Microvision's Nomad Personal Display System Demonstrated as Aid for Surgeons in Knee Reconstruction.Business Editors & High-Tech/Medical Writers BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 2002 Scientific Exhibit at the American Academy The American Academy in Berlin is a non-partisan academic institution in Berlin. It was founded in September 1994 by a group of prominent Americans and Germans, among them Richard Holbrooke, Henry Kissinger, Richard von Weizsäcker, Fritz Stern and Otto Graf Lambsdorff and opened in of Orthopedic Surgeons illustrates advantages of augmented vision Microvision (Nasdaq:MVIS MVIS Microvision Inc (Redmond, Washington) ) today announced that researchers from Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University, at Pittsburgh, Pa.; est. 1967 through the merger of the Carnegie Institute of Technology (founded 1900, opened 1905) and the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research (founded 1913). (CMU CMU - Carnegie Mellon University ), The Western Pennsylvania Western Pennsylvania consists of the western third of the state of Pennsylvania in the United States. Pittsburgh is the largest city in the region, with a metropolitan area of about 2.4 million people, and is the cultural center for Western Pennsylvania. Hospital and CASurgica, Inc., recently demonstrated the advantages of an augmented vision system featuring Microvision's Nomad Personal Display, to aid surgeons in knee reconstruction, especially for the repair of the anterior cruciate ligament anterior cruciate ligament n. Abbr. ACL The cruciate ligament of the knee that crosses from the anterior intercondylar area of the tibia to the posterior part of the lateral condyle of the femur. (ACL See access control list. 1. ACL - Access Control List. 2. ACL - Association for Computational Linguistics. 3. ACL - A Coroutine Language. A Pascal-based implementation of coroutines. ["Coroutines", C.D. ). The group demonstrated the results of a feasibility study "A Feasibility Study" is an episode of the original The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on 13 April, 1964, during the first season. It was remade in 1997 as part of the revived The Outer Limits series with a minor title change. conducted in Pittsburgh, PA, at a scientific exhibit during the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Convention. The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a novel surgical tool that combines CMU's "KneeNav-ACL" system; an intuitive and flexible image guided surgical navigation system A GPS-based electronic system in a car or truck that provides a real time map of the vehicle's current location as well as step-by-step directions to a programmed destination. See GPS and vehicle tracking. for ACL reconstruction, with Microvision's Nomad personal display. The Nomad(TM) Display enabled surgeons to view real-time videoscopic images combined with computer-generated anatomic and guidance images overlaid directly into the surgical view, to create an effect referred to as "augmented reality". "Surgeons that saw this exhibit were excited about the potential of performing this procedure while viewing navigation information overlaid directly on the knee," stated David Ormerod, Microvision's medical marketing manager. "Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most common procedures performed in the area of sports medicine sports medicine, branch of medicine concerned with physical fitness and with the treatment and prevention of injuries and other disorders related to sports. Knee, leg, back, and shoulder injuries; stiffness and pain in joints; tendinitis; "tennis elbow"; and today. Along with other knee procedures, millions of patients are being treated annually in the U.S. alone. The Nomad Personal Display System has the potential to provide many surgeons with a completely new visual interface that can improve upon current orthopedic procedures." Although ACL reconstruction is a routine procedure, accurate graft placement and tensioning remain challenging goals for surgeons, according to Ormerod. Current ACL reconstruction utilizes arthroscopic techniques requiring surgeons to divide attention between the patient's knee and a monitor generally located some distance away. Surgeons wearing the lightweight, see-through Nomad display integrated into the surgical navigation system realize a distinct advantage in that the surgeon can make the most effective use of the real-time guidance information without distraction from the point of task. Several computer-assisted navigation systems have been developed attempting to address efficacy and precision in graft placement. However, these systems introduce additional displays and complex user interfaces into the surgical environment. Based on Microvision's patented retinal scanning technology, the recently introduced Nomad display system is a high-resolution head worn display that presents images and information to the user in a see-through or "head-up" mode. The Nomad system provides new forms of visualization that will prove to be a central part of computer-assisted surgical suites and medical environments in the future. These techniques will involve new display modalities coupled to both existing and new techniques for scene registration, image acquisition and enhancement in order to support analysis and decisions at the point of care. This unique personal display will enable head-up, hands-free access to such information as arthroscopic images, ultrasound images, and guidance views for image-guided surgery. The Nomad system features full daylight-readability, allowing medical personnel to view high contrast images in even the most challenging ambient lighting conditions. High quality, Super VGA resolution makes the Nomad immediately compatible with a broad range of existing medical applications and content. Study researchers: Anthony M DiGioia III, MD, James Moody, MS, Frederic Picard, MD, Constantinos Nikou, MS, Carles Reverte, BS, Richard S LaBarca, MS, Branislav Jaramaz, PhD (Carnegie Mellon University, The Western Pennsylvania Hospital; CASurgica, Inc., Pittsburgh PA). About Microvision: www.mvis.com Headquartered in Bothell, Wash., Microvision Inc. is the developer of the patented retinal scanning display technology and a world leader in micro miniature optical scanning technology for display and imaging applications. The company's technology has applications in a broad range of military, medical, industrial, professional and consumer information products. Nomad is a trademark of Microvision, Inc. Forward Looking Statement The information set forth in this release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is subject to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. created by those sections. Certain factors that realistically could cause results to differ materially from those projected in the company's forward-looking statements are set forth in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. , as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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