MintMedicalGroup.com Announces New Augmented-Reality System for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery is a procedure used for spinal disorders. It entails making smaller incisions, resulting in less blood loss and reduced damage to the muscles around the spine. This technique also promotes quicker recovery and less pain following surgery. Dr. Scott Kutz, the owner of the clinic Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery of Texas, specializes in the care and prognosis of spinal conditions, including certain herniated discs, spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, spinal tumors, and many others. The company now introduces a life-changing advancement, the Augmedics xvision spine system – a see-through operative technique that will revitalize surgical treatments.

The future of operation is in sight with Augmedics. The Chicago-based organization aims to enhance health care through advanced surgery that addresses unfulfilled clinical requirements and enhances optimism. The first augmented reality navigation technology, the innovative xvision device, enables surgeons to look through the skin or tissue at the anatomy.

Xvision Spine enables surgeons to imagine the 3D spinal anatomy of their patients during surgery as if they had x-ray vision, helping to handle instruments and implants precisely when looking at patients directly instead of remotely. The XVS consists of an opaque near-eye headset and a traditional navigation device with all components. In real-time, it decides precisely the location of the surgical instruments and overlaps them with the CT status of a patient.

The navigational data is then transmitted onto the retina through the headset, allowing the surgeon to look at the patient and view the navigation data without warning his eyes during the operation on a remote screen. The device is to revolutionize the procedure by providing better monitoring and visualization of the surgeon. It helps facilitate, speed up, and provides safer yet efficient spine operations.

The design of the system is to support all visual aspects of surgery. It is a wireless device, allowing for free movement inside the OR. For smooth visual tracking, it has incorporated a powerful high-speed processor. And there is a custom headset for each user to customize. Moreover, there is a headlight integrated to illuminate the focus area. With a built-in surgical tracking system, the location of the surgical instrument gets determined in real-time. Thus, a 100% effective solution for a see-through operative treatment of spines.

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery of Texas is a spine clinic owned by Dr. Scott C. Kutz, a board-certified neurosurgeon specializing in spinal diseases care. He is particularly interested in minimally invasive surgery and artificial disc replacements. He has helped many people to come back to life with his groundbreaking surgical techniques. A happy patient reports, “Dr. Kutz is FANTASTIC!!! I had an operation with him a few years earlier and had no complications! For anyone who needs a back operation, I strongly suggest Dr. Kutz.” New technology is combined with personal care to provide world-class surgical treatments of spines and other spine-related issues at the clinic.

About Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery of Texas

MINT focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of spinal and cranial disorders. We specialize in treating patients with degenerative disc disease, herniated discs, spinal stenosis, spinal tumors, as well as other spinal disorders. Our head neurosurgeon, Dr. Kutz, has a special interest in minimally invasive surgical procedures, artificial disc replacement, spinal cord stimulation and neuromodulation, and the treatment of thoracic disorders, spine tumors, complex revision, and sacroiliac joint disorders. At MINT, we use the most innovative surgical techniques to help patients get back to life.