Jennifer Avari Silva, a practicing electrophysiologist, was faced with multiple challenges in the catheterization lab related to the lack of accessibility of the patient’s anatomy and electrophysiology information. It was during this time that her husband, Jonathan Silva, an engineering professor, was invited to a Microsoft conference to learn about the launch of the Microsoft HoloLens, which could be used to teach medical students about cardiac anatomy through a 3D model of the human heart. This reminded Jonathan of Jennifer in the catheterization lab navigating a heart with a flat monitor and realized the advantages that the control of a 3D display would provide her. Silva developed the idea with Jennifer and discussed it with their peers to better understand the clinician’s need for such a tool. They got in touch with Michael Southworth, an electrical and computer engineer, and created a prototype for use in the catheterization lab.
