How Mixed Reality Technology Will Transform Telemedicine and Healthcare

When it comes to healthcare, emerging technologies are capable of truly transforming the way surgeons, doctors and healthcare staff are able to provide support. Telemedicine solutions company in December Exelus announced they would be showcasing their mixed reality (MR) technology at this year’s International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). So, VRFocus made a visit to them at the event and spoke to CEO and co-founder Xavier Maurin at CES about MR solution Nomadeec.

Nomadeec launched two years ago in France and at CES a next generation addition tp the Nomadeec platform was demonstrated that added MR to the service. Nomadeec is still being used with various tablets and bluetooth devices to make assessments of patients at pre-hospital care and emergency scenarios in France. Exelus have now introduced support with the Microsoft Hololens.  Enabling healthcare professionals to diagnose their patient by taking pictures, retrieving vital signs, doing ECG’s or video conference with a remote physician.

“It’s easier because your hands are free so when you are field practitioner, you have to focus on your patient so it’s magic for that.” Explains Maurin.

A joint effort between Exelus and Holoforge.io R&D departments, Nomadeec looks to provide a comprehensive mobile diagnostic and telemedicine platform. According to Maurin it takes around ten to fifteen minutes to get trained and comfortable with the Hololens, and various locations are already using it in conjunction with Nomadeec.  The platform is also compatible with all Android, Apple and Windows tablets and smartphones; making the transfer of information about the patient is easier and almost immediate. This also allows paramedics, nurses and EMT to use both tablets, Nomadeec and the Microsoft Hololens to look after the patients in their hands up until the moment they’re at the hospital.

According to Exelus the feedback gained so far has been very positive, with the ability to be hands-free particularly prasied. The developer’s is to now offer the Nomadeec platform for any practitioners or caregivers.

“Of course,” Maurin adds, “We are focusing on emergency medical services, but we think this technology can be used in many usecases in the healthcare industry.”

He believes that although this is designed for healthcare professionals at the moment, this technology will be available everywhere in the future for everybody. Exelus are seeking FDA approval at the moment and are looking to roll out to other countries soon. Watch the video below to find out more.

 

 

Exelus to Demonstrate Telemedicine Technology at CES 2018

In medicine, getting accurate images is a very important part of treatment, especially when it comes to surgery. This information forms a vital reference when it comes time to operate. Traditionally, surgeons were restricted to flat, 2D images of the patient, but augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) such as the technology offered by Exelus and Holoforge.

Exelus will be showcasing its telemedicine solution at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January, 2018. The demonstration will include mobile platform Nomadeec, which allows users in the field to take advantage of MR technology. The MR technology was developed in partnership with Holoforge and offers medical professionals real-tine information in a hands-free manner using the Microsoft HoloLens.

During CES 2018, demonstrations of the Nomadeec application will take place, where real-life situations will be presented, showing how medical practioners can benefit from mixed reality in various ways.

The company believes that by leveraging the capabilities of the HoloLens, EMTs and paramedics will be able to respond more efficiently to the needs of patients, with real-time information on vitals, medical records and more available in a hands-free way, as well as the ability to teleconference with doctors in order to provide the best care in emergency situations.

Nomadeec is compatible with many existing diagnostic devices and can support up to ten bluetooth devices at any one time. The platform also offers extensive customisation options, so users can tailor the platform to the specific needs. The platform is compatible with Android, Apple and Windows-based tablets. A video demonstration of the Nomadeec platform is available to view below.

CES 2018 is due to take place on 9th-12th January, 2018 in Las Vegas. VRFocus will continue to bring you news on what you can expect from the show.

French National Center for Scientific Research Brings The Colour Back Into History With HoloLens

When it comes to using immersive technology to help recreate history for educational purposes we’ve more often seen reproductions within virtual reality (VR), however a newly revealed application utilising the Microsoft HoloLens is breathing new life into history and turning back the hands of time on artefacts and exhibits to show just what they looked like when brand new.

The app comes from HoloForge Interactive, the holographic division of Asobo Studio who have teamed up with the teams up with the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) which as part of its work undertakes both geometric and chromatic reconstruction of major works of art and archeological finds from all around the world, preserving them for future generations. With HoloForge Interactive however they have now produced the first “digital polychromic restitution of History”.  Revealing to users of the HoloLens just what statues, decorations and paintings looked like originally by layering their painted and completed forms over the top of the original.

“Until now, vizualisation and reconstruction were only possible thanks to mapping projection (think of the light scenography on monuments). It’s still a flat and static solution: the public cannot move all around objects.” Explains Loïc Espinasse, Engineer at Archeotransfert, transfert and valorisation department of Archeovision. “UMS SHS-3D Archeovision partners with Asobo Studio’s holographic division – HoloForge – to explore new usages in augmented reality for Human and Social Sciences, archeology and cultural heritage. Our collaboration with a major private operator in this field will push forward scientific challenges and technicity. Wether it is to handle, consult, or use research data, we are convinced that our development will change usages for good. We are happy to write few pages of this thrilling adventure with HoloForge.”

“We are so proud to bring our solutions to CNRS, in the field of major cultural projects.” Continues Espinasse. “Scientists and museum curators pass on the Humanity History, thanks to all the objects and legacy we have inherited. They will now be able to do it in a more precise way. We will look at pieces of art differently as holographic information will enhance them with all the details we need to understand and enjoy them better.”

VRFocus will continue to bring you news on this project as it develops.