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In this niche case the Vision Pro seems like it has some compelling benefits.

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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (9 children)

I was expecting to see something more interesting. Looks like he basically just used it to float a monitor and Apple Notes over the patient. Which surgeons usually just do with a LCD display and a VESA mount arm on the ceiling.

I guess the cool thing is that you don’t need to touch a display. It’s all hands free and super sterile. That said, it’s not doing anything that you can’t do now for 1/4the the cost.

[–] will_a113@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Maybe true, but even at $3500 the Vision Pro would be about the cheapest thing in the operating theater anyway.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Except that they only allow one account right now, and you’d need one for each surgeon.

[–] DrRatso@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And even purchasing for each surgeon is really not a big problem, you have disposable items that cost more sometimes.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you think the American insurance markup on ibuprofen is laughable, wait until you see the bill for the Apple Microfiber Polishing Cloth.

[–] DrRatso@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Fair enough on the multi users front, didn’t consider that.

That said, this does look like a great QoL for surgery, theres people with personal portable ultrasound probes in the same price bracket (a much more questionable choice tbh, bringing in personal diagnostic equipment is asking for trouble), can totally see a surgeon buying this for personal use.

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