Press Release
September 29, 2011
Leica Microsystems and TrueVision® 3D Surgical Reach Worldwide
Agreement
Advancing 3D Visualization for Microsurgery Applications
Washington D.C. / USA. Leica Microsystems and TrueVision 3D Surgical announced today that Leica will
incorporate key components of TrueVision’s 3D intelligent digital visualization and guidance platform into
selected Leica Microsystems surgical products under the Leica brand. In addition to co-marketing the
Leica and 3D by TrueVision products, the two companies will collaborate on advanced projects that will
further integrate their respective optical and digital technologies to improve microsurgery outcomes in
Ophthalmology and Neurosurgery.
TrueVision® is a real-time, stereoscopic, 3D
high-definition visualization system for microsurgery.
It
will
be
integrated
into
Leica
Microsystems’ surgical microscopes to display
the surgical field of view on 3D flat panel displays in the operating room. TrueVision® combines 3D visualization with guidance software
applications focused on improving accuracy,
efficiency, and outcomes for both surgeons and
patients. It also enables surgeons to record
surgery in 3D and to stream live video of the
surgical field, making it an unparalleled teaching
tool.
Leica
Microsystems
is
presenting
the
TrueVision® line of products at the annual
TrueVision 3D camera: Advancing 3D visualization for microsurgery
applications
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corporate.communications@leica-microsystems.com
Congress of Neurological Surgeons in Wash-
Dr. Kirstin Henze
Tel.: +49(0)6441/29-2550
Fax: +49(0)6441/29-2527
corporate.communications@leica-microsystems.com
Leica Microsystems GmbH
Ernst-Leitz-Straße 17-37
D – 35578 Wetzlar
www.leica-microsystems.com
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ington DC, October 1-6, 2011, Booth# 548. It is the debut of a collaboration which is expected to bring
integrated 3D visualization and guidance for microsurgery into the main stream as a standard of care.
“We are very pleased to have Leica Microsystems as a worldwide partner,” says Forrest Fleming, CEO of
TrueVision 3D Surgical, “As a world leader in surgical microscopes, Leica adds significant distribution and
technology resources to our current sales efforts globally, and accelerates commercialization of the
TrueVision brand in 3D computer-aided surgery.”
“TrueVision products are a great addon to our product portfolio,” says Silvio
Bracone, Vice President of the Medical
Division of Leica Microsystems, “we
are very excited to cooperate and drive
superior technology in the OR combining our almost 40 years of knowhow
in
surgical
microscopy
with
TrueVision’s 3D technology.” The comprehensive worldwide agreement will
have a phased approach for specific
product developments over a three
year term. Specific details of the
agreement are not disclosed.
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ergonomics: Leica M720 OH5.
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Leica Microsystems is a world leader in microscopes and scientific instruments. Founded as a family
business in the nineteenth century, the company’s history was marked by unparalleled innovation on its
way to becoming a global enterprise.
Its historically close cooperation with the scientific community is the key to Leica Microsystems’ tradition
of innovation, which draws on users’ ideas and creates solutions tailored to their requirements. At the
global level, Leica Microsystems is organized in four divisions, all of which are among the leaders in their
respective fields: the Life Science Division, Industry Division, Biosystems Division and Medical Division.
Leica Microsystems’ Biosystems Division, also known as Leica Biosystems, offers histopathology laboratories the most extensive product range with appropriate products for each work step in histology and for
a high level of productivity in the working processes of the entire laboratory.
The company is represented in over 100 countries with 12 manufacturing facilities in 7 countries, sales
and service organizations in 19 countries and an international network of dealers. The company is headquartered in Wetzlar, Germany.
TrueVision® 3D Surgical is the leader in digital 3D visualization and guidance for microsurgery. Based
in Santa Barbara, California, TrueVision® has developed and patented an intelligent, real-time, 3D surgical visualization and computer-aided guidance platform. The company is focused on developing a suite of
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3D guidance applications for microsurgery to improve surgical efficiencies and patient outcomes. The first
application is the Refractive Cataract Toolset®, the first 3D computer guided image system for astigmatic
correction and advanced IOL placement.
Contact
Leica Microsystems
Dr. Kirstin Henze
Tel.: +49 – 6441 – 29 – 2550
Email: corporate.communications@leica-microsystems.com
www.leica-microsystems.com
TrueVision 3D Surgical, Inc.
Robert Reali
Tel.: +1 – 805 – 963 – 9700
Email: rreali@truevisionsys.com
www.truevisionsys.com
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