Long operation time
Searching for and analysing anatomy takes time at every critical step.
Medgital Vision · registered medical device
Holographic surgical navigation
Augmented reality gives the surgeon X-ray vision. CT, MRI and PET data become a hologram aligned to the patient, for diagnostics, planning and navigation right in the operating field.
RZN 2023/21603Registered medical device
7 patentsInventions and utility models
13 programsState software registrations
SkolkovoResident company
500+
surgeries performed in leading Russian clinics
30+
scientific papers and reports since 2020
<5min
to prepare the system for work
150+
anatomical structures segmented automatically by AI
Why it mattersCT and MRI stay outside
CT and MRI stay outside
the surgical field
Scans give an accurate picture of the patient's anatomy, but during surgery the surgeon can only see them on a monitor.
Extensive, traumatic access
Complex cases need wide access just to keep the surgical area under control.
Blood loss and complications
Vessels and critical structures stay hidden until the surgeon reaches them.
Attention split with a monitor
To check the images, the surgeon has to look away from the surgical field.
Medgital technology
The X-ray vision effect
With augmented reality the surgeon gains the ability of X-ray vision: every internal anatomical structure that matters is in view, and every action during the operation can be planned from it.
With Medgital VisionNaked eyePrecise binding
The hologram is fixed to the patient by Medgital positioning technology, with accuracy under 2 mm.
One volumetric model
Segmented structures and DICOM data are shown together as a single 3D model.
Flexible visualization
The surgeon sees only what is needed at the moment: any structure can be shown, hidden or made transparent.
One workflowDiagnostics. Planning. Navigation.
Diagnostics. Planning. Navigation.
In augmented reality.
Diagnostics
DICOM data as holograms, right in the radiologist's office.
The patient's CT, MRI or PET study is loaded on the workstation and sent to the AR glasses. The radiologist and the surgeon review the anatomy together, as a hologram, at the patient's side.
- Transfer to the glasses and a volumetric DICOM model in under a minute
- AI segmentation of more than 150 anatomical structures
- CT, MRI and PET fusion in one model
- Visualization directly on the patient, with sections and segmentation of the areas you need
Planning
Plan the operation without making physical models.
The hologram replaces printed 3D models. The surgical team studies the case at real scale or enlarged, and marks the access directly on the patient.
- The hologram at real scale or enlarged
- Surgical access planned on the patient, without soft tissue resection
- Free 3D sections in any plane
- Flexible tools for marking the access
Navigation
Operate without being distracted from the surgical field.
During the operation the hologram stays aligned to the patient. A tracked pointer shows where the instrument is relative to the hidden structures.
- Everything the surgeon needs is always in view, with no switching to monitors
- Pointer and instrument tracking with live distances to structures
- Significant savings in operating room space: the glasses and a compact kit are enough
- All navigation elements that touch the patient can be sterilized
Medgital Vision softwareAI prepares the data.
AI prepares the data.
The surgeon works in the glasses.
Two parts of one workflow: data preparation on the workstation and a holographic interface in the AR glasses.
On the workstation
Data preparation
- Load 3D DICOM dataCT, MRI, PET
- AI segmentation of anatomy150+ structures
- Real-time volumetric reconstructionTransfer function
- Multimodal fusionCT + MRI/PET
- Import segmentation modelsOBJ, STL
- Stream the surgeon's view to the screenLive
In the AR glasses
During surgery
- Move, rotate and scale hologramsGestures
- 3D sections locked to the pointerReal time
- Patient registrationLandmarks or markers
- Patient position trackingReference marker
- Surgical instrument trackingTracked tools
- Distances to selected structuresLive
Technology in action
From the skull base to the pelvis
Medgital Vision is used in neurosurgery, maxillofacial, abdominal and ENT surgery. Choose a specialty to see real operations.
Medgital Vision systemThree configurations,
Three configurations,
one software platform
Start with a compact kit for pilot operations and mobile teams, or install a navigation trolley in a high-volume department. Every kit includes the software, AR glasses and the positioning system.
Configuration 1
Compact
Fits in a transport case. For pilot operations and mobile teams.
- High-performance laptop with navigation software
- Augmented reality glasses
- Marker system: pointer, reference markers, mounts
- Wi-Fi router, cables, shockproof case
0.15 m³Request a quote
Configuration 2
Trolley
A central workstation for departments with a high case load.
- Navigation trolley with 23.5″ touchscreen
- Built-in high-performance PC
- Augmented reality glasses
- Extended marker system and mounts
- Extended navigation software
0.3 m³Request a quote
Configuration 3
Trolley + TrackingSoon
External high-precision tracking for complex procedures.
