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Surgical VR May Look Like Fun, But It Is No Game For Osso’s CEO

 
• By Barnaby Pickering

Osso VR’s platform for the simulation of orthopedic surgical procedures could solve several issues facing the field, according to CEO Justin Barad.

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Justin Barad, CEO and founder of Osso VR, developers of a suite of VR-simulated surgeries, always stresses that virtual reality surgical training software is not a game.

He instead prefers to describe his platform, which guides surgeons through surgical procedures as “polished.” Some of the Osso’s newer...

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