MR stands for Mixed Reality. We have created a synergy between HoloLens 2 with the existing 3D platform to give an experience of robotic vision to the surgeon during the surgery.
What is Kne3wiz MR?
Kne3wiz – MR is a tool designed to create a robot mixed with surgeon’s tactile feel and enriched with surgeon’s experience.
Kne3wiz system in its original version was designed to be a CT based 3D planning tool with modular, re-useable, patented, patient specific instrumentation. It has decreased the turnaround time to less than 24-48 hours. The user interface is very surgeon friendly and allows the surgeon to plan the surgery without the need of a company product specialist. It also allows the surgeon to customize the implant for a patient from a variety of off-the-shelf implants. The surgeon is not compelled to use only one particular company implant, unlike in available robots at present. The Kne3wiz instruments then allow the surgeon to place the desired implant in desired position without intramedullary intervention.
Kne3wiz MR now adds mixed reality using Hololens 2 (market leader in smart glass technology from Microsoft) to the above robust platform. It imports the 3D planning into the Hololens 2 and superimposes on the native bone during surgery improving operative accuracy. This advanced tool effectively creates a robot out of the surgeon. It has the added benefit of surgeon being able to feel the texture of the tissues as well as assess the bone quality while cutting and drilling. These would be lost if a mechanical arm were performing these. The surgeon would be in control throughout the procedure and hence the huge benefit of the surgeon’s experience is added on. It allows surgeons to visualize and interact with holographic representations of patient anatomy in real-time while performing surgery. It is the only known technology in arthroplasty to follow voice commands and follow gesture control. This feature makes it quick and clutter-free inside the OT.
Thus, it creates the ultimate “humanoid robot” in the field of arthroplasty.
