FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HoloTouch unveils 'controls that float in
thin air'
Leading surgeon praises new
technology as 'significant improvement'
HoloTouch operating
room |
Darien, Connecticut, September 12, 2002
- HoloTouch, Inc. announced today that it will introduce its new
holographic control technology into operating rooms and other sterile
environments. HoloTouch™ patented technology powers controls that float in
thin air, allowing healthcare personnel to manage a wide variety of
electronic devices by simply "touching" 3D holographic images floating at
a convenient location.
"Surgeons often need to view footage from
the beginning of a medical procedure. With HoloTouch, the controls are
contained in holographic images, projected directly in front of the
surgeon. The surgeon's hands may be covered in blood, but, since the
"button" to be pushed consists only of beams of light, there are no
contamination issues," HoloTouch inventor and President R. Douglas
McPheters said.
John
D. Fisher, M.D., Director of Arrhythmia
Services and Professor of Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine,
praised the new technology as a significant improvement over existing
methods.
"During angioplasties, pacemaker implantations, and other
cardiac procedures we must be able to quickly see the visual record of the
patient's condition at various times since the beginning of the procedure.
With HoloTouch, the surgeon is in direct control of this visual record,
eliminating the delay and risk of misinterpretation that exists under
present systems," Dr. Fisher said. More than half a million pacemakers are
implanted each year in the U.S, and in 1996 there were more than 598,000
bypass surgeries.
The company is in talks with several
manufacturers interested in licensing HoloTouch for use in high-end
audio-visual equipment, car phones, "factory floor" applications, military
hardware and other electronic devices, McPheters said.
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About HoloTouch
Incorporated in
Delaware in 2002 by entrepreneur and inventor R. Douglas McPheters,
HoloTouch, Inc. is introducing interactive holographic controls that
float in thin air into environments where they add value. HoloTouch is
protected by US
Patent 6,377,238 and by UK Patent No. 2292711,
with patents pending in other major industrialized countries. For more
information about HoloTouch technology or licensing opportunities, call
203.656.9686 or e-mail info@holotouch.com
Photos
To obtain high-resolution photos of HoloTouch
in action, visit http://www.holotouch.com/pressroom.htm
