TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Synaptive Medical Inc., a medical device and technology company, is pleased to announce that Oklahoma University Medical Center is the first hospital in the state of Oklahoma to acquire their BrightMatter™ technology, an innovative solution of advanced imaging, informatics, surgical planning, navigation, and robotic visualization with a digital microscope for brain surgery.
“Inoperable means we don’t know how to take it out,” said Dr. Michael Sughrue, Associate Professor, founding member, and current director of the Comprehensive Brain Tumor Center at OU Medicine. “For years we have been operating on the brain the way it looks, now we can operate on the way it really is.”
Dr. Sughrue in an innovator in skull base and keyhole brain surgery, establishing one of the busiest awake brain surgery programs in the United States. Using advanced brain tumor mapping techniques, he is often able to successfully remove many brain tumors deemed inoperable at other centers.
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BrightMatter provides neurosurgeons with the latest advancements in visualization tools to perform minimally-invasive, patient-specific procedures. Using an imaging method called diffusion tensor imaging, or DTI, BrightMatter automatically process whole brain tractography for surgical planning of every possible approach. This functionality allows surgeons to see details that can’t be seen with the naked eye and may allow access to brain locations previously deemed inoperable.
The surgical plan is integrated into BrightMatter’s navigation system that allows them to see a patient’s fiber tracts in real time. They also use Synaptive’s fully automated digital microscope, a high-powered magnification system mounted on a robotic arm that automatically follows the surgeon’s tools. This replaces the need to manipulate cumbersome optics with a view the entire operating room can see with unprecedented detail. BrightMatter allows for better surgical ergonomics, facilitates collaboration with operating room staff, and consumes less surgical time, all factors that could lead to better outcomes.
“Providing our patients with the highest quality of care is a priority at OU Medical Center,” said Kris Wallace, chief operating officer, OU Medical Center. “This BrightMatter technology truly expands our capabilities to provide the best care when it comes to neurosurgery and treating brain tumors.”
“OU Medicine is home to one of the world’s busiest awake craniotomy practices and the expertise that comes with performing over 400 brain tumor operations a year,” said Cameron Piron, Synaptive president and co-founder. “Collaborating with surgeons to better understand their challenges in the operating room is deeply rooted in Synaptive’s culture. We look forward to gaining insight from Dr. Sughrue and the OU team as we explore joint innovation opportunities.”
