The Apple Vision Pro was used for a successful hip surgery

Stryker says its SportSuite Vision software for the headset received De Novo authorization from the FDA in July. The Apple Vision Pro was used for a successful hip surgery. Its SportSuite Vision app for the headset was part of a hip arthroscopy at Duke Health, marking the first time the software has been put into a real world practice.

Since Apple first introduced its mixed-reality headset, we’ve had questions about who the device is intended for. The debut model was never going to reach a mainstream consumer audience, and neither was the beefier M5 version that we tried last year. But it has always seemed like the Vision Pro was pointing toward a very interesting hypothetical future and was just waiting for the right situation to come along.

A complex surgery is a good example of what that right situation could be. The mixed reality experience means that a medical professional can interact with the real world and a real patient while also easily seeing content or tools in the digital space.