VANCOUVER, British Columbia–(FIL COMMERCIAL)–Technologie PrecisionOS (“PrecisionOS”) announced today that it has secured $2.3 million in Series A funding led by AO Invest, basée à Davos, en Suisse, aux côtés d'autres investisseurs non divulgués.
PrecisionOS fournit formation en chirurgie orthopédique en réalité virtuelle (VR). Son logiciel permet aux chirurgiens en exercice d'effectuer des procédures médicales simulées dans une salle d'opération numérique réaliste et offre une rétroaction métrique pour aider les utilisateurs à améliorer leurs techniques.
“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.”
L'équipe exceptionnelle 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 simulations interactives 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 fournir aux chirurgiens les éléments constitutifs 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.”
À propos d'AO Invest :
AO Invest est un fonds d'investissement nouvellement créé axé sur les start-up actives dans le domaine des troubles musculo-squelettiques. Le fonds est soutenu par le Fondation 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.
À propos de la technologie PrecisionOS :
Fondée en 2017, PrecisionOS s'engage à fournir la forme la plus immersive et la plus réaliste de pratique chirurgicale délibérée. La société produit un logiciel de réalité virtuelle haute fidélité pour la formation des chirurgiens à plusieurs niveaux et la planification préopératoire, et propose des mesures chirurgicales critiques avec retour haptique. PrecisionOS a été nominé pour les Technology Impact Awards, a été demi-finaliste à la Orthopaedic Research Society et a été reconnu par des organisations de premier plan dans le domaine de l'éducation et des compétences orthopédiques. PrecisionOS utilisera le produit du financement pour continuer à développer des partenariats de distribution, créer du contenu pour les stagiaires et créer des outils spécialisés d'éducation VR et de planification préopératoire.