Prospects and Problems of Smart Glasses as Tools for Surgery
The feasibility and problems of using smart glasses (SMG) in surgery were investigated in this study. The prospects and challenges of SMG in surgery are as follows. The advantages of SMG are that various kinds of medical information can be provided, inclu
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Abstract The feasibility and problems of using smart glasses (SMG) in surgery were investigated in this study. The prospects and challenges of SMG in surgery are as follows. The advantages of SMG are that various kinds of medical information can be provided, including surgical navigation and consultation with other physicians. Since SMG are hands-free, they are clean and safe to use in surgical practice. The challenges and unresolved problems of SMG are ergonomic problems such as eyestrain and fatigue, and technical problems such as Internet security and electromagnetic interference. Further collaborative investigation and development of the technology and ergonomics of SMG are important for their successful application in surgery. Keywords Smart glass
Clinical surgery Ergonomics
1 Introduction As hands-free interactive computing devices, smart glasses (SMG) and other wearable devices are expected to play valuable roles in various human activities. These hands-free and voice-controlled systems that allow users to obtain information and videos through the Internet could be useful in the field of surgery. The feasibility and problems of the application of SMG in surgery were investigated in this study (Fig. 1).
K. Shinohara (&) School of Health Sciences, Tokyo University of Technology, Tokyo 1448535, Japan e-mail: [email protected] © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017 V.G. Duffy and N. Lightner (eds.), Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 482, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-41652-6_4
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Fig. 1 A smart glass (Epson Co.)
2 Materials and Methods Possible uses of SMG in surgery were investigated at sites including the operating room, ambulatory care, intensive care units, and patient wards (Figs. 2 and 3) Prospects and problems of SMG as a tool for surgery were analyzed from the perspective of technology and ergonomics.
Fig. 2 A scene of conventional endoscopic surgery
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Fig. 3 Conventional computer terminals for clinical records such as medical history, vital signs, laboratory data and medical images
3 Results Possible uses of SMG in surgery were revealed and are listed below. 1. As a display for medical information such as laboratory data and medical images. 2. As a display for the real-time navigation system during the operation. 3. As a display for the user’s manual of medical devices and drug information during surgical practice.
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4. As an interface for remote guidance for consulting physicians and specialists. 5. As a display for a live streaming video of a patient’s status for surgeons while they are performing surgery or caring for another patient. The following problems of SMG in surgery were identified. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Eye strain and fatigue, and instability when wearing SMG over eyeglasses. Cognitive confliction between SMG images and real images. Image quality. Electromagnetic interference from high-powered medical device
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