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Longtime Mainer Dr. Rafael Grossmann is a 2trauma surgeon at Portsmouth Regional Hospital in New Hampshire. He's considered a tech leader in medicine, making headlines a decade ago as the first provider ever to live stream a surgery using Google Glass. Apple's vision pro, he claims, could be 3revolutionary. 

"That computer that, for example, the nurses on the floor are pushing 24/7 from room to room and again turning their backs to the patients because they need to 4input stuff. That stuff can become 5intuitively there with the patient in front of them." 

Different than other 6virtual reality products 7on the market, the vision pro blends digital content with your 8physical space. You can see Dr. Grossmann's display 9merged with his view of us. 

"Suddenly you have to open up a screen. What's the patient's CAT scan looks like? or is this patient allergic to this or that? I mean, things that normally you do, maybe before surgery, but sometimes during surgery. That's one 10aspect of it." 

He allowed us to try it. What 11stood out was the image quality and the 12ease of use. Operating with the 13flick of a wrist, minimal instruction needed. 

"This feels different."

Grossmann has been testing the headset for weeks, sharing insights online. On the outside, the user's eye is 14projected. Dr. Grossmann believes that's a small aspect of the connection the device 15enhances between provider and patients. 

"Because I think that the more we use technology in a smart way, the more 16humane healthcare can be."