Development of augmented reality and navigation systems for computer-assisted surgery

Artma Medizintechnik GmbH

Vienna (AT) · Salt Lake City, UT (US) · Vienna (EURODOC)New on Amplifa

1990PCT patents granted and pending since

3Locations (Vienna, Salt Lake City, Vienna/EURODOC)

EUREKA EU 662European research project ARTMA

FN 161768wCommercial register number (EURODOC), court of registration

About Artma

Artma Medizintechnik GmbH, based at Simmeringer Hauptstrasse 24 in Vienna, developed the Artma Virtual Patient® system for augmented reality in medicine. The core of the technology is Interventional Video Tomography, a method for augmented reality visualization, combined with stereotactic navigation for surgical microscopes, endoscopes, ultrasound probes and lasers. Further components include live video data fusion, data fusion via see-through head-mounted displays, real-time motion analysis, 3D digitizer systems and the free MedScan Viewer software. Fields of application were primarily oral and maxillofacial surgery, ENT surgery and dentistry; clinical reference sites were the universities of Vienna, Innsbruck, Berlin and Zurich. The company was involved in the EUREKA project EU 662 ARTMA and maintained a US branch in Salt Lake City under the name Artma Biomedical, Inc. PCT patents have been granted or are pending since 1990. The current website is operated by EURODOC Telemedizin Forschungsgesellschaft mbH (Vienna), which, under the management of Dr. Michael Truppe, offers IT services and telemedicine research, including a research project on robotics in ENT surgery.

Site: Vienna
Processes: Augmented reality visualization (Interventional Video Tomography), Stereotactic navigation (surgical microscope, endoscope, ultrasound probe, laser), Live video data fusion, Head-mounted display data fusion, Real-time motion analysis, 3D digitizer systems, MedScan Viewer software, Teleassisted surgery / telemedicine
Materials: Interventional Video Tomography, Stereotactic Navigation, Head-Mounted Display Data Fusion, 3D Digitizer Systems, Real-Time Motion Analysis, Teleassisted Surgery
Certificates: PCT patents (since 1990)
Industries: Medical technology, Surgery (maxillofacial, ENT, dentistry), Telemedicine, Computer-assisted surgery, Surgery (oral and maxillofacial surgery, ENT, dentistry)

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3D digitization of the patient
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Image processing and Virtual Patient modeling
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Live video data fusion / augmented reality
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Stereotactic navigation in the operating room
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Tele-assisted surgery (telemedicine)
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Software distribution (MedScan Viewer)

Technologies & Processes

IVT

Interventional Video Tomography

Augmented reality visualization technology for minimally invasive procedures.

NAV

Stereotactic Navigation

Navigation of surgical microscope, endoscope, ultrasound probe and laser.

HMD

Head-Mounted Display Data Fusion

See-through overlay of image data directly in the surgeon's field of view.

3D-DIG

3D Digitizer Systems

Acquisition of patient-specific 3D data for the Virtual Patient® model.

MOTION

Real-Time Motion Analysis

Analysis of motion data in real time during the procedure.

TELE

Teleassisted Surgery

Live teleassistance between Europe and Japan or the USA.

Locations

Vienna, Simmeringer Hauptstrasse 24

Headquarters of Artma Medizintechnik GmbH, development and sales

Salt Lake City, UT

Artma Biomedical, Inc., 5 Triad Center, Suite 600, US branch

Vienna, Albertgasse 3/6

EURODOC Telemedizin Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, website operator and research

Products & Systems

**Artma Virtual Patient® System**Augmented reality · Computer-assisted surgery

Inside the production

EURODOC Telemedizin Forschungsgesellschaft mbH

Industries

Medical technologySurgery (maxillofacial, ENT, dentistry)TelemedicineComputer-assisted surgerySurgery (oral and maxillofacial surgery, ENT, dentistry)

Additional services

Augmented reality visualization (Interventional Video Tomography)Stereotactic navigation (surgical microscope, endoscope, ultrasound probe, laser)Live video data fusionHead-mounted display data fusionReal-time motion analysis3D digitizer systemsMedScan Viewer softwareTeleassisted surgery / telemedicineResearch project on robotics in ENT surgery (EURODOC)

Reference customers

University of Vienna, University Clinic for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Prof. Dr. R. Ewers)University of Vienna, Dental Clinic (Prof. Dr. R. Slavicek)University of Vienna, Department of Oral Surgery (Prof. Dr. G. Watzek)University of Innsbruck, ENT Clinic (Prof. Dr. W. Thumfart)University of BerlinUniversity of Zurich

Quality & Patents

PCT patents have been granted or are pending since 1990; clinical validation was carried out at university hospitals in Vienna, Innsbruck, Berlin and Zurich. Certifications are not specified in the sources.

Evidence	Vienna
PCT patents (since 1990)

History

1990
PCT patents granted and pending since 1990
1996
Artma Virtual Patient® website online (Copyright 1996, last modified 26.12.1996)
1997
EUREKA project EU 662 ARTMA; participation in the Congress for Integrated Skull and Spine Surgery in Linz (September) and at the 13th International Conference on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Kyoto (October)
2009
Registration of EURODOC Telemedizin Forschungsgesellschaft mbH as a business on 11.12.2009
2020
Reconstruction of the original website www.artma.com from the Internet Archive by EURODOC