Las Vegas, NV — MountainView Hospital is proud to announce a major medical milestone successfully performing the first spine surgery in Las Vegas using a new navigation system. This system delivers advanced image-guided navigation that can be used for both minimally invasive spine and cranial procedures. Similar to technology found in self-driving cars, this navigation system uses special cameras to create full-color, 3D images with nearly one million data points.
Traditional image-guided navigation systems can take up to 30 minutes to accurately align a patient’s anatomy with the system and can often require multiple set-ups. This new system can provide this 3D registration in less than 30 seconds. The machine’s vision technology is embedded directly overhead in the surgical light which helps optimize the workflow for surgeons and care teams and improves patient outcomes due to significantly faster operating times. It also eliminates the need for any radiation during the procedure, by utilizing visible light.
“By investing in this advanced navigation system, we’re redefining what’s possible in surgical care, significantly improving operating times while enhancing precision for our surgeons,” said MountainView Hospital’s Chief Executive Officer Alexis Mussi. “This innovation reflects our commitment to leading change and delivering the very best for our community and our exceptional surgical teams.”