ACOMODIA

Subproject: Mobile, Efficient Provision of Medically Relevant Information Using Smart Glasses

1. Project Overview

The ACOMODIA subproject develops and evaluates an innovative smart-glasses solution for the mobile, context-aware delivery of clinically relevant information across various medical care and training settings.

Project duration: 07 July 2025 – 31 December 2027
Funding amount: €184,658.96

2. Project Content

In our research group, we work at the intersection of medicine and cutting-edge technology to fundamentally improve both surgical practice and medical training. Within the Acomodia project, our focus is on the use of smart glasses (augmented reality glasses) to make complex information available exactly where it is needed: directly within the surgeon’s field of view. Our vision is divided into two pioneering subprojects:

1. Subproject: Intelligent Training – The Digital Tutor for Surgical Suturing

Learning fundamental surgical skills, such as open skin suturing, requires extensive practice and expert feedback. In this subproject, we are developing a multisensory system that functions like a personal tutor.

Real-time feedback: The smart glasses detect the movements of the hands and surgical instruments. They display correction trajectories for the needle or warnings in case of excessive tension directly above the wound.
Goal: To create a more objective and efficient training process that works independently of the constant presence of a mentor and significantly accelerates the learning curve.

2. Subproject: Efficient Clinical Workflow – The Contactless Ward Round of the Future

In hospital wards, surgeons must process a large amount of information (laboratory results, vital signs, surgical reports) within a very short time. The Med-Mate project (as part of ACOMODIA) aims to revolutionize the clinical ward round.

Context-sensitive information: As soon as a doctor enters a patient’s room, the system automatically identifies the patient (e.g., via Bluetooth or RFID). Important data such as heart rate, current medication, or abnormal laboratory values are displayed as clear visual graphics directly in front of the physician.
Contactless interaction: To maintain sterility and avoid interrupting the workflow, the system is controlled entirely hands-free through gestures or voice commands.
Goal: To reduce the cognitive workload of medical staff and improve patient safety by providing instantly available, accurate information directly at the patient’s bedside.

3. Project Team

Saxony Media Solutions GmbH, Dresden

Technische Universität Dresden
Faculty of Computer Science, Chair of Software Engineering
Dr.-Ing. Karsten Wendt

Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden
Department of Visceral, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery
PD Dr. med. Felix von Bechtolsheim

4. Results & Publications

The project results will be documented continuously and will include, among other things:

Evaluation reports on the use of the smart glasses
Pilot studies in ward, operating room, and training environments
Technical advancements of the information platform

This measure is co-financed by tax funds on the basis of the budget approved by the Saxon State Parliament.