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Published on: August 9, 2024
Remote Interactive Surgery Platform (RISP): Proof of Concept for an Augmented-Reality-Based Platform for Surgical
Yannik Kalbas1, Hoijoon Jung2, John Ricklin1
1Department of Trauma Surgery and Harald-Tscherne Laboratory, University Hospital Zurich, Ramistr. 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Abstract:
The "Remote Interactive Surgery Platform" (RISP) is an augmented reality (AR)-based platform for surgical telementoring. It builds upon recent advances of mixed reality head-mounted displays (MR-HMD) and associated immersive visualization technologies to assist the surgeon during an operation. It enables an interactive, real-time collaboration with a remote consultant by sharing the operating surgeon's field of view through the Microsoft (MS) HoloLens2 (HL2). Development of the RISP started during the Medical Augmented Reality Summer School 2021 and is currently still ongoing. It currently includes features such as three-dimensional annotations, bidirectional voice communication and interactive windows to display radiographs within the sterile field. This manuscript provides an overview of the RISP and preliminary results regarding its annotation accuracy and user experience measured with ten participants.
