First SyncAR for Spine Surgery in the World Performed at Hoag - OrthoSpineNews

Co-developed by neurosurgeons from Hoag’s Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute, SyncAR for Spine receives FDA-clearance

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Hoag’s innovative spine squad has performed the archetypal spinal fusion country utilizing the precocious FDA-cleared augmented world (SyncAR) surgical navigator for Spine, co-developed by neurosurgeons from Hoag’s Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute and aesculapian visualization level person Surgical Theater.

SyncAR for Spine utiizes 3D virtual reconstructions of CT and MRI images to alteration elaborate visualization of anatomic structures arsenic good arsenic the surgical tools and hardware. The data-rich hologram produces a life-like reconstruction of the spine to assistance surgeons successful making elaborate pre-planned surgical decisions down to the millimeter. Using aggregate displays wrong the AR goggles, 3D real-time feedback maximizes the accuracy of surgical precision and hardware placement.

Hoag’s neurosurgeons person already studied and published the benefits of SyncAR exertion successful the lab, demonstrating an improved accuracy of >99% for screw placement successful the spine. SyncAR for Spine subsequently received FDA clearance in September 2022 paving the mode for its utilization successful the operating country to assistance existent people.

“Integrating augmented world into the operating country has the imaginable to amended surgical precision and diligent outcomes astatine hospitals astir the world,” said Burak Ozgur, M.D., manager of Hoag’s Spine Center astatine the Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute, and 1 of the surgeons who performed the caller SyncAR for Spine procedure.

“SyncAR for Spine is allowing not lone enhanced navigation successful the operating room, it is enabling much enlightening and informed pre-operative conversations with our patients. They enactment connected the goggles and get to spot their ain anatomy, and the pathology, with their ain eyes. It’s genuinely empowering,” said Adam Kanter, M.D., subordinate enforcement aesculapian manager of the Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute, who assisted Dr. Ozgur during the archetypal SyncAR for Spine patient.

Hoag’s broad Spine Center is simply a recognized person and supplier of the astir precocious non-operative and minimally invasive attraction options available. Hoag’s board-certified, fellowship-trained spine experts supply personalized patient-centered attraction that enables them to execute immoderate of the champion objective outcomes successful the nation.

“Much of the treatment of surgical innovation centers astir the adjacent hardware iteration,” said Daniel Yanni, M.D., F.A.A.N.S., vice seat of the part of neurosurgery, who worked intimately with Robert Louis, M.D., main of neurosurgery and the Empower360 Endowed Chair successful Skull Base and Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, to make the AR software. “Few radical think, ‘How bash we alteration surgical execution?’ It takes a infirmary arsenic forward-thinking arsenic Hoag to beforehand the mode country is conducted.”

Dr. Louis agreed, saying the velocity astatine which Hoag’s adept neurosurgeons were capable to make expertise successful and deploy this cutting-edge exertion successful the operating country tin lone hap astatine a infirmary arsenic nimble and innovative arsenic Hoag.

“In an world setting, the velocity of improvement would beryllium overmuch slower,” said Dr. Louis. “We are leaps and bounds up successful presumption of some the improvement and deployment of precocious technologies. We are thrilled to bring this exertion to our assemblage and beyond.”

Dr. Kanter, who spent his erstwhile 15 years successful academia astatine UPMC concurs, “I spent implicit a decennary trying to bring precocious instrumentality specified arsenic robotics and augmented world to Pittsburgh. At Hoag, it’s each already here! Bringing innovative exertion into the assemblage is portion of the civilization astatine Hoag, we are imagining and creating the aboriginal of spine country close present in Orange County.”

The diligent is recovering well, and galore much patients volition payment from the exertion going forward.

SyncAR for Spine enhanced presumption could effect successful much businesslike surgeries, streamlined surgical planning, little vulnerability to X-rays and optimal surgical precision. It besides enables grooming of existing and aboriginal spine surgeons portion deploying Hoag’s technological capabilities to hospitals anywhere.

For his part, Dr. Ozgur is thrilled that this homegrown technological innovation elevates the full tract of neurosurgery.

ABOUT HOAG

Hoag is simply a nonprofit, determination wellness attraction transportation strategy in Orange County, California. Delivering world-class, comprehensive, personalized care, Hoag consists of 1,800 apical physicians, 15 urgent attraction facilities, 10 health & wellness centers, and two award-winning hospitals. Hoag offers a broad blend of wellness attraction services that includes six institutes providing specialized services successful the pursuing areas: cancer, digestive  health, heart and vascular, neurosciences, women’s health, and orthopedics done Hoag’s affiliate, Hoag Orthopedic Institute, which consists of an orthopedic infirmary and 4 ambulatory surgical centers. Hoag is the highest ranked infirmary in Orange County by U.S. News & World Report and the lone OC infirmary ranked successful the Top 10 in California, arsenic good as a designated Magnet^® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). For much information, visit hoag.org.

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