Charles Sternberg, Associate Editor10.13.23
VUZE Medical, a company specializing in image guidance and verification for minimally invasive spine surgery, has submitted a 510(k) filing with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for VUZE 2.0, its second generation VUZE System.
The new, investigational version of the VUZE System will be featured prominently at NASS 2023, the 38th annual meeting of the North American Spinal Society, which will be held October 18-21 in Los Angeles.
The VUZE System previously received U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance in 2022 and completed a successful first-in-human clinical trial in early 2023. VUZE Medical has received eight related patents to date in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
Attendees of NASS 2023 will have the opportunity to observe the investigational VUZE 2.0 in cadaveric surgery in a Surgical Stadium session titled “Navigated MISS with No Tool Modifications, References, Markers or Cameras” on October 19 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. PT. Hands-on experimentation will be available at a cadaveric workshop on October 19 from 1 to 4 p.m. PT. Further information will be provided at the VUZE Medical booth #1051. Clinical experience will be reviewed in a Red Theater Presentation, “A New Approach to Guidance and Verification in MISS: Results of First-in-Human Trial with the VUZE System,” on October 20 from 1 to 1:20 p.m. PT.
The second generation VUZE System is designed to support a broader range of surgical C-arms from multiple vendors and accommodate more sources of 3D image data, including both pre-operative CT and in-OR 3D scans. It also aims to provide expanded functionality, including the ability to perform surgical planning on a standalone laptop in addition to on the VUZE System.
“Our second generation aims to extend the operability of the VUZE System across a much larger percentage of operating rooms,” said David Tolkowsky, founder and CEO of VUZE Medical. “The new features and functionality could, once cleared by FDA, make VUZE more accessible and provide surgeons with more effective guidance in situations where they previously did not have many attractive options.”
The new, investigational version of the VUZE System will be featured prominently at NASS 2023, the 38th annual meeting of the North American Spinal Society, which will be held October 18-21 in Los Angeles.
About the VUZE System
The VUZE System is a software solution installed on an off-the-shelf PC. It operates with unmodified surgical tools, requires no markers, references or cameras, and with no need for 3D imaging within the operating room (OR). Using proprietary image processing, it overlays in real time graphical representations of standard surgical tools seen in intra-operative 2D X-ray images onto axial and sagittal cross-sections that it generates from the patient’s standard pre-operative 3D scan.The VUZE System previously received U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance in 2022 and completed a successful first-in-human clinical trial in early 2023. VUZE Medical has received eight related patents to date in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
Attendees of NASS 2023 will have the opportunity to observe the investigational VUZE 2.0 in cadaveric surgery in a Surgical Stadium session titled “Navigated MISS with No Tool Modifications, References, Markers or Cameras” on October 19 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. PT. Hands-on experimentation will be available at a cadaveric workshop on October 19 from 1 to 4 p.m. PT. Further information will be provided at the VUZE Medical booth #1051. Clinical experience will be reviewed in a Red Theater Presentation, “A New Approach to Guidance and Verification in MISS: Results of First-in-Human Trial with the VUZE System,” on October 20 from 1 to 1:20 p.m. PT.
The second generation VUZE System is designed to support a broader range of surgical C-arms from multiple vendors and accommodate more sources of 3D image data, including both pre-operative CT and in-OR 3D scans. It also aims to provide expanded functionality, including the ability to perform surgical planning on a standalone laptop in addition to on the VUZE System.
“Our second generation aims to extend the operability of the VUZE System across a much larger percentage of operating rooms,” said David Tolkowsky, founder and CEO of VUZE Medical. “The new features and functionality could, once cleared by FDA, make VUZE more accessible and provide surgeons with more effective guidance in situations where they previously did not have many attractive options.”