every contribution, however big or small, powers our research and sustains our future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">\u003Cstrong style=\"background-color: #e71d3299; color: #000;\">Click here to support The Medical Futurist from as little as $3\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> – it only takes a minute. Thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,{"rendered":22,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>What is the common denominator of behavioral psychology, pain management, medical training, rehabilitation, and meditation? The answer is virtual reality. I believe that within a few years, VR will be a game-changer in these areas. Thus, it is high time to enlist the most important VR companies in healthcare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",6,15388,"closed",true,"","standard",{"_acf_changed":20,"footnotes":27},[31],514,[33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43],662,246,663,275,289,355,445,450,517,640,661,[],[],[47,48,49,50,51,52,53],1631,1683,1719,1723,1725,1853,2389,[55,14,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72],"post-15375","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-virtual-reality","tag-meditation","tag-future","tag-pain-management","tag-healthcare","tag-innovation","tag-personalized-medicine","tag-virtual-reality","tag-vr","tag-gc1","tag-psychology","tag-rehabilitation",{"id":24,"alt_text":74,"caption":27,"description":27,"media_type":75,"media_details":76,"post":5,"source_url":99},"VR companies in healthcare","image",{"width":77,"height":78,"file":79,"sizes":80,"image_meta":97},870,455,"2017\u002F04\u002Fvr-companies-in-healthcare.jpg",{"medium":81,"large":87,"thumbnail":92,"medium_large":96},{"file":82,"width":83,"height":84,"mime-type":85,"source_url":86},"vr-companies-in-healthcare-370x208.jpg","370","208","image\u002Fjpeg","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fvr-companies-in-healthcare-370x208.jpg",{"file":88,"width":89,"height":90,"mime-type":85,"source_url":91},"vr-companies-in-healthcare-768x402.jpg","768","402","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fvr-companies-in-healthcare-768x402.jpg",{"file":93,"width":94,"height":94,"mime-type":85,"source_url":95},"vr-companies-in-healthcare-150x150.jpg","150","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fvr-companies-in-healthcare-150x150.jpg",{"file":88,"width":89,"height":90,"mime-type":85,"source_url":91},{"aperture":98,"credit":27,"camera":27,"caption":27,"created_timestamp":98,"copyright":27,"focal_length":98,"iso":98,"shutter_speed":98,"title":27,"orientation":98},"0","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fvr-companies-in-healthcare.jpg",{"related_posts":101,"related_posts_footer":105,"cta_type":27,"cta_color":27,"subtitle":27,"related_books":20},[102,103,104],15503,17741,17731,[106,107,108],13277,16355,14811,{"yoast_wpseo_title":110,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":111,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":15},"Top Virtual Reality Companies in Healthcare - The Medical Futurist","VR will be a game-changer in psychology, rehabilitation and many other areas of healthcare. Here I enlisted the most important VR companies in healthcare.",{"self":113,"collection":119,"about":122,"author":125,"replies":128,"version-history":131,"predecessor-version":135,"wp:featuredmedia":139,"wp:attachment":142,"wp:term":145,"curies":161},[114],{"href":115,"targetHints":116},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F15375",{"allow":117},[118],"GET",[120],{"href":121},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts",[123],{"href":124},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftypes\u002Fpost",[126],{"embeddable":26,"href":127},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fusers\u002F6",[129],{"embeddable":26,"href":130},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcomments?post=15375",[132],{"count":133,"href":134},48,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F15375\u002Frevisions",[136],{"id":137,"href":138},45013,"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fposts\u002F15375\u002Frevisions\u002F45013",[140],{"embeddable":26,"href":141},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia\u002F15388",[143],{"href":144},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fmedia?parent=15375",[146,149,152,155,158],{"taxonomy":147,"embeddable":26,"href":148},"category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcategories?post=15375",{"taxonomy":150,"embeddable":26,"href":151},"post_tag","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftags?post=15375",{"taxonomy":153,"embeddable":26,"href":154},"project_category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fproject_category?post=15375",{"taxonomy":156,"embeddable":26,"href":157},"contact_email_category","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fcontact_email_category?post=15375",{"taxonomy":159,"embeddable":26,"href":160},"yst_prominent_words","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fyst_prominent_words?post=15375",[162],{"name":163,"href":164,"templated":26},"wp","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.w.org\u002F{rel}",[166],{"id":108,"date":167,"date_gmt":168,"guid":169,"modified":171,"modified_gmt":172,"slug":173,"status":13,"type":14,"link":174,"title":175,"content":177,"excerpt":179,"author":23,"featured_media":181,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":182,"categories":183,"tags":191,"project_category":202,"contact_email_category":208,"yst_prominent_words":209,"class_list":222,"better_featured_image":246,"acf":273,"yoast_meta":288,"_links":291},"2024-07-18T09:30:00","2024-07-18T07:30:00",{"rendered":170},"http:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?p=14811","2024-07-18T09:16:06","2024-07-18T07:16:06","the-technological-future-of-surgery","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-technological-future-of-surgery",{"rendered":176},"The Technological Future Of Surgery",{"rendered":178,"protected":20},"\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.