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A True MARVEL for Brain Surgery
• The Multi Angle Rear Viewing
Endoscopic tooL or MARVEL is an
endoscope with a miniscule 3-D
camera attached
• The camera is only four millimeters
in diameter and 15 millimeters in
length
• MARVEL is designed for minimally
invasive brain surgery
• The technology emulates other stereo
imaging endoscopes that are
presently used for minimally invasive
surgery in different parts of the body
• The tool has provided hope that will
enable surgeons to perform very
intricate and complex surgery in a
minimally invasive manner
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Smart Surgical Glasses: Making Surgery Smarter
• Smart glasses have been around since 2012, but their use in the operating room still needs refining
• These glasses use a “mixed reality method”
• Researchers hope that Smart Surgical Glasses will soon become a fixed object in orthopedic surgery and other types of surgeries.
• Smart glasses are essentially small computers, which include a head-mounted screen and video camera, and can be connected to
the internet or other computers
• Remote observation during surgeries by live video streaming, can be done with this tool
• This will provide important images to surgeons during the procedures
• Live stream video is being used for training classrooms, and recording procedures
• Remote experts and trainees can record from their point of view, push diagrams, and charts to their eyes, and annotate that
material in real time
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