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title: Remote Collaboration Enhances Surgical Training at Kenyatta National Hospital
description: Kenyan surgeon Dr. Nick Were used Vuzix Smart Glasses and TeleVU technology to perform and record a complex K-wiring and tendon repair surgery on a young patient, enabling remote review, mentorship, and improved surgical training at Kenyatta National Hospital.
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# Remote Collaboration Enhances Surgical Training at Kenyatta National Hospital

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Industry

Nonprofit/Charity

Mentee

Various colleagues at Kenyatta National Hospital (Nairobi, Kenya)

Mentor

Dr. Nick Were (Nairobi, Kenya)

Equipment Used

TeleVu Software, M400 Smart Glasses, TeleVU RemoteVU, TeleVU GlassVU

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## Remote Work

Dr. Nick Were (below), based in Nairobi, Kenya, performed a K-wiring surgery on a 6-year-old male patient at Kenyatta National Hospital following a deep hand injury caused by a chaff cutter machine accident on the family farm. Utilizing Vuzix Smart Glasses along with TeleVU’s GlassVU and RemoteVU technologies, Dr. Were recorded the two-stage procedure — the first involving debridement and K-wiring, and the second focused on extensor tendon repair. The recorded footage was later reviewed and critiqued by his colleagues in Kenya (below right) as part of a collaborative learning and mentorship process. Postoperatively, the patient was stable with healed wounds, though some limitation in extensor function remained, for which he is currently undergoing physiotherapy.

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