\u003C\u002Fem>” This quote by Arthur C. Clarke pretty much sums up the future of surgery. It offers fantastic cooperation between humans and technology, which could elevate the level of precision and efficiency of surgeries so high we have never seen before. AI, surgical robots, 3D printing and new imaging methods are already \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nytimes.com\u002F2021\u002F04\u002F30\u002Ftechnology\u002Frobot-surgery-surgeon.html\" target=\"_blank\">used on a wide scale\u003C\u002Fa> of procedures. But there’s much more to the future of surgery than that. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Although robotic-assisted surgeries are not yet the mainstream way of operating patients, these procedures are \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rcseng.ac.uk\u002Fstandards-and-research\u002Fstandards-and-guidance\u002Fgood-practice-guides\u002Frobotic-assisted-surgery\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">already used in 70+ countries\u003C\u002Fa> around the world, millions of times each year. According to some \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.strategicmarketresearch.com\u002Fblogs\u002Frobotic-surgery-statistics#:~:text=Between%202012%20and%202022%2C%20the%20percentage%20of%20general%20surgery%20procedures,from%201.8%25%20to%2017%25.&text=Robotic%20surgery%20is%20becoming%20increasingly,for%2070.6%25%20of%20total%20surgery.\" target=\"_blank\">widely used – although hard to source\u003C\u002Fa> – statistics, some 15-20% of the surgeries in the United States have robotic assistance.  \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>With AI technologies rising, surgeons can enlist additional technological aids, as algorithms will certainly play a role in their future lives, from helping in surgical planning to designing custom implants. It is time to see how new technologies will transform this medical specialty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here, I collected the technologies that will significantly impact the future of surgery.\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step zero: surgeons to rethink their profession\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Before touching base with technology, we need to think about the human quotient of the department. Surgeons bear huge responsibilities: they might cause irreparable damage and medical miracles with one incision on the patient’s body. With the rise of digital technologies, the operating rooms and surgeons are inundated with new devices to make the least cuts possible. We need to deal with these new surgical technologies to make everyone understand that they extend the capabilities of surgeons instead of replacing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Surgeons also tend to alienate themselves from patients. Human touch is not necessarily the quintessence of their work; however, as technological solutions find their way into their practice taking over part of their repetitive tasks, it would make sense to rethink their stance. Treating patients with empathy before and after surgery would ensure their services are irreplaceable also in the age of robotics and artificial intelligence. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F05\u002Ftmf_article_264-01.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34321\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F05\u002Ftmf_article_264-01.png 1920w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F05\u002Ftmf_article_264-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F05\u002Ftmf_article_264-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F05\u002Ftmf_article_264-01-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>1) Virtual reality\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In April 2016, cancer surgeon Shafi Ahmed \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Ftechnology\u002F2016\u002Fapr\u002F14\u002Fcutting-edge-theatre-worlds-first-virtual-reality-operation-goes-live\">performed an operation\u003C\u002Fa> using a VR camera at the Royal London Hospital. It was a huge step for surgery, and anyone could \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.medicalrealities.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">participate in it,\u003C\u002Fa> in real time. Ever since, companies like \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fossovr.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Osso VR\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.immersivetouch.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">ImmersiveTouch\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Foramavr.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">OramaVR\u003C\u002Fa> or \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fundamentalvr.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Fundamental VR\u003C\u002Fa> have used VR as both training or imaging solutions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>VR can elevate the teaching and learning experience in medicine to a whole new level, replacing students peeking over the surgeon’s shoulder during an operation. By using VR, surgeons can stream operations, allowing medical students to be in the OR virtually, using their VR goggles. Helping doctors practise procedures or life-saving moves is invaluable. