Penumbra, Veterans Health Administration expand access to rehab with VR

Penumbra (NYSE:PEN) today announced a collaboration with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning (OHIL).

The collaboration covers testing, co-developing and implementing rehabilitative healthcare solutions through virtual reality (VR).

Building on Penumbra’s REAL y-Series technology, the collaboration focuses on developing targeted therapy tools. These tools address the most critical rehabilitation needs of veterans. They increase access to care by scaling VR solutions to remote areas and understanding needs to help inform future healthcare offerings.

Penumbra designed REAL y-Series as a hands-free, non-tethered, multidisciplinary VR rehabilitation platform. It aims to address high acuity to high-functioning patients.

The company expects the solutions to be used for veteran neurorehabilitation and chronic condition management. VHA OHIL also has the option to further adopt and scale new technologies. Uses could include remote therapeutic rehabilitation, remote therapeutic monitoring and remote patient management.

“VHA is one of the most impactful and forward-thinking innovators in healthcare, constantly promoting discovery and adoption of the latest technologies to advance care delivery and service,” said Gita Barry, president of Penumbra’s immersive healthcare business. “It is a great honor to work with the VHA on such an important initiative to not only maximize the key benefits of rehabilitation therapy with virtual reality, but to also broadly implement these tools so veterans, whether at a VA facility or in a remote location, will have access to these offerings.”

Original Article: (https://www.massdevice.com/penumbra-veterans-health-administration-rehab-vr/)