March 9, 2022 – Medtronic announced it has entered into a contract with Vizient, a leading healthcare performance improvement company in the U.S., to add Touch Surgery™ Enterprise to Vizient’s offerings, which serve more than half the nation’s healthcare providers.
The first AI-powered surgical video management and analytics platform for the operating room (OR), Touch Surgery Enterprise significantly simplifies the process of recording, analyzing, and sharing surgical video — providing surgeons with a powerful new tool to improve performance and train others.
A fully integrated hardware and software system connected to the cloud, Touch Surgery Enterprise works easily with many laparoscopic and robotic scopes, enabling hospitals to take the first step to digitizing their OR while leveraging existing equipment.
Touch Surgery Enterprise is part of Medtronic’s growing portfolio of artificial intelligence (AI) and surgical robotic solutions. It is compatible with the Hugo™ robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) system. Touch Surgery Enterprise is comprised of the DS1 computer and controller — surgical video recording hardware designed specifically for the OR. Applications of built-in AI include:
- Automatic blurring of faces and protected information to ensure data privacy compliance before uploading surgical video to the AWS global cloud
- Automatic segmentation of surgical video into key procedural steps for a growing library of procedures
- Ability to benchmark a case against a bank of historical cases or make comparisons across departments
All videos are accessed through the Touch Surgery™ App, which is free to download and home to academically validated and accredited simulations for mobile training on 200+ procedures in 17+ specialties. With 2.5 million active users, the app allows surgeons to prepare, practice, and teach surgical procedures wherever they are and whenever they want.