Distalmotion, Proximie partner to bring telepresence to surgical robotics

The Dexter surgical robot platform. [Image courtesy of Distalmotion]Distalmotion announced today that it partnered with Proximie to extend its Dexter surgical robot platform globally.

Proximie develops an operating room (OR) operating system that provides hospitals and surgical centers access to preoperative data that can help inform patient care, plus real-time collaborative tools to record, train and deliver care. It also offers postoperative content management tools to capture and distribute content to colleagues.

The company’s aim is to allow health systems to establish an intelligent, digital layer to the OR to enable them to save time, money and lives.

Dexter easily integrates into clinical practice, the company says. It requires no additional infrastructure, fits into every clinical setting and features mobility for sharing across departments. Institutions can then scale robotics programs across surgical disciplines, enhancing the standard of care. Read more

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They said it at DeviceTalks Boston

Proximie CEO Nadine Hachach-Haram [Photo courtesy of Proximie]Medtech insiders convened at DeviceTalks Boston 2022 in May to discuss device design, innovation and trends shaping the industry now and in the years and decades ahead.

Here are some of the most quotable insights from panelists and speakers at our live event.

And make sure to save the date — and save your seat — for DeviceTalks West in Santa Clara, California on Oct. 19 and 20.

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They said it at DeviceTalks Boston

Proximie CEO Nadine Hachach-Haram [Photo courtesy of Proximie]

Medtech insiders convened at DeviceTalks Boston 2022 in May to discuss device design, innovation and trends shaping the industry now and in the years and decades ahead.

Here are some of the most quotable insights from panelists and speakers at our live event.

And make sure to save the date — and save your seat — for DeviceTalks West in Santa Clara, California on Oct. 19 and 20.

Read on to hear what medtech leaders had to say at DeviceTalks Boston 2022.

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Proximie raises $80M Series C for connected surgical platform

[Image from Proximie]Proximie announced today that it raised $80 million in a Series C financing round to support its health technology platform.

London-based Proximie earmarked the funds to accelerate the development of key products and services, build out its marketplace ecosystem and scale its centralized platform for connected surgical care in the operating room (OR).

According to a news release, Advent Life Sciences led the funding round with participation from new investors Emerson Collective, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, British Patient Capital, Mubadala Investment Company and the Minderoo Foundation.

Existing investors F-Prime Capital, Eight Roads, Questa Capital, Global Ventures and Maverick Ventures also participated in the Series C round.

Proximie’s operating system of the OR provides hospitals and surgical centers access to preoperative data that can help inform patient care, real-time collaborative tools to record, train and deliver car…

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How technology is changing the operating room

With all the hype around the use of data, artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies, the operating room environment is ever-changing.

But, how does it translate to what clinicians do in practice and how will it improve?

On the “How technology is changing the OR” panel at DeviceTalks Boston, Proximie CEO Nadine Hachach-Haram posited that question, saying that the excitement around the technology must be met with the right application.

“The quality of care has improved access but how does it ultimately make sure every patient is getting the best care the first time, every time?” Hachach-Haram said. “With that in mind, value and impact was always front of mind. … We recognized that we needed to build something fit for now that fit for the future as well.”

Hachach-Haram was on the panel alongside Activ Surgical CEO Todd Usen, Stryker VP of Digital Innovation for Surgical Technologies Siddarth Satish …

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MedTech 100 roundup: Return to normal following recent spike

After back-to-back all-time best performances, the medtech industry had a slight regression over the course of the last week.

MassDevice‘s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — had been continuously ticking up since the beginning of April, with its mark of 112.25 on April 16 representing an all-time best, topping the previous high of 110.96 set on Feb. 15.

Just one week later, the index topped itself again, reaching 114.58 to end the week on April 23, marking an increase of 2.1% from the previous week. However, things have settled down and the industry responded in kind, dipping -1.6% to 112.7 to end last week (April 30).

In spite of the slight decrease over the past week, the industry continues to reflect a bounceback from the struggles brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Overall, has produced a 22.1% rise from the pre-pandemic high of 92.32 (set on Feb. 19, 2020), plus an 81.4% increase from…

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DTW Podcast: Can Proximie bring safer surgery to the wider world? How is Getinge answering call for ventilators?

How did Getinge and Proximie respond to the challenges of the pandemic?

In this week’s podcast senior executives from Getinge and Proximie – two very different sized companies – explain how the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated their business.

In the opening keynote conversation, Eric Honroth, president, Getinge North America, explained how the company more than doubled its production of ventilators in 2020. He also discusses recent FDA clearances for two lines of critical devices.

In our closing keynote, Dr. Nadine Hachach-Haram, CEO and founder of Proximie, says the start-up reached its 2023-24 projected size in just a few months as hospitals and medical device companies sought the ability to collect surgeons to the outside world.

Dr. Hachach-Haram, a reconstructive surgeon, gives a detailed account of how a growing shortage of surgeons convinced her to start a technology company.

She also shares how the technology ultimately restored the life of so…

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Proximie raises $38M in Series B round

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Digital surgery company Proximie this week announced it has raised $38 million in a Series B equity financing round.

The round was led by F-Prime Capital, with participation from new investors Questa Capital, Eight Roads, Maverick Ventures, and the support of existing investors Global Ventures, BECO Capital and Cedar Mundi Ventures.

Proximie’s platform uses augmented reality (AR), machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced telecommunications to enable physicians and surgeons to interact globally during surgical and diagnostic procedures. The London-based company said it has conducted more than 10,000 surgical interactions in 300 hospitals in over 40 countries in the past year. Every interaction is captured, digitized, cataloged, and analyzed, according to Proximie.

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