TY - JOUR
T1 - A heads-up display for diabetic limb salvage surgery
T2 - A view through the google looking glass
AU - Armstrong, David G.
AU - Rankin, Timothy M.
AU - Giovinco, Nicholas A.
AU - Mills, Joseph L.
AU - Matsuoka, Yoky
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Diabetes Technology Society.
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - Although the use of augmented reality has been well described over the past several years, available devices suffer from high cost, an uncomfortable form factor, suboptimal battery life, and lack an app-based developer ecosystem. This article describes the potential use of a novel, consumer-based, wearable device to assist surgeons in real time during limb preservation surgery and clinical consultation. Using routine intraoperative, clinical, and educational case examples, we describe the use of a wearable augmented reality device (Google Glass; Google, Mountain View, CA). The device facilitated hands-free, rapid communication, documentation, and consultation. An eyeglass-mounted screen form factor has the potential to improve communication, safety, and efficiency of intraoperative and clinical care. We believe this represents a natural progression toward union of medical devices with consumer technology.
AB - Although the use of augmented reality has been well described over the past several years, available devices suffer from high cost, an uncomfortable form factor, suboptimal battery life, and lack an app-based developer ecosystem. This article describes the potential use of a novel, consumer-based, wearable device to assist surgeons in real time during limb preservation surgery and clinical consultation. Using routine intraoperative, clinical, and educational case examples, we describe the use of a wearable augmented reality device (Google Glass; Google, Mountain View, CA). The device facilitated hands-free, rapid communication, documentation, and consultation. An eyeglass-mounted screen form factor has the potential to improve communication, safety, and efficiency of intraoperative and clinical care. We believe this represents a natural progression toward union of medical devices with consumer technology.
KW - Augmented reality
KW - Diabetes
KW - Heads-up display
KW - Limb salvage
KW - Telemedicine
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U2 - 10.1177/1932296814535561
DO - 10.1177/1932296814535561
M3 - Article
C2 - 24876445
AN - SCOPUS:84910102406
SN - 1932-2968
VL - 8
SP - 951
EP - 956
JO - Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology
JF - Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology
IS - 5
ER -