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Surgeon Uses Google Glass and iPad To Capture Live Procedure and Stream It
MojoKid writes "Google (and many other tech manufacturers lately), have been evangelizing the mantra that technology is here to enhance and improve our lives, not get in the way; in the truest sense to 'serve humanity.' Recent events and breakthroughs in the healthcare industry, which make use of leading-edge technology, illustrate this vision better than any marketing or ad campaign could ever possibly hope to. Dr. Rafael Grossman strapped on his Google Glass eyewear to become the first 'Glass Explorer Surgeon.' The procedure involved is called Gastrostomy, a process by which a surgeon inserts a feeding tube into a patient's abdomen. In this case, the good doctor performed the procedure endoscopically, such that he was able to display the entire procedure and the view of it directly as it was being performed. The opportunities for remote medical consultation, mentoring and even real-time guidance are obvious with the sort of technology that products like Google Glass bring to the table. It's always nice to hear stories of how not only 'quality of life' is improved but how lives are actually saved as a result of these magnificent inventions we create."
Google Glass is going to revolutionize "first person shooters". No respawns!!!
Let's make like a bird... and get the flock outta here.
Oh wow, Google has invented a category of medical device that's existed for years!
There is nothing particularly innovative about "wearing a head-mounted camera during surgery" - surgeons have done it for years now.
The only thing "newsworthy" about this is that the "Google brand device" was used to do it.
Can't wait to see everybody slag off Google for claiming to have invented something that's been around for years, like they do Apple!
I'm not sure that I want my surgeon to Hangout with Glass any more than I want him checking Facebook on his iPhone. Sure this shows that it's "possible", in the same vein that it is "possible" to text and drive.
Why distract the surgeon to no advantage? If it's about telemedicine, you can easily set up cameras that are not attached to the surgeons face, and the endoscopic stream is already a video feed.
"Surgeon uses camera and computer to capture live procedure and stream it" ?
You know that Apple designers would be happy to hear how their products help make the world more beautiful.
Ezekiel 23:20
Did the surgeon obtain FDA approval before using the glass.
Speaking as someone who has written code embedded in Class 2 and 3 medical devices, before Google Glass can become a formal and regular part of the medical environment, code auditors will need to climb all over inside the design. Code walk-throughs? Whole floors of testers validating all code that touches the device.
Count on it.
that is no joking matter
If a doctor does this and then makes a mistake during surgery, it's an instant lawsuit. It's all being captured on video. Furthermore the attorney can claim the doc was distracted and more interested in experimenting with technology than with providing the best possible patient care.
first there's the movie (which was ok). Now....
"Recent events and breakthroughs in the healthcare industry, which make use of leading-edge technology, illustrate this vision better than any marketing or ad campaign could ever possibly hope to. "
Geez. That statement sort of sounds like a marketing ad in itself.
Technology can be useful for good and bad purposes. Well known concept.
This medical procedure is no different from strapping an action cam. And if you think about it, a Hero3+Wifi or even a Teradek would have superior resolution compared to a glass--which is more appropriate for learning about the procedure.
This and a google hangout? Sounds like a plain infomercial.
the entire procedure can be experienced here!
http://www.surgeonsimulator2013.com/
Google is being suing right and left .... using Motorola as a proxy.
... will not erase it self.
Disclaimer: I do not believe technology is the best answer for everything. I am the most adventurous person in my hospital IT Department so I get to go in ORs all the time (I was there yesterday). 1 - No code review: the devices are not "part of" the surgery they are peripheral; they do not code review every digital clock, cell phone in a surgical staff's pocket, or every iPod playing music en-suite. 2 - No distraction: I can tell you these people are serious professionals. The doctor was no more distracted by the tech during the operation than a coder would be by his dormant webcam or an email message coming in. Regards, Dave
breast implants next?
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Why would a doctor pair Google Glasses with an inferior ipad? Someone should sue him for malpractice.
Does a surgeon serve humanity or does he sever it?
I am very sure the ambulance chasers and medical malpractice lawyers are lobbying to having every surgery fully recorded and stored so that they can go through it with a fine tooth comb and play Monday morning quarterback in front of jurors. Insurance premia is going to shoot up another 300%.
sed -e 's/Chuck Norris/Rajnikant/g' joke > fact
.... and not have the process lockup 2 minutes after it started.
Besides, they probably use Bluetooth for communication and Android's support for real Bluetooth still sucks to this day.
... it doesn't mean that it can't CONTAMINATE the devices that are by just being near them.
This is wrong in so many ways. Right to privacy and violation of the HIPPA laws comes to mind.
The mind conceives, the body achieves, the spirit manifests.
If he did that to me, he'd need surgery after I tore him a new ass and then sued him until he was homeless in a ditch. Other than that, great use of technology.
So how did the surgeon sterilize the equipment? Please remind me not to go to that hospital.
Excuse me, but please get off my Pennisetum Clandestinum, eh!
In the Google library you'll find a volume entitled "To serve man ..." (cf Damon Knight).
The latest medical procedure is a Glasstrostomy.
It is a means for removing a Google Glass device
from a wearer of Google Glass ("a Glasshole")
with a swift blow upside the head.
Cryonics - Keep cool and carry on.
To envade or bodies. Just keep that damned thing out of my ass is all I ask of you!!
Just fix my colon and watch tv later!
So here we have this head mounted display with voice recognition, tracking, and the ability to connect to a more powerful device to do it's heavy lifting, and we're still only using it as a fucking camera strapped to someone's head. This device is destined to fail, and if not fail, go the way of the jawbone bluetooth handsfree device. Everyone who sees you wearing one will think you're a douche.
Surgeon was probably searching Google on how to actually do the procedure as well. "Google...how to I do a Gastrostomy".
Yes, its a brave, brave new world we are entering when surgeon's need always-on Internet to perform surgeries and respond to tweets while they have their hands in your guts.
I haven't thought of anything clever to put here, but then again most of you haven't either.
For every single use of Google Glass for stuff like this, there will be a thousand other cases of someone using it to create POV porn, and a million other of some guy perving on hot women.