Three years after the first holographic surgery, the Hospitals of Paris are organizing a conference on the use of HoloLens, mixed reality glasses, which simulate holograms integrated into the user's field of vision.

A "revolution" for some professionals. 

A name for a revolution in medicine: HoloLens.

This pair of mixed reality glasses, invented by Microsoft and presented in 2015, simulates holograms that fit into the user's field of vision.

A technology used to assist surgeons in their operations.

Headphones connected on the head, the doctor in the operating room can communicate remotely with other professionals in the event of difficulty and obtain advice and important information to take the best care of his patient. 

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A revolution for surgery

Three years after the first holographic surgery, all the professionals in the world who have mastered this new tool are debating it this Tuesday at a conference organized by the Hospitals of Paris.

Thomas Grégory, head of the orthopedic and trauma surgery department at Avicenne hospital in Bobigny, has been using this new technology for three years.

"It will revolutionize surgery because it allows the surgeon to have all the information he may need in real time to be more efficient," he says.

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"I am the head of an orthopedic service, there are three operating theaters that are under my responsibility. At any time, a surgeon who may have a little less experience than me and who is having a problem can call me. to ask me for advice, "adds the department head.

Breaking the isolation of surgeons in the operating room

"And me, I'm going to see what he sees, because the headset has cameras. I'm going to be able to communicate with him, even add holograms to his field of vision to be able to give him the information that will allow him to no longer be in this difficult situation ", continues the professional.

"The surgeon, thanks to this tool, is no longer alone, isolated in the operating room.

The objective of this technology: to limit human medical errors as much as possible.

In addition, the tool remains "affordable": between 2,500 and 4,000 euros per helmet.

In Bobigny, in Seine-Saint-Denis, all the blocks have these mixed reality glasses.

Several French hospitals could adopt this new tool quickly.