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Fluoroscopic glasses demonstrate promise for spine surgery, study finds

By Admin | October 14, 2020

A new device that attaches to eyeglasses has been designed to provide fluoroscopic guidance during spine surgery, Medical Xpress reports.

The picoLinker device, designed by medical technology company Westunitis, displays real-time fluoroscopic images within the surgeon's visual field.

In a study published Oct. 13 in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, Keitaro Matsukawa, MD, PhD, and Yoshiyuki Yato, MD, PhD, of Murayama Medical Center in Tokyo, evaluated the device in patients undergoing...(More)

For more information please read, Fluoroscopic glasses demonstrate promise for spine surgery, study finds, by Becker's Spine Review

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