Surgalign Holdings, Inc. announced that Medical City Frisco, part of HCA Healthcare, is the latest medical facility to clinically use its HOLO Portal Surgical Navigation System. The last procedure was performed by Dr. Ripul Panchal, DO, a board-certified, fellowship-trained neurosurgeon with expertise in the management of spinal disorders. Surgalign received U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for use of the HOLO Portal system within lumbar spine procedures in January 2022.

With FDA clearance, HOLO Portal became the world's first surgical guidance system to incorporate AI and AR. The HOLO Portal system's AI processes intraoperative images to autonomously segment and label the anatomy and plan patient-specific pedicle screw trajectories that are approved by the surgeon. The system uses AR to overlay the segmented AI reconstruction over the patient's actual anatomy, providing real-time 3D visualization throughout the surgical procedure, helping surgeons visualize trajectories, while guiding surgical instruments.

Five medical facilities have utilized HOLO Portal since May 2022 and there have been over 30 cases performed to date.