# How Augmented Reality (AR) is Revolutionizing Healthcare

- Show: [Global Medical Device Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast)
- Published: 2021-12-09
- Length: 25m
- Episode: 239
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2021-12-09-how-augmented-reality-ar-is-revolutionizing-healthcare
- Listen: https://podcast.greenlight.guru/episode/how-augmented-reality-ar-is-revolutionizing-healthcare

## Summary

Jennifer Esposito, Vice President and Managing Director of Magic Leap's Health business unit, explains how augmented reality (AR) differs from virtual reality (VR) and machine learning (ML) by overlaying spatially aware digital content onto the real world. She details Magic Leap's platform strategy, which converges AR with AI, 5G, and IoT to generate new data sources and augment clinical workflows rather than replace healthcare providers. The discussion covers specific use cases in surgery, digital therapeutics, and usability testing, while addressing regulatory challenges with the FDA and the Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC).

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2021-12-09-how-augmented-reality-ar-is-revolutionizing-healthcare#t=0) Introduction: Jennifer Esposito and Magic Leap's Health Business Unit
- [1:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2021-12-09-how-augmented-reality-ar-is-revolutionizing-healthcare#t=101) Esposito's Background at GE and Intel
- [4:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2021-12-09-how-augmented-reality-ar-is-revolutionizing-healthcare#t=245) Distinguishing AR from VR and Mobile AR
- [7:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2021-12-09-how-augmented-reality-ar-is-revolutionizing-healthcare#t=461) Convergence of AR, AI, 5G, and IoT
- [10:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2021-12-09-how-augmented-reality-ar-is-revolutionizing-healthcare#t=642) Closing the Loop: Data, Insights, and Surgical Robots
- [12:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2021-12-09-how-augmented-reality-ar-is-revolutionizing-healthcare#t=776) Reducing Tribal Knowledge and Expanding Access to Care
- [14:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2021-12-09-how-augmented-reality-ar-is-revolutionizing-healthcare#t=884) Magic Leap as a Platform for Partners and Startups
- [17:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2021-12-09-how-augmented-reality-ar-is-revolutionizing-healthcare#t=1032) Regulatory Frameworks: FDA, MDIC, and Software as a Medical Device
- [21:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2021-12-09-how-augmented-reality-ar-is-revolutionizing-healthcare#t=1280) Usability Studies, Eye Tracking, and Digital Diagnostics

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Medical & health devices](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/medical-devices)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Magic Leap (company)
- Greenlight Guru (company)
- GE (company)
- Intel (company)
- MDIC (other)
- FDA (other)
- Apple (company)

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