Laparoscopic surgerylets surgeons use petite “ keyhole ” incisions andmicro - sized 3D camerasto mesh on interior organs without leave big , slow - heal scars . It ’s already considered a revolutionary process , and now Sony is acquaint a 3D helmet display that make headway the tech even further . It ’s likeOculus Riftfor your appendectomy .
This Hair’s - Width Endoscope Will Revolutionize Micro - Surgery
With two OLED displays producing a high - definition 3D image , theHMM-3000MThelmet provides a clear , sharp opinion of what ’s going on inside a patient . A crack at the bottom of the helmet lets the operating surgeon reckon the external world ( like the patient role ’s abdomen , or the operating surgeon ’s hand ) by looking down , the way you ’d peer out from under a pair of dark glasses . Current systems require reckon back and onward between the operative sphere and a video monitoring equipment , and if you take me , the less turn and swiveling a surgeon does while guide on shrewd , tiny probes through someone ’s guts , the good . The helmet even has picture - in - picture , like any self - respecting high-definition television , along with range of a function alternate and rotating capabilities to help keep the surgeon tailor ( no more mumbling “ now is the liver on the left , or the right ? ” mid - surgery ) .
Sony says the product has been sanction for surgical use in Japan , and will hit operating way there starting August 1st . U.S. and European approval are still in the works . And while the $ 15,000 approximate price intend this intelligibly is n’t a plaything , we wo n’t evaluate surgeons for making video game “ pew pew church bench ” noises while using it . [ SonyviaMedGadget ]
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