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Innovative Telecoms Solutions used to Broadcast First Live 3-D Surgery

This Truly is Telecommunications Evolved.

Yoozoom have been a proud partner of Polycom for some time now, with many of our clients enjoying their technology with our voice and conferencing solutions. Now surgeons in Utrecht have demonstrated the power and utility of modern telecommunications to broadcast a live surgical procedure in high-definition 3D video, allowing students to view the surgery like never before. 

The procedure performed, called a stapedotomy, is a middle-ear operation that involves replacing part of the inner-ear. Performed by Professor Wilko Grolman, Head at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at the University Medical Center in Utrecht, the surgery was broadcast to thousands of viewers.

When performing the surgery using an operating microscope, the surgeons view was delivered using a Polycom RealPresence® solution, coupled with a special kit for 3-D video.  This allowed students and surgeons around the world to see the images up close and in 3D, as if they were there in person.

“This is a revolution for medical education,” said Professor Grolman. “The ability to see in 3-D what the surgeon sees through the microscope will greatly improve medical education. This revolutionary approach in teaching surgery not only gives students a better understanding of what the surgery is, it also helps them when residents perform the procedure on their own. And as I will have the exact vision of the microscope on my screen, I will be able to better guide them and deliver instructions. I am thrilled with this important advancement Polycom delivers. For us it is a game changer.”

No Stranger to Innovation

Just like us here at Yoozoom, UMC Utrecht is no stranger to the benefits of video solutions, using it to broadcast and record surgeries for the purpose of medical education for some time now. Professor Grolman, who co-founded the Live International Otolaryngology Network (LION), is dedicated to delivering the highest quality medical and surgical continuing education programs. Annually, LION organizes multiple live ear-surgery events that are publicly available and aimed at Otolaryngology residents.

“Advancements in technology have led to huge gains in the medical field and what Professor Grolman has conducted further illustrates that the future of healthcare is here today,” said Ron Emerson, Global Director of Healthcare, Polycom. “Our healthcare customers continue to inspire us, using our solutions to improve patient care, care coordination, the quality of life for patients and present new procedures future healthcare professionals will grow accustomed to using. The University Medical Center of Utrecht has advanced the surgical field even further and we predict other facilities around the world will soon follow.”