AI surgery

Surgeons in an operating room wearing scrubs and operating on a patient
By  Nathan Eddy 10:19 am March 22, 2024
Johnson & Johnson MedTech has partnered with Silicon Valley giant NVIDIA to advance the integration of artificial intelligence in surgical procedures. The collaboration aims to enhance real-time analysis and broaden the use of AI algorithms in surgical decision-making, education and collaboration within operating rooms across J&J MedTech’s digital surgery ecosystem. Through a memorandum...
A close up of surgeons working in an operating room.
By  Emily Olsen 12:20 pm December 23, 2021
Surgery tech company Apella scored $21 million in a Series A funding round led by Casdin Capital. Other investors in this round of financing include Vensana Capital, PFM Health Sciences, Twine Ventures, Upside Partnership and Operator Partners. WHAT IT DOES Apella’s first digital surgery products are AI-enabled sensors that can be installed in an operating room to collect data on surgeries. That...
Surgeons using VR
By  Dr. Liz Kwo 10:41 am November 23, 2021
Artificial intelligence (AI), defined as algorithms that enable machines to perform cognitive functions (such as problem solving and decision-making), has changed for some time now the face of healthcare through machine learning (ML) and natural language processing (NLP). Its use in surgery, however, took a longer time than in other medical specialties, mainly because of missing information...
A dual console view of the da Vinci robot with a surgeon performing a robotic assisted surgery.
By  Rebecca Ghani 04:12 am October 2, 2018
Putting aside sci-fi projections of the ‘rise of the machines’ and romantic visions of near-humanised droids, here we look at the current and future applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR) in surgery, and perhaps the most practical current tech application: augmented reality (AR). In the UK, the Royal College of Surgeons has launched an independent commission to...
By  Dave Muoio 03:47 pm July 18, 2018
Multiplayer surgeries. Virtual reality surgical training app maker Osso VR today launched a feature that allows multiple surgeons to train and interact within a single VR space. The new functionality can bring team members together for training regardless of physical location, according to a statement, and comes with the other benefits of collaborative, team-based training over solo instruction...