A new use for touchless technology in the operating theatre

A surgeon using the hands free technology; courtesy of Microsoft

A surgeon using the hands free technology; courtesy of Microsoft

Pioneering work using touchless technology for vascular surgery is now being extended to neurosurgery.

Dr Mark Rouncefield and Dr Gerardo Gonzalez from the School of Computing and Communications at Lancaster University were part of a collaborative team from Microsoft Research, Guy’s Hospital, St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, and King’s College London to pilot the technology in the operating theatre.

Following the successful pilot of the technology in vascular surgery procedures, the team from Lancaster and Microsoft have now partnered with neurosurgeons at Addenbrookes NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridge University  to apply the technology to the manipulation of 3D volumetric models of the brain for neurosurgery.  The new system is currently being piloted in the operating theatres.

Dr Rouncefield said: ““This project on ‘Touchless Interaction’ has successfully combined the skills and knowledge of social and computer scientists with the professional experience of surgeons, to design and develop an application that is already proving of real benefit in the operating theatre”

The pioneering work explores the use of touchless interaction within surgical settings, enabling surgeons to view, control and manipulate medical images without contact.

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