Vuzix Corporation (NASDAQ:VUZI) announced that it has collaborated with Ohana One and TeleVU to provide critical support to medical personnel in Ukraine.
The Rochester, New York-based company said doctors and other medical professionals in the war-torn country have been overwhelmed by the large number of military and civilian casualties encountered since Russia first invaded it on February 24 this year.
It has donated a number of its M400 smart glasses, which will run TeleVU software and be administered through Ohana One's ongoing borderless mentor/mentee effort.
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Ontario-based technology company TeleVU offers innovative augmented reality (AR), artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions with a special focus on healthcare, while Ohana One is a global surgical training nonprofit organization whose mission is to cultivate high-quality surgical and anesthesia programs in developing areas around the world.
"The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine has been devastating and we felt that one of the best ways Vuzix could offer the country assistance is to support their efforts in treating their wounded," Vuzix president and CEO Paul Travers said in a statement. "With the country's doctors, nurses and facilities inundated with casualties in many regions, our smart glasses and the remote medical support they can provide through Ohana One's extensive network of surgeons will help facilitate the best medical treatment possible under their extremely tough conditions.”
Using the offered solution, Vuzix said doctors in Ukraine will be able to share their surgical fields directly with connected medical professionals around the world, including live studio-quality feeds, recorded videos and high-definition images, as well as subsequently write on top of captured images.
The doctors connecting to them can offer commentary and written instructions, as well as use their hands to point out areas that need special attention or direction, all as if they were right in the operating room, Vuzix explained. The smart glasses and software create an environment where medical professionals from around the world can be available in live time during the surgery, preoperative planning, and post-operative monitoring, the company added.
Vuzix holds 245 patents and patents pending and numerous IP licenses in the Video Eyewear field. The company has won Consumer Electronics Show (or CES) awards for innovation for the years 2005 to 2022 and several wireless technology innovation awards among others.
The company's products include personal display and wearable computing devices that offer users a portable high-quality viewing experience, and provide solutions for mobility, wearable displays and augmented reality.
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