Surgeons adopt Apple Vision Pro for operating room guidance

Duke Health's first live surgery using Stryker's SportSuite Vision app on Apple Vision Pro signals spatial computing moving from proof-of-concept to clinical deployment. The value is immediate: real-time anatomical overlays and instrument tracking without requiring surgeons to look away from the patient or switch between screens—friction that traditional displays create. If adoption spreads beyond orthopedic procedures, it opens a revenue stream for Apple's hardware while building architectural lock-in through medical software integrations hospitals struggle to replace.