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Beyond surgical training, VR can also be used to \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalgiving.stanford.edu\u002Fnews\u002Fvirtual-reality-system-helps-surgeons-reassures-patients.html\" target=\"_blank\">help patients understand their procedures\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Facsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\u002Fdoi\u002Fabs\u002F10.1002\u002Fcncr.35282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">manage pain and anxiety\u003C\u002Fa>. The technology has the potential to improve patient outcomes by allowing for better pre-operative planning and more precise surgical execution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And although this hasn’t (yet) become the norm in medical training or education over the past years, leading universities and \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.studyinternational.com\u002Fnews\u002Fvirtual-reality-technology-medicine\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">institutions\u003C\u002Fa> certainly \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hcinnovationgroup.com\u002Fhome\u002Farticle\u002F13011124\u002Fmayo-clinic-becomes-first-us-institution-to-train-surgeons-with-fundamental-surgery-vr-haptic-simulations\" target=\"_blank\">make use of the technology.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Even more: virtual reality training can contribute to the efficiency of healthcare systems in rural areas, just as the Orlando Medical Institute is delivering \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wfmz.com\u002Fnews\u002Fpr_newswire\u002Fpr_newswire_health\u002Fgroundbreaking-pediatric-training-tour-uses-virtual-reality-to-improve-emergency-care-for-children-by-rural\u002Farticle_19f1693f-6723-5205-8624-6d6d96f3f489.html\" target=\"_blank\">emergency medical training\u003C\u002Fa> in Florida for pediatric emergencies. This is the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"One-Minute Challenge: Virtual Reality - The Medical Futurist\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FIVfmkds2PcQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2) Augmented reality\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As there is a lot of confusion around \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F6-healthcare-examples-of-virtual-augmented-and-mixed-reality\" target=\"_blank\">VR and AR, not to mention MR\u003C\u002Fa>, let me clarify: AR differs from VR in two essential features. AR users do not lose touch with reality, while VR completely shields you from the physical world. Mixed reality combines the features of VR and AR. And if you hear someone talking about XR (or extended reality): this is the umbrella term for all the before-mentioned realities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>These distinctive features have a huge potential in \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnews.hss.edu\u002Fmore-than-the-eye-can-see-hospital-for-special-surgery-first-in-nys-to-use-augmented-reality-guidance-in-spine-surgery\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">helping surgeons\u003C\u002Fa> become more efficient at surgeries. Whether they are conducting a minimally invasive procedure or locating a tumour in the liver, AR healthcare apps can help save lives and treat patients seamlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"INSIGHT HEART on Apple Vision Pro\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FZDQroB3hVaw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The first AR-backed spinal fusion surgery took place in 2020 in the U.S., where an FDA-approved AR Guidance system \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Forthospinenews.com\u002F2020\u002F06\u002F11\u002Ffirst-augmented-reality-spine-surgery-using-fda-cleared-augmedics-xvision-spine-system-completed-in-u-s\u002F\">helped surgeons visualise\u003C\u002Fa> the 3D spinal anatomy of a patient during surgery – it was just as if doctors had X-ray vision. The team at the Johns Hopkins Hospital praised the tool for accuracy, safety and operating efficiency. Another company, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.propriovision.com\" target=\"_blank\">Proprio\u003C\u002Fa> supports medical professionals by creating AI-supported ultra-precise 3D images.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>EchoPixel’s \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.echopixeltech.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">True 3D medical visualisation system\u003C\u002Fa> allows doctors to interact with patient-specific organs and tissue in an open 3D space. It enables doctors to identify, evaluate, and dissect clinically significant structures immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"One-minute Challenge: Augmented Reality - The Medical Futurist\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FxUaBrgsHkPs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>3) Surgical robotics\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Surgical robots today have 3D cameras that record operations. The video streams to a computer screen somewhere nearby beyond a plexiglass as the doctor \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nytimes.com\u002F2021\u002F04\u002F30\u002Ftechnology\u002Frobot-surgery-surgeon.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">proceeds with the operation\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F8-exciting-medical-robot-facts\" target=\"_blank\">Surgical robots are the prodigies of surgery\u003C\u002Fa>. The most commonly known surgical robot is the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.intuitive.com\u002Fen-us\u002Fproducts-and-services\u002Fda-vinci\u002F5\" target=\"_blank\">da Vinci surgical system,\u003C\u002Fa> and, believe it or not, it was introduced 25 years ago! It features a magnified 3D high-definition vision system and tiny wristed instruments that bend and rotate far more than the human hand. With Intuitive’s da Vinci, surgeons operate through just a few small incisions – no wonder that it has been used in over 14 million procedures worldwide to date. