Smith+Nephew (NYSE:SNN) announced today that it partnered with Rods&Cones to provide smart surgery glasses and digital remote assistance.
London-based Smith+Nephew representatives, by providing customers with smart surgery glasses, can “see” through the eyes of the surgeon, instrumentalist nurse or any healthcare professional using them, offering continuous remote support before, during and after surgical interventions.
The offering was initially used in the United Kingdom to support the National Health Service (NHS) and other customers. Smith+Nephew plans to increase its ability to offer technical support for the safe and effective use of its products at the right time from anywhere in the world.
Smith+Nephew said the increased complexity of surgery, the advancement of technologies and the need for productivity and efficiency is enabled by ensuring a specialist is available remotely to give the best possible expertise exactly when it’s needed but in the least disruptive way.
“I am delighted that we have agreed to partner with one of the most innovative companies in the area of remote surgical support,” Smith+Nephew UKI/Nordics region Managing Director Simon Tarry said in a news release. “This new partnership will enable our team to deliver the highest possible expertise exactly when our customers and patients need it. At the same time, I believe enhancing our ability to support our customers remotely serves patient safety and sustainability to great effect.”
Through its partnership with Rods&Cones, a maker of smart surgical classes and remote surgical offerings, Smith+Nephew expects to scale its remote support capability for customers to enable connectivity with specialist surgeons during minimally invasive surgery.
Smith+Nephew’s minimally invasive surgery (MIS) kit connects seamlessly to a secure Rods&Cones remote expert interface, allowing the user to follow and attend a surgery as if standing in the operating room, with the exact view of the surgeon or other healthcare professional.
“We are thrilled to work with such a great company as Smith+Nephew,” Rods&Cones CEO and founding partner Bruno Dheedene said. “The achievements they have made in the medtech industry, especially within the sphere of repair, regeneration and replacement of soft and hard tissue has been awe-inspiring. This partnership between Smith+Nephew and Rods&Cones will be a great step forward and together we will change healthcare for the better.”