by medicaltechont | Feb 3, 2020 | AI, AR, Google, Samsung, Technology
So what is Augmented Reality Technology anyway? In it’s simplest form it is fusion of an interactive experience. It connects the real-world with a computer-generated one. You can use mobile devices, Smart Glasses, AR contact lenses, VR displays or special hardware. Google jumped into the world early, with the hope of pushing consumer technology forward. Google Glass arrived with fanfare and the possibilities were endless.
With the might of Google how could it fail? Unfortunately it did, but not totally. Google Glass was pricey, and possibly just too ahead of it’s time. Also many had concerns over privacy and how data was being used. However Google did help to push the technology forward. Augmented Reality hasn’t died. It merely has morphed and moved forward, in various forms. Amazon and Samsung have plans, along with a host of other companies. The glassware form of AR is only one aspect of the technology. Continue to follow as we delve into other areas of AR and it’s possible impact in the healthcare field.
by medicaltechont | Oct 15, 2016 | Google, Technology
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Jim Andrews is in a medical office wearing just a hospital gown, staring at his doctor of 11 years, who is staring back at him through the sleek, metallic lens of Google Glass.
As the doctor examines Andrews, a new kind of medical scribe is watching the examination, transcribing everything he sees. The scribe, named Rahul, is thousands of miles away in India, and he is viewing the office visit live through the pint-size, WiFi-connected camera attached to the doctor’s glasses.
“When was his last physical?” the doctor, Albert Chan, asks as he listens to Andrews’s breathing and checks his reflexes. Rahul’s nearly immediate answer pops up in a text bubble display in the right corner of the doctor’s field of vision. “June 3, 2014!”
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by medicaltechont | Oct 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
Can you imagine visiting your physician while he or she communicates with a scribe thousands of miles away? Google and Augmedix believe that is the future of medicine, according to The Washington Post.
Augmedix, a San Francisco-based Google Glass startup, uses the pair of glasses and its own medical scribes to enhance the patient-provider relationship.
Approximately 500 physicians in 27 states pay between $1,500 and $4,000 per month to wear Google Glass throughout the day. Attached to the pair of glasses is a small camera, through which a medical scribe can watch an entire appointment and transcribe the patient’s information. If the physician has a patient-related question, the scribe can check the patient’s information and send the physician an answer, which will pop up in the right-hand corner of the glasses.
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by medicaltechont | Apr 20, 2014 | eHealth
Google Glass could revolutionise the way doctors treat diseases and illnesses.
Google Glass could be about to revolutionise the way a range of medical conditions are treated and there are now a number of trials currently taking place across the world. Helping to repair cleft palettes Doctors in Alabama have been collaborating with clinics in El Salvador to train surgeons in repairing cleft palette. Plastic Surgeon Raj Vyas viewed children’s faces through a pair of Google Glasses worn by the trainee, and gave direction by placing his ‘hands’ virtually into the same picture. In February, a team from the University of California introduced an app which allows users perform instant, wireless diagnostic tests for a variety of diseases and health conditions.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10753600/Google-Glass-may-revolutionise-medical-treatment.html
by medicaltechont | Nov 9, 2013 | Education, Google, Technology
University of Alabama at Birmingham surgical team has performed the first surgery using a virtual augmented reality technology called VIPAAR in conjunction with Google Glass, a wearable computer with an optical head-mounted display. The combination of the two technologies could be an important step toward the development of useful, practical telemedicine.
VIPAAR, which stands for Virtual Interactive Presence in Augmented Reality, is a UAB-developed technology that provides real time, two-way, interactive video conferencing.
UAB orthopedic surgeon Brent Ponce, M.D., performed a shoulder replacement surgery on Sept. 12, 2013 at UAB Highlands Hospital in Birmingham. Watching and interacting with Ponce via VIPAAR was Phani Dantuluri, M.D., from his office in Atlanta.
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