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Within this procedure, the surgeon is 100% in control of the robotic system at all times. The robot’s added value is to \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wsj.com\u002Farticles\u002Fautonomous-robots-are-coming-to-the-operating-room-11599786000?mod=article_inline\" target=\"_blank\">assist the surgeon\u003C\u002Fa> in suturing, dissecting and retracting tissue. Surgical robots can dramatically increase \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.utsouthwestern.edu\u002Fnewsroom\u002Farticles\u002Fyear-2024\u002Fjan-robotic-surgery-colon-cancer-patients.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">operations’ precision\u003C\u002Fa>, but the real breakthrough will only come with entirely autonomous robots in the operating rooms. That’ll probably take a while, but there’s definitely a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmedical-robots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">place for robots in healthcare\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Frobotics-healthcare\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F12\u002F229_tmf-01.png\" alt=\"Robot draws blood\" class=\"wp-image-31673\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F12\u002F229_tmf-01.png 1920w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F12\u002F229_tmf-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F12\u002F229_tmf-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F12\u002F229_tmf-01-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F12\u002F229_tmf-01-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>4) Minimally invasive surgery\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the 18th century, after Edison produced his lightbulb, a Glasgow physician \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.theatlantic.com\u002Fhealth\u002Farchive\u002F2014\u002F10\u002Fthe-future-of-surgery-less-cutting-more-robots\u002F381003\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">built a tiny bulb\u003C\u002Fa> into a tube to look around inside the body. But it wasn’t until the second half of the 20th century that fibre-optic threads brought brighter light into the caverns of the body. Even later, tiny computer chip cameras started sending images back out. Finally, doctors could not only clearly see inside a person’s body without making a long incision but could also use tiny tools to perform surgery inside. One of the techniques revolutionising surgery was the introduction of laparoscopes and then endoscopes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Minimally invasive surgery allows fewer but more precise cuts and fewer incisions, leading to less pain and faster recovery. The medical device start-up \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Flevita.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Levita\u003C\u002Fa> aims to refine such procedures with its FDA-approved \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massdevice.com\u002Flevita-magnetics-fda-clearance-mars-surgical-robot\u002F#:~:text=Levita%20Magnetics%20wins%20FDA%20clearance%20for%20magnetic%2Dassisted%20surgical%20robot,-August%2022%2C%202023&text=The%20MARS%20surgical%20robot%20system,magnetic%2Dassisted%20robotic%20surgery%20platform.\" target=\"_blank\">MARS Magnetic Surgical System\u003C\u002Fa>. This innovative technological platform utilises magnetic retraction during laparoscopic surgery. The company has come a long way in the past few years, their first FDA approval was for a solution for laparoscopic gallbladder removal, while MARS is aimed to assist a wide range of abdominal surgical procedures. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.vicarioussurgical.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vicarious Surgical\u003C\u002Fa>, a next-generation surgical robotics company, aims to increase the efficiency of surgical procedures. The Vicarious system has an exceptional reach and the ability to “replicate” all the moves of a surgeon – and more. It creates a single incision just 1.5 cm across that still allows through two robotic arms and a camera.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Future of Surgery\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FE81gsTHDruI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cb>5) 3D printing and simulations in pre-operative planning and education\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Complicated and risky surgeries lasting hours need a lot of careful planning. Existing technologies such as 3D printing or various simulation techniques help a lot in reforming medical practice and learning methods, as well as modelling and planning successfully complex surgical procedures.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In March 2016, in China, a team of \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F5-jaw-drapping-stories-of-digital-health-technology-saving-lives\u002F\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">experienced doctors decided\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to build a full-sized model of the heart of a small baby born with a heart defect. They pre-planned an extremely complicated surgery on the tiny heart. This was the first time someone used this method in China. The team of medical professionals successfully \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002F3dprint.com\u002F124954\u002F3d-printed-heart-saves-baby\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">completed the surgery\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The little boy survived with little to no lasting ill-effects.