Wearable VR system guides coronary artery surgery

Maksymilian Opolski of the Cardinal Wyszynski Institute of Cardiology used a VR system combining a custom app and Google Glass to clear a blocked coronary artery. The patient had chronic total occlusion, which  is difficult to clear with catheter-based percutaneous coronary intervention.   Surgeons often cannot visualize the blockage with CTA imaging.

The system provided 3D reconstructions of the artery during the procedure, allowing surgeons to verify the direction of the guide wire, to clear the blockage and implant two drug-releasing stents.

The head-mounted display enabled image capture and video.  The hands-free voice recognition system allowed for zoom and changes of images.

According to Opolski, “this case demonstrates the novel application of wearable devices for display of CTA data sets in the catheterization laboratory that can be used for better planning and guidance of interventional procedures, and provides proof of concept that wearable devices can improve operator comfort and procedure efficiency in interventional cardiology.”

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