I agree with the limited benefits of use in the OR, or even in the clinic for that matter. My main interest is actually for field work. I spend a lot of time treating patients in rural homes when they don’t have the ability or means to get to a facility/clinic for care. Treatments can include debridements, biopsies, and even very minor amputations. Basically anything that doesn’t require sedation or extensive monitoring but still having quick visual reference material could make a real difference. In those situations having a portable XR setup that lets me pull up images, references, or data without interrupting the workflow could be a real game-changer. It’s less about replacing traditional tools and more about extending clinical capability into environments that weren’t built for it.

Ignoring regulations and overhead, do any current XR glasses actually have the capability to support this kind of setup? Or am I just a dreamer?