A virtual reality medical device for pain relief
Children are special patients. Their tolerance for pain, their understanding of medical care, and their experiences are all factors that require a differentiated approach to help them accept treatment and transform what could be a traumatic experience into a fun and magical one.
That’s why AURORIA was created.
So, what is AURORIA ?
Transforming the pediatric patient care experience
This is the first Class 1 virtual reality medical device designed for pediatric patients. Intended for the management of acute and / or chronic pain in children and adolescents, it improves the care experience for both patients and caregivers.
Thanks to the virtual reality headset, the patient is fully immersed in an interactive world where they become the hero of exciting adventures. Their attention is diverted from the medical procedure and focused on the game, thereby reducing their perception of pain and any anxiety that may be caused by the sight of familiar or unfamiliar medical instruments.
The medical team, actively involved in the use of the game
The virtual reality headset comes with a control tablet. The tablet has two functions :
- to personalize the patient’s experience according to their specific needs ;
- to allow the medical team to monitor the young patient’s experience in real time so that the game can be adapted if necessary
Enhancing the young patient's concentration to relieve pain
With the “AURORIA Focus” feature available on the tablet, the medical team can proactively intervene in pain management. Using a dedicated button, they trigger specific events in the game that refocus the patient’s attention at critical moments.
For example, for particularly painful procedures such as changing dressings on severe burns or applying stitches…
This real-time interaction system allows practitioners to adapt the game to the moment, depending on the pain felt, by creating new distractions. This keeps the child / teenager focused on their adventure and minimizes the risk of them losing interest.
Pediatric virtual reality: benefits for patients and caregivers
Benefits for patients
AURORIA is aimed directly at children and adolescents and can be used to treat these young patients as well as their parents.
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- Pain reduction – By diverting their attention, the device reduces pain perception and thus relieves pain.
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- Reduced treatment time – Immersion in an interactive game helps to limit the child’s agitation and even restraint, allowing healthcare staff to perform treatment more quickly : approximately 50% reduction in procedural treatment time (Jeff et al., 2024).
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- Calming care – Immersed in a magical world, patients are cut off from the medical context, which helps to alleviate their apprehension about medical procedures.
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- Improved care expeirence – The playful aspect of the game transforms what is often a traumatic experience into a positive adventure. This makes care more bearable and less frightening in the short, medium, and long term.
Benefits for healthcare professionals
- Better quality of care – By enabling better control over patient attention, AURORIA provides support to the medical teams in charge of care. This makes care more fluid and peaceful, facilitating the technical procedures performed by nursing staff.
- Reduced emotionel burden – With children and teenagers feeling calmer, healthcare staff are also more relaxed. Children are often more difficult to manage when dealing with pain, so AURORIA provides greater comfort to healthcare teams.
A simple and quick-to-use medical device
In hospitals, time is precious, especially when dealing with pediatric patients. Their patience is limited, and the longer they are exposed to an anxiety-inducing environment, the more their stress levels increase. That’s why our pediatric virtual reality solution is quick and easy to use. It takes just three minutes to get started.
