VANCOUVER, British Columbia–(ALAMBRE DE NEGOCIOS)–Tecnología PrecisionOS (“PrecisionOS”) announced today that it has secured $2.3 million in Series A funding led by AO Invest, con sede en Davos, Suiza, junto con otros inversores no revelados.
PrecisionOS proporciona educación quirúrgica ortopédica en realidad virtual (VR). Su software permite a los cirujanos practicantes realizar procedimientos médicos simulados en una sala de operaciones digital realista y ofrece retroalimentación métrica para ayudar a los usuarios a mejorar sus técnicas.
“PrecisionOS is delighted to be cooperating with an international organization that is a recognized leader in education for surgeons and operating room personnel around the world,” says Dr. Danny P. Goel, orthopedic surgeon, co-founder and CEO at PrecisionOS. “PrecisionOS technology is working to create a virtual language able to add depth of understanding that simply cannot be achieved using current simulation tools. Adopting VR as a way of improving decision-making is directly relevant for patients and value-based care.”
El equipo excepcional de PrecisionOS
PrecisionOS is led by a diverse collection of individuals who are experts in their fields. Company co-founders Colin O’Connor (CTO) and Roberto Oliveira (CCO) have nearly 50 years of collective experience in the software and gaming industries. Their skill in VR development has allowed the team to create the gold standard for surgical education by building simulaciones interactivas that objectify and enhance performance. Currently a practicing surgeon as well as CEO of PrecisionOS, Dr. Goel provides insight into patients’ medical needs and helps the software target working surgeons effectively.
“VR’s ability to offer a safe environment to make mistakes is highly valuable in proporcionar a los cirujanos los componentes básicos on which to learn,” says Dr. Goel. “It allows surgeons to practice, improve their decision-making, and, importantly, have the opportunity to fail. This offers a great amount of value to our surgeons – and ultimately to our patients.”
“For all of us at AO Invest, as is the case for our partners at PrecisionOS, the patients and surgeons are always center stage: their needs are of the utmost importance to us,” said Michel Orsinger, chairman of AO Invest. “In addition to responding to requirements they have already identified, we also work to pre-empt needs that will arise as the healthcare environment changes and technology advances. We evaluated several VR companies all over the world, and PrecisionOS’s technology convinced us through its accuracy, quality, and overall approach to education in VR. The feel of the product is extremely impressive. We believe that their platform holds the potential to change surgical education and the standard of care globally.”
Looking ahead, PrecisionOS is working on developing a preoperative planning tool that allows surgeons to introduce images of a specific patient’s anatomy to the software prior to conducting a procedure.
“This area poses several challenges and novel ways to support surgeons all over the world,” says Dr. Goel. “Given our mission, we are aggressively working towards a solution to benefit the orthopedic patients of today and tomorrow.”
Acerca de AO Invest:
AO Invest es un fondo de inversión de reciente creación centrado en las empresas emergentes activas en el campo de los trastornos musculoesqueléticos. El fondo está respaldado por Fundación AO, a global network of more than 19,000 surgeons and scientists in orthopedics and trauma. The goal of AO Invest is to fund start-ups related to the AO Foundation’s core expertise, and use the Foundation’s unique reach and knowledge to help their companies achieve their full potential.
Acerca de la tecnología PrecisionOS:
Fundada en 2017, PrecisionOS se compromete a proporcionar la forma más inmersiva y realista de práctica quirúrgica deliberada. La compañía produce software de realidad virtual de alta fidelidad para la educación del cirujano por niveles y la planificación preoperatoria, y ofrece métricas quirúrgicas críticas con retroalimentación háptica. PrecisionOS ha sido nominado para los premios Technology Impact Awards, fue semifinalista en la Orthopaedic Research Society y ha sido reconocido por organizaciones líderes en educación y competencia ortopédica. PrecisionOS utilizará los fondos recaudados para continuar desarrollando asociaciones de distribución, crear contenido para los aprendices y crear herramientas especializadas de planificación preoperatoria y educación en realidad virtual.