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers at Penn State University have been\u003C\u002Fspan> working on skin and bone bioprinting\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for at least a decade. They have \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psu.edu\u002Fnews\u002Fresearch\u002Fstory\u002Fskin-and-bones-repaired-bioprinting-during-surgery\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">repaired skin and bones by bioprinting\u003C\u002Fa> during surgery in rat models. Face and skull injuries are particularly difficult to fix as there are many layers of various tissues. During such operations, Ibrahim T. Ozbolat, Hartz Family Career Development Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Biomedical Engineering and Neurosurgery, Penn State and his team printed both bone and soft tissue. “\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ci>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It took less than 5 minutes for the bioprinter to lay down the bone layer and soft tissue,\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fi>\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">” the professor explained. They hope to \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnews.engr.psu.edu\u002F2023\u002Fozbolat-ibrahim-high-speed-bioprinting-nih-grant.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">translate this research\u003C\u002Fa> to \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.psu.edu\u002Fnews\u002Fresearch\u002Fstory\u002F3d-printed-skin-closes-wounds-and-contains-hair-follicle-precursors\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">human applications\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F03\u002Ftmf_article_249-01.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33403\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F03\u002Ftmf_article_249-01.png 1920w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F03\u002Ftmf_article_249-01-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F03\u002Ftmf_article_249-01-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F03\u002Ftmf_article_249-01-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>3D printing technology also started to get a \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002Fnews\u002Fuk-england-nottinghamshire-68734814\" target=\"_blank\">foothold in medical education\u003C\u002Fa>. To provide surgeons and students with an alternative to a living human being to work on, a pair of physicians at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fnewatlas.com\u002Fartificial-organs-bleed-realistic\u002F46538\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">developed a way\u003C\u002Fa> to use 3D printing to create artificial organs back in 2016. They looked, felt, and even bled like the real thing. Ever since 3D printing has been taking over institutes as it increases future physicians’ more profound understanding of anatomy and pathology, leads to a better understanding of the procedures and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nature.com\u002Farticles\u002Fs41598-024-59351-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">improves trainee skill set\u003C\u002Fa> and confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We’ve been hearing about 3D-printing in medicine for a while now, but progress has been slow so far – mostly due to the high costs. This might start to change. \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.stratasys.com\u002Fen\u002Findustries-and-applications\u002F3d-printing-industries\u002Fmedical\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Stratasys\u003C\u002Fa> has announced a 3D printer that is targeted at hospitals, medical device manufacturers and research institutions, designed for the production of realistic, patient-specific anatomic models. \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.materialise.com\u002Fen\u002Facademy\u002Fhealthcare\u002Ftraining\" target=\"_blank\">Materialise offers\u003C\u002Fa> 3D Printing in Medicine Course as hands-on training for hospitals to train personnel about the technology and what it can do in a hospital setting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6) Remote surgery\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Remote or telesurgery lies in the intersection of 5G, robotic technology and wireless networking. In the long run, it might be redefining the field enabling surgeons to perform operations on patients who are geographically distant. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>This addresses many traditional pain points: the need for physical presence and the logistical challenges of scheduling, and allows real-time collaboration among surgeons across the globe, thus improving accuracy and outcomes. This advanced technology, theoretically, allows high-quality surgical care to reach medically underserved areas, including rural regions, battlefields, and remote environments like submarines and space stations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Despite its transformative potential, telesurgery faces several limitations and challenges. High initial costs and maintenance expenses can be prohibitive, and there are significant concerns regarding patient safety and data privacy. The risk of cyber-attacks and unstable internet connections can jeopardize the integrity and success of surgical procedures. