Augmented Reality

1Minuut Innovation's encrypted offering embraces augmented reality eyewear to enable hands-free clinician-to-clinician video. 

Researchers at Purdue University have developed a new system that lets young doctors in the field get support from experinced physicians via drones and AR glasses. 

Aaptiv, a fast-growing New York-based digital fitness content-maker, has added a follow-on investment from Bose Ventures, the investment arm of technology company Bose Corporation, to its recent $22 million Series C round, bringing the total up to $23 million.

The United States Patent Office has published a patent from Apple, filed December 18 of last year and not yet granted, for a "sunscreen detector" that could be incorporated into the Apple Watch or the iPhone and could even include augmented reality functionality.

San Francisco-based PeerWell has added an augmented reality feature to its app, which helps post-surgical patients manage their recovery.

As virtual and augmented reality technologies continue to improve, researchers and entrepreneurs continue to investigate the role these tools may play in healthcare.

OrCam, an Israeli company working on augmented reality for the blind and vision impaired, has raised $30.