Proximie Launches Lightweight, Wearable Smart Glasses

Proximie, a global health technology platform, has launched the PxLens, a lightweight, wearable ‘smart glasses’ device equipped with a 4K camera and embedded software.
 
The head-mounted device allows surgeons to share a ‘first-person’ perspective of open surgeries and minimally invasive procedures. The PxLens’ seamless integration into Proximie’s cloud-based platform for telepresence, content, and insights from the operating room (OR) makes the device unique in the market.
 
The first-person perspective allows participants observing remotely to have a far clearer picture of the surgery, providing opportunities to advise where necessary and/or learn from cutting-edge surgical techniques. PxLens provides this insight & data without requiring stationery or installed cameras in the OR, giving users more valuable data and insights with minimal equipment and creating scope to use the Proximie platform in a wider array of procedures.
 
The PxLens can be used by anyone, anywhere, within 15 minutes of unboxing when paired with the Proximie mobile app. Voice activated commands enable hands-free control, and robust battery packs that can be swapped mid-procedure ensure even the longest procedures can be fully streamed and recorded.
 
Dr Nadine Hachach-Haram, founder and CEO of Proximie, said, “The PxLens is another step on Proximie’s journey to help surgeons deliver effective and efficient care. It provides an insightful first-person perspective and helps make the recording and sharing of procedures ubiquitous. This improves patient care, training, skills development, and overall surgical efficiency.”
   
Ms Stella Vig, Consultant General and vascular surgeon, Croydon University Hospitals NHS trust, National Clinical Director for Elective care for NHS England, commented: “The PxLens enhances the way we use Proximie here at Croydon. The fact that it’s lightweight and intuitive makes it easy and convenient for anyone to deploy in surgery, even for the first time. Healthcare overall is trying to figure out how to do more with less, and technology like this gives us new ways of training staff and delivering care.”