- Everything in the Trolley configuration
- External tracking system
- Additional tracked instruments
- Expanded markers and mounts
0.4 m³Request a quote
Accuracy< 2 mm
Setup time< 5 min
VisualizationAR glasses
DataCT, MRI, PET
12 months of updatesNew features and fixes
12 months of supportTroubleshooting and service
Staff trainingOnline and on-site sessions
Learning materialsVideo lessons and user manual
Bones, vessels and tumor, aligned to the patient
Pelvic tumor surgery · intraoperative view through the glasses
Reviews
What surgeons and clinics say
Developing a new, original Russian navigation system built on fundamentally different interfaces will enable a breakthrough in modern spinal and cerebral surgery. In routine operations it becomes a necessary layer of patient protection, and it opens the way to exclusive, one-of-a-kind operations.
Our university is interested in long-term cooperation with Medgital on applying the project's results in maxillofacial surgery and surgical dentistry, and on bringing the system into the clinical practice of our university.
The navigation system is of direct practical interest for CT-guided transthoracic biopsy of peripheral lung lesions, including in patients after COVID-19, and for operations on the pelvic organs. We see the project as scientifically and commercially promising in Russia and abroad.
Evidence
Patents and scientific publications
The technology grew out of research at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University and is described in peer-reviewed journals together with the clinics that use it.
РЗН 2023/21603
Medical device registration certificate
RZN 2023/21603 of 29 November 2023, issued by Roszdravnadzor (Russian Federation). Device: Medgital Vision planning and visualization system, specification TU 32.50.50-001-54095362-2023. Risk class 2a.
7
Patents
Inventions and utility models: marker holders and their fixation for mixed-reality surgery, and navigation for foreign body removal.
13
Software registrations
DICOM reconstruction, CT-to-glasses transfer, surgical navigation, optical instrument tracking, remote visualization control.
- 2026Pilot study on the application of augmented reality navigation for sacral neuromodulation and sphenopalatine ganglion stimulationNeurosurgical Review, 2026, 49: 254Scopus Q1
- 2026AR technology as a method of proctoring and navigation in surgical interventions: an experimental studyMedical Visualization, 2026, 30(3): 2–11Scopus
- 2026Augmented reality technology in the surgical treatment of pancreatic neoplasmsAnnals of Surgical Hepatology, 2026, 31(1)ВАК
- 2025Augmented reality intraoperative tractography for diffuse glioma resection adjacent to the corticospinal tract: a case series with preliminary resultsNeurosurgical Review, 2025, 48: 556Scopus Q1
- 2025Augmented reality as a method of neuronavigation in microsurgical treatment of cerebrovascular diseases: description of the method and clinical experienceBurdenko's Journal of Neurosurgery, 2025, 89(1): 37–45Scopus
- 2025Augmented reality for external ventricular drain placement: model alignment and integration softwareSurgical Neurology International, 2025, 16: 93Scopus Q3
Our partnersClinics, universities and companies
Clinics, universities and companies
in Russia and abroad
Saint Petersburg
- Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
- Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University
- S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy
- Almazov National Medical Research Centre
- Beloostrov High Technology Clinic
- St. Petersburg Hospital for War Veterans
- MVS (Medical Visual Systems)
Moscow
- Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery
- Burdenko Main Military Clinical Hospital
- Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine
- National Medical Research Center for Children's Health
- Kommunarka Moscow Multidisciplinary Clinical Center
- Russian Center of Neurology and Neurosciences
- K+31 Clinic
- VIVET Veterinary Clinic
International partners
- Intellect X, Minsk, Belarus
- Bet Medical, India
- Parul Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, India
- Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Mexico
Support
- Skolkovo Foundation (resident)
- Russian Science Foundation
- Foundation for Assistance to Innovations
- Moscow Innovation Cluster
What's nextAR navigation will become part
AR navigation will become part
of every surgical intervention
A core team of 15 AI and computer-vision engineers is extending the platform in five directions.
Endoscope integration
Endoscopic video combined with holographic anatomy.
Ultrasound navigation
Live ultrasound registered to the 3D model.
Biopsy
Needle trajectory planning and guidance.
Orthopedics
Spine and joint workflows on body-wide segmentation.
Telemedicine
Remote consultation around a shared hologram.
Augmented reality in medicine on Telegram
Clinical cases, new publications and Medgital Vision news on our channel. @ar_in_medicine
Contact usLearn more about
Learn more about
augmented reality in surgery
Book a demonstration on your own clinical case, or ask us about configurations and delivery. We will prepare an offer for your department.
- Emailinfo@medgital.org
- Telegram channel@ar_in_medicine
- Address6A Lisichanskaya St., premises 14-N, room 2, Saint Petersburg, 197342, Russia
- CompanyLLC Medgital