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7) AI’s growing influence \u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Artificial Intelligence will revolutionise the surgical profession, impacting every stage of the surgical pathway, from \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fkarger.com\u002Fesr\u002Farticle\u002F65\u002F1\u002F22\u002F894518\u002FArtificial-Intelligence-in-Surgery-The-Future-Is\" target=\"_blank\">pre-operative planning to post-operative care\u003C\u002Fa>, enhancing decision-making and improving patient outcomes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the pre-operative phase, AI can aid in early and accurate diagnosis by analysing medical images, identifying potential risk factors, and suggesting personalised treatment plans. Intraoperatively, AI-powered tools can provide real-time guidance to surgeons, augmenting their skills and precision. Post-operatively, AI can monitor patient recovery, predict complications, and facilitate efficient discharge planning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>However, algorithms will not only impact the surroundings of the operating room. They will also streamline administrative tasks, optimise resource allocation, and enhance surgical training and education. By automating routine tasks, AI frees up valuable time for surgeons to focus on complex decision-making and patient care. Additionally, AI-powered simulations can provide surgeons with immersive training experiences, honing their skills in a risk-free environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The integration of AI with robotics, sensors, and other cutting-edge technologies \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.news-medical.net\u002Fnews\u002F20230508\u002FAI-in-surgery-A-double-edged-scalpel.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">promises to redefine surgical procedures\u003C\u002Fa>, making them less invasive, more precise, and ultimately more successful. However, the growing reliance on AI also raises ethical considerations. Ensuring patient privacy and data security is paramount, as is addressing potential biases in AI algorithms. It is crucial to establish clear guidelines and regulations for the responsible use of AI in surgery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The future of surgery lies in the collaboration between human expertise and AI capabilities. By harnessing the power of AI, surgeons can enhance their skills, optimize decision-making, and ultimately deliver better care to their patients. The integration of AI into the surgical profession holds the promise of a new era of precision, efficiency, and improved patient outcomes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The key: human-technology cooperation\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The future of surgery, just as the future of medicine, means close cooperation between humans and medical technology. I cannot stress enough that robots and other products of rapid technological development will not replace humans – instead, those medical professionals using \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F5-reasons-artificial-intelligence-wont-replace-physicians\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AI will replace\u003C\u002Fa> the ones who don’t. The two will complement each other’s work in such a successful way that we have never seen nor dreamed about before. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">But only if we learn how to do so.\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:post-content -->\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:paragraph -->\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Ch3>Learn more about the technological future of medical specialities from \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fleanpub.com\u002Ffuture-of-medical-specialties\">our e-book\u003C\u002Fa>!\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23819 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F05\u002F0415_tmfs_mockup.png\" alt=\"future of medical specialties\" width=\"3200\" height=\"1800\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F05\u002F0415_tmfs_mockup.png 1920w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F05\u002F0415_tmfs_mockup-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F05\u002F0415_tmfs_mockup-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F05\u002F0415_tmfs_mockup-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F05\u002F0415_tmfs_mockup-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3200px) 100vw, 3200px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C!-- wp:html -->\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"10px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Bertalan Mesko, PhD, the Director of The Medical Futurist Institute, launched The Medical Futurist to help individuals, companies, and governments understand how digital health technologies bring healthcare into the 21st century.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u003Cem>“Digital health technologies empower patients to become proactive in their life; empower medical professionals to do their job being supported by advanced technologies, and companies and policymakers to make better decisions about their future.” – Dr. Bertalan Meskó\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To support this transformation, Dr. Meskó and The Medical Futurist team is working relentlessly analyzing the latest trends in digital health and bringing insights to the 800,000+ readers and followers of our publications, along these principles:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: #e71d3299;\">\u003Cstrong>The Medical Futurist is a place to learn, not a place for advertising\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fspan>. 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