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This concept from OnPoint Medical Inc. in Massachusetts uses augmented reality to aid a surgeon during spinal surgery.
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ABSTRACT
Embodiments disclose a real - time surgery method and apparatus for displaying a stereoscopic augmented view of a patient from a static or dynamic viewpoint of the surgeon , which employs real - time three - dimensional surface reconstruction for preoperative and intraoperative image registration . Stereoscopic cameras provide real - time images of the scene including the patient . A stereoscopic video display is used by the surgeon , who sees a graphical representation of the preoperative or intraoperative images blended with the video images in a stereoscopic manner through a see through display .
Applicant: OnPoint Medical , Inc. , Bedford , MA 5,676
Inventor : Carlos Quiles Casas , Badajoz ( ES ) FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
Assignee : OnPoint Medical , Inc. , Bedford , MA
( 22 ) Filed : Feb. 9 , 2022