ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Vuzix®
Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), ("Vuzix" or, the "Company"), a leading
supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and
products, today announced that another leading hospital's team of
doctors is successfully using the Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses to
facilitate patient care.
In recent Twitter posts (here and here) from the account of
Johns Hopkins Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Drs.
Nicholas Dalesio and Laeben Lester
introduced the Vuzix M400 Smart glasses as part of a new program to
provide secure hands-free telecommunication for training,
monitoring patients and to conduct remote virtual rounds for adult
patients in a newly converted ICU.
Wearing the Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses, clinicians are
collaborating on appropriate medical treatments via video and audio
streaming in real-time to remote audiences and experts, reducing
exposure and conserving personal protection equipment during the
Covid-19 pandemic.
"We are pleased to see the staff at the Johns Hopkins Hospital
utilizing our M400 Smart Glasses to help them deliver remote
training and monitor patients," said Paul
Travers, Vuzix President and Chief Executive Officer.
About Vuzix Corporation
Vuzix is a leading supplier of Smart-Glasses and Augmented
Reality (AR) technologies and products for the consumer and
enterprise markets. The Company's products include personal display
and wearable computing devices that offer users a portable
high-quality viewing experience, provide solutions for mobility,
wearable displays and augmented reality. Vuzix holds 157 patents
and patents pending and numerous IP licenses in the Video Eyewear
field. The Company has won Consumer Electronics Show (or CES)
awards for innovation for the years 2005 to 2020 and several
wireless technology innovation awards among others. Founded in
1997, Vuzix is a public company (NASDAQ: VUZI) with offices in
Rochester, NY, Oxford, UK, and Tokyo, Japan. For more information,
visit
Vuzix website, Twitter and Facebook pages.
Forward-Looking Statements Disclaimer
Certain statements contained in this news release are
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities
laws. Forward looking statements contained in this release relate
to the Vuzix Smart Glasses, use of Vuzix Smart Glasses in
telemedicine and hospital settings, future business opportunities,
and among other things the Company's leadership in the Smart
Glasses and AR display industry. They are generally identified by
words such as "believes," "may," "expects," "anticipates," "should"
and similar expressions. Readers should not place undue reliance on
such forward-looking statements, which are based upon the Company's
beliefs and assumptions as of the date of this release. The
Company's actual results could differ materially due to risk
factors and other items described in more detail in the "Risk
Factors" section of the Company's Annual Reports and MD&A filed
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and
applicable Canadian securities regulators (copies of which may be
obtained at www.sedar.com or www.sec.gov). Subsequent events and
developments may cause these forward-looking statements to change.
The Company specifically disclaims any obligation or intention to
update or revise these forward-looking statements as a result of
changed events or circumstances that occur after the date of this
release, except as required by applicable law.
Media and Investor Relations Contact:
Ed McGregor, Director of Investor
Relations, Vuzix Corporation ed_mcgregor@vuzix.com, Tel: (585)
359-5985
Vuzix Corporation, 25 Hendrix Road, Suite A, West Henrietta, NY 14586 USA,
Investor Information – IR@vuzix.com www.vuzix.com
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