Vuzix Corporation (NASDAQ:VUZI), a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology products, said its Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses were recently featured in a clinical pilot study that examined the accuracy of the Pixee Medical Knee + augmented reality navigation in performing Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA).
The preliminary results of the study, which were highlighted in the Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics, found that the “Knee + system is accurate and effective to perform TKA, and that translation from pilot study to high-level prospective studies is warranted to assess accuracy and cost-effective analysis compared to conventional techniques".
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Specializing in personal display and wearable computing devices that offer users a portable high-quality viewing experience, Vuzix holds 210 patents and patents pending and numerous IP licenses in the Video Eyewear field.
To date, Pixee Medical has shipped more than 100 Knee+ systems, which allow surgeons to view the tibial and femur axis superimposed on the surgical field through smart glasses. The wearable technology provides real-time information during surgery and intraoperative feedback.
Additionally, the surgeon can choose varus/valgus angle and posterior slope on the tibial cut, the valgus distal femoral cut and flexion/extension of the femoral component on the femoral side.
"Pixee Medical's Knee+ Total Knee Arthroplasty product is a scalable solution that continues to meet the needs of surgeons and provides a cuttg-edge technology that is easy to use,” Sébastien Henry, Founding President of Pixee Medical said in the press release.
Henry added: “We plan to expand quickly worldwide, and a next step will be to enter the US market with a focus on the growing ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) market. Our attractive AR smart glasses-based product is affordable and does not require consumable management.”
To support the commercialization and rollout of the augmented reality navigation system across the US market, Pixee Medical placed an additional follow-on M400 Smart Glasses order which was fulfilled during the 3Q.
"Pixee Medical continues to make great strides to support the surgical community with their innovative Knee+ AR solution, with a growing installed base in Europe and US operations just getting underway," Paul Travers, President and Chief Executive Officer at Vuzix said.
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