Cromwell Hospital is the first in the UK and Europe to utilize the Apple Vision Pro during surgery. Introduced to the hospital by eXeX, a company that creates and optimizes AI-powered apps for medical procedures, the Apple Vision Pro was used by orthopedic spinal surgeons Fady Sedra and Syed Aftab during two successful microsurgical spine procedures.
“Working with eXeX to use the Apple Vision Pro has made a huge difference to the way we deliver care to our patients,” says Aftab. The software is seamless and has improved efficiency within the Complex Spine team. It’s a real privilege to be the first team in the UK and Europe to use this software within surgery and I’m looking forward to seeing how this technology advances and the impact it can have across hospitals in the UK.”
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eXeX currently deploys its software platform through other enterprise-focused AR headsets, such as the Microsoft HoloLens. The successful implementation of the Apple Vision Pro during surgery strengthens Apple’s claim that their new device is a strong tool for medical applications, with Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations Susan Prescott commenting, “we’re thrilled to see the incredible apps that developers across the healthcare community are bringing to Apple Vision Pro.
Multiple medical applications are currently under development for the headset, including the myMako app for hip and knee surgeries. Developed by Stryker, the app will allow doctors to utilize 3D modeling to create and review surgical plans.
“The myMako app for Apple Vision Pro allows surgeons the ability to access intricate surgical plan details and insights at their fingertips in a 3D-native, intuitive, and dynamic way. This level of insight — anytime, anywhere — was previously not possible,” said Robert Cohen, Stryker’s president of Digital, Robotics, and Enabling Technologies. “With Apple Vision Pro, Stryker’s market-leading enabling technologies such as Mako SmartRobotics have the exciting potential to transform the way surgeons think about preoperative planning and the intraoperative experience, all consistent with Stryker’s mission to make healthcare better.”
