Surgical visualization company Proprio raises $43M Series B

The Paradigm surgical visualization system. [Image courtesy of Proprio]Proprio announced today that it secured $43 million in a Series B funding round that included new and existing investors.

The capital infusion aids the company’s commercialization efforts for its AI-driven surgical navigation platform in the U.S. and overseas.

Seattle-based Proprio designed its Paradigm surgical navigation platform to replace traditional surgical navigation technologies. Using an advanced approach, it avoids the pitfalls that pull attention away from the patient and disrupt workflows. FDA cleared Paradigm in April.

The system uses light field technology and AI to generate a real-time, 3D visualization of surgery. It provides surgeons with the Proprio Volumetric Intelligence, which combines medical images with live data from Paradigm’s sensor suite.

Proprio says its Paradigm system eliminates the need for intraoperative scans, reducing radiation exposur…

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Advancing surgeon proprioception to create a new way of seeing in surgery

Light field technology and AI empowers surgeons with real-time feedback and enhanced perception for unparalleled precision and patient care.

Proprio designed its Paradigm system to help surgeons better visualize spinal surgeries. [Photo courtesy of Proprio]

By Tommy Carls, Proprio

In minimally invasive surgery, proprioception and spatial cognition play an important role in speeding up the acquisition of surgical skills, reducing surgical time, and reducing errors.

Surgeons develop and adapt spatial techniques over time to understand the difference between the feeling of a surgical tool entering fatty tissue or ligament. But how long does it take to develop that familiarity? Surgical navigation, robot-assisted surgery and other technologies have sought to help with this, but they don’t yet go far enough when it comes to visualization within the human anatomy.

With light field technology, we can acc…

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May 2023 edition: Endolumik’s big step for safety, ortho hot topics, SaMD development lessons



Endolumik’s illuminated device takes a big step for safety

The top orthopedic device news out of AAOS 2023

SaMD development lessons from Cordio’s voice AI heart failure app

Orthopedic device tech advances

High in the Wind River mountains of present-day Wyoming, the inhabitants of a remote alpine village — perhaps the oldest in North America — may have used fresh rawhide soaked in water as a splint to immobilize fractured bones thousands of years ago.

Before them, the ancient Egyptians used tree bark and linens, and native tribes of South Australia used thick clay.

They would all no doubt be amazed by the modern practice of orthopedics on display at this year’s American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) annual meeting — after they recovered from the shock of the scintillating sights of Las Vegas.

In this edition of Medical Design & Outsourcing, Executive E…

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May 2023 edition: Endolumik’s big step for safety, ortho hot topics, SaMD development lessons



Endolumik’s illuminated device takes a big step for safety

The top orthopedic device news out of AAOS 2023

SaMD development lessons from Cordio’s voice AI heart failure app

Orthopedic device tech advances

High in the Wind River mountains of present-day Wyoming, the inhabitants of a remote alpine village — perhaps the oldest in North America — may have used fresh rawhide soaked in water as a splint to immobilize fractured bones thousands of years ago.

Before them, the ancient Egyptians used tree bark and linens, and native tribes of South Australia used thick clay.

They would all no doubt be amazed by the modern practice of orthopedics on display at this year’s American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) annual meeting — after they recovered from the shock of the scintillating sights of Las Vegas.

In this edition of Medical Design & Outsourcing, Executive E…

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FDA clears surgical navigation system from Proprio

The Paradigm surgical visualization system. [Image courtesy of Proprio]Proprio announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Paradigm surgical navigation platform.

Seattle-based Proprio designed Paradigm to replace traditional surgical navigation technologies. Using an advanced approach, it avoids the pitfalls that pull attention away from the patient and disrupt workflows.

According to a news release, Paradigm is the first such system to use light field technology in spine surgery navigation. This process creates a real-time view of the anatomy and surgical scene, Proprio said. The system features an advanced sensor suite to capture high-definition, multi-modal intraoperative images. It then fuses that information with preoperative scans.

With the platform, surgeons can access helpful data, Proprio said. That includes intraoperative imaging and powerful visualization capabilities. Plus, it operates without any harmful ra…

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AI breakthroughs in medtech: 7 ways to enhance healthcare

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Whether it’s OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft’s new Bing or Google’s Bard, 2023 is the year when generative artificial intelligence entered the popular consciousness.

In the medtech space, it seems as though every company is seeking ways to incorporate some form of AI into the digital features of their products and services.

So what is artificial intelligence good at so far when it comes to advancing medtech and healthcare in general? Here are seven recent examples:

1. Helping physicians identify medical problems quickly

GI Genius’ AI-based enhancements place green boxes around areas that may need extra scrutiny during a colonoscopy, helping to prevent physicians from losing their focus. [Image courtesy of Medtronic]

Interest is growing in artificial intelligence that can help radiologists, gastroenterologists and othe…
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Proprio’s OR navigation system could improve orthopedic surgeries

Proprio designed its Paradigm system to help surgeons better visualize spinal surgeries. [Photo courtesy of Proprio]

Proprio is rolling its AI-powered surgical navigation system into operating rooms to collect data that will ultimately help surgeons improve how they perform procedures.

The Seattle-based startup said it has placed its Paradigm system in several U.S. operating rooms to capture surgical data that will useful for accelerating the system’s development.

“Our data-informed platform allows all members of the surgical team access to the right information, at the right time, in the right environment,” Proprio co-founder and CEO Gabriel Jones said in a statement. “By passively capturing data in the background of surgery, we understand and quantify surgery better and are positioned to create the most data-rich platform for surgeons.”

For now, the system’s s…

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