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Brainlab, Magic Leap partner for digital surgery

Munich-based Brainlab, a company that develops, manufactures and markets software-driven medical technology, has inked an exclusive agreement with Magic Leap

Under the terms of the agreement, Brainlab will market a version of Magic Leap’s technology platform that lets surgeons and other clinicians visualize and access medical imaging data. An operating system will combine Brainlab data management, cloud computing, visualization and data pre-processing software with Magic Leap’s spatial computing and experiential platforms. The platform will be open to third parties interested in developing medical spatial computing applications in the fields of surgery, radiotherapy and other medical interventions, companies said in a statement.

[Image courtesy: Brainlab]

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