Augmented/Virtual Reality

About 22 participants took part in the study and wore an HMD while performing various tasks in either virtual or augmented reality.

Augmedics has received a nod from FDA for the xvision Spine system. The Chicago, IL-based company's technology is an augmented reality guidance system to be used in spine surgery.

The Boston-based company has been granted breakthrough device designation from FDA and it has tapped former Verb Surgical CEO Scott Huennekens to be on its board.

Users of the virtual reality surgical training solution demonstrated significantly higher performance scores than those using traditional training.

Not every cool gadget from the consumer tech world can be applied successfully to healthcare, but the crossovers that work seem to make the hunt for that diamond in the rough worthwhile.