Nextremity Solutions, an orthopedic medical device company which specialises in forefoot surgery implants, recently obtained Google Glass and will be evaluating its applications in its surgeon training initiatives. The company will work closely with Dr Selene G Parekh, North Carolina based orthopaedic surgeon, to ensure the technology is used in a manner most beneficial to surgeons.
Rod K Mayer, President and CEO of Nextremity Solutions remarked, “We are very excited to partner with Dr Parekh on this project. We plan on using this technology in our surgeon training, product development and patient education programmes. This technology will allow us to continue advancing both development and training of our best-in-class products and procedures.”
Recently Dr Parekh, utilised Google Glass during a successful foot and ankle surgery in Jaipur, India. Google Glass, a wearable computer with an optical head-mounted display, was developed by Google and has been utilised on an exclusive basis through Google’s Explorer programme.
Dr Parekh conducted surgery while wearing the technology and broadcast live streaming video via the Internet. The technology allowed for hands-free recording video without the operating room disruption of a video crew and related risk of infection. Additionally, it provided viewers the surgeon’s unique vantage point during the surgery.
Dr Parekh commented, “This technology opens up a whole new world for surgery. Not only are we able to obtain a different view of the surgery, we are also able to communicate live with fellow surgeons at the same time. Simply amazing technology.”
EH News Bureau
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