Osso VR Expands Its Reach, Shares Study Results

Virtual reality surgical training solution Osso VR is already impacting reality. A just-released study conducted by UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine shows that the surgical performance of Osso VR users “improved by 230% and their speed was 20% faster,” Justin Barad, MD, CEO and co-founder of Osso VR, told MD+DI. “These are not subtle differences. Research is showing that VR users are faster and more competent.” He added that just after 30 minutes of VR training, the “effect is startling.” Such news follows Osso VR’s July announcement that its platform is now being used by more than 20 teaching hospitals as well as eight medical device companies in 11 countries. Hospitals include Brown University, Vanderbilt University, Hospital for Special Surgery, Marshall University, Newcastle Simulation Centre, The University of Hawaii, UCLA, University of Washington, Wake Forest Baptiste Health, University of Kentucky, University of Utah, and New York University. And Smith & Nephew is among the medical device manufacturers that have had the Osso VR team develop a training program for their devices; in Smith & Nephew’s case, a training program was developed for its robotics-assisted device, the NAVIO Surgical System. (See image below.) “The reception has been grea...
Source: MDDI - Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tags: Orthopedics Source Type: news