Osso VR launches surgical training app for Apple Vision Pro

Digital coaching firm Osso VR introduced the launch of Osso Well being, a surgical coaching app that may leverage the Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional to deal with widespread orthopedic procedures, reminiscent of carpal tunnel launch and complete knee alternative. 

Osso VR is a digital actuality surgical coaching and evaluation platform that permits customers to observe surgical strategies, independently or with a workforce, in an immersive setting. 

The Osso Well being app simulates medical procedures with a 3D interface managed totally by the consumer. Customers can stroll by means of the important thing steps of a process utilizing Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional’s spatial computing. 

Osso Well being is now obtainable on the App Retailer. 

“Osso Well being for Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional opens up thrilling prospects for the way forward for immersive procedural schooling. Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional unlocks new alternatives to scale spatial computing in healthcare with groundbreaking show high quality and nearly lag-free studying expertise, serving to resolve essential challenges to schooling in healthcare,” Dr. Justin Barad, cofounder and chief technique officer at Osso VR, stated in an announcement. 

THE LARGER TREND

Osso VR secured $14 million in Collection A funding in 2020 with funding from Kaiser Permanente Enterprise, SignalFire, GSR Ventures, Leslie Ventures and Scrum Ventures. 

The San Francisco-based startup closed $27 million in Collection B funding a 12 months later with the intention of increasing its library and rising capabilities. It additionally added a multimodal evaluation device that permits customers to check their understanding of workflows. The device additionally permits educators and well being techniques to trace a consumer’s progress. 

In 2022, Osso scored a whopping $66 million in Collection C funding with participation from Oak HC/FT, SignalFire, Kaiser Permanente Enterprise, GSR Ventures and Tiger International Administration. The corporate stated it might use the cash to rent new employees and develop entry to its coaching instruments. 

The digital actuality firm welcomed Greg Born as CEO in February. Born was employed to scale and develop Osso’s digital coaching platform. Born’s profession spanned government stage positions at Amazon, GE and Oracle.