Leica’s Augmented Reality Surgical Microscope Combines Fluoroscopy and Natural Color Vision
Leica Microsystems won FDA clearance to introduce its GLOW800 augmented reality surgical fluorescence system for vascular neurosurgery. The system provides provides simultaneous, natural color view of the surgical field overlaid with real-time vascular flow, all with full depth perception and without any misalignment between the two images.
Previously, surgeons had to switch between the two microscopy modalities, and remember what they saw on one as they’re looking at the other. Using the ARveo digital augmented reality microscope from Leica, they can be utilized together for a more natural and intuitive viewing of the anatomy being worked on.
“For the past decade Leica Microsystems has been pioneering new fluorescence imaging technologies in partnership with surgeons to advance surgical practices” in a statement said Markus Lusser, President of Leica Microsystems. “GLOW800 and future modalities based on the GLOW AR platform will allow surgeons to perform life-changing neurosurgical interventions with the confidence that they have the best possible visual information right in the field of view.”
Leica plans to introduce this technology in its other products and make it widely available to make surgeries more accurate, the procedural outcomes more confident, all while shortening the OR time.