ImmersiveTouch introduces ImmersiveView Surgical Plan software
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ImmersiveTouch Inc. introduced a new surgical planningsoftware suite for craniomaxillofacial surgeons at the ADT (Advanced DigitalTechnology in Head & Neck Reconstruction) Conference in Tokyo. Thesolution, called ImmersiveView Surgical Plan (IVSP), combines ImmersiveTouch’sexpertise in medical imaging, surgical simulation and virtual reality (VR). Thesoftware suite saves surgeons time by providing them with an intuitive way toplan craniomaxillofacial cases on their own without needing time with abiomedical engineer. With IVSP, the surgeon uses an interactive 3D virtualreality model of a patient’s anatomy to create a patient-specific surgicalplan. When they're done, they send this plan to ImmersiveTouch, where adedicated biomedical engineer transfers the plan to the operating room with thehelp of accurate 3D printed guides and templates.
In a growing number of hospitals, surgeons are using IVSP torehearse a patient’s operation on a virtual 3D model of the patient’s anatomybefore the operation begins. The surgeon now has the ability to practice theprocedure in virtual reality before actually operating on the patient’s body.By doing so, the doctor can test and refine surgical techniques, learn thenuances of the patient’s unique anatomy, and anticipate difficulties that mayarise during the operation. With VR, both the surgeon and the patient go intosurgery feeling prepared and confident.
“Prior to surgery, the surgeon can learn a patient’s anatomyinside and out, plan his mission, and rehearse the operation so that thesurgeon performs more efficiently and with greater accuracy and precision,”says Jay Banerjee, CEO of ImmersiveTouch.
“IVSP allows us to cross that 2D glass barrier into theother side, where we can shrink to microscopic size and go inside the patient’sanatomy, similar to what they envisioned in the 1966 film Fantastic Voyage,”said Pravin K. Patel, M.D., chief of pediatric plastic and craniofacial surgeryat the University of Illinois Heath & Medical Science Center.
