Remote expert provides operating theatre advice through Smart Glasses
A wearable technology is being used by hospital staff in Essex to guide a procedure carried out on heart patients.
Nurses at the Essex Cardiothoracic Centre (CTC) at Basildon Hospital are wearing Smart Glasses, where they are guided remotely through a complex multi-step procedure by experts who can see exactly what they see.
The glasses enable heart staff to receive real-time advice from anywhere in the world as they share a live feed from the operating theatre through a high-resolution camera on the Smart Glasses. Previously, staff were advised by a clinical expert from medical device company Boston Scientific who was present in the operating theatre.
The Smart glasses are assisting in a procedure called transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) which involves inserting a new valve via a blood vessel in the leg. This is guided towards the heart by the cardiologist where they can then replace the diseased valve. According to the British Heart Foundation, the procedure has six steps and takes between one and two hours.
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