Osso VR raises $27M to train surgeons via simulations
Osso VR has raised $27 million to train doctors and other medical professionals using virtual reality surgery simulations. Read More →
Osso VR raises $14 million to bring virtual reality to surgical and medical device training
Virtual reality tools like those on offer from Osso VR have been raising investor dollars at a rapid clip, and now the Palo Alto, California-based virtual reality distribution platform joins their ranks with a $14 million round of financing. Read More →
OrthoGrid Systems Partners with Osso VR
This partnership allows surgeons to become familiar with OrthoGrid’s navigation system and better understand fluoroscopic distortion and its impact on surgical outcomes.
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Johnson & Johnson distributing 150+ VR headsets for joint reconstruction training — 6 insights
Johnson & Johnson plans to distribute at least 150 virtual reality headsets to U.S. surgeons through a partnership with startup Osso VR.
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Randomized Trial of a Virtual Reality Tool to Teach Surgical Technique for Tibial Shaft Fracture Intramedullary Nailing
The following was shared by Justin Barad, CEO, Osso VR: I frequently get asked if using virtual reality for surgical training actually works. Well, I’m unbelievably excited to announce that UCLA Health‘s study showing Osso VR boosting surgical performance by... Read More →
Osso VR Wins SBIR Contract by US Air Force
Osso VR has been awarded the US Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract. The first phase of the project includes a feasibility study to determine VR surgical training’s benefits and application within the Air Force. The highly competitive... Read More →
Johnson & Johnson wants to bring VR to doctors-in-training worldwide
The Johnson & Johnson Institute said that training surgeons using Oculus virtual reality headsets is paying off in big ways, and it hopes that such training will be available worldwide to all surgeons in the future. Sandra Humbles, the vice president of global education... Read More →
Osso VR Partners with Sawbones
Osso VR, a validated virtual reality (VR) surgical training platform, is partnering with Sawbones, the originator of “hands-on” orthopedic and medical workshop models worldwide. Together, they’re digitizing Sawbones’ traditional bone models to expand and diversify the products’ application, enabling the models to... Read More →
Virtual and augmented reality can save lives by improving surgeons’ training
Rapid advances in the development of medical devices in the 21st century are contributing to healthier lives, but bring with them a new challenge: teaching clinicians how to use these often-complicated technologies. Teaching them poorly, or failing to do it... Read More →
Osso VR Expands Its Reach, Shares Study Results
Virtual reality surgical training solution Osso VR is already impacting reality. A just-released study conducted by UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine shows that the surgical performance of Osso VR users “improved by 230% and their speed was 20% faster,”... Read More →