Proximie and Imperative Care today announced a partnership aimed at driving the development of a surgical robot to treat ischemic stroke.
Imperative Care currently develops connected innovations to elevate care for people affected by vascular diseases. Those include catheter-based systems for strokes and pulmonary embolisms. Proximie offers a cloud-based solution that enables physicians to share real-time, live clinical video, audio and imagery from the OR.
Together, the companies hope to support physicians in the use of Imperative Care’s Telos robotic-assisted platform, currently in development. The company designed it to enable physicians to perform aspiration thrombectomy procedures, both on-site and remotely. According to a news release, it could save lives across both developed and developing economies, regardless of location.
Proximie offers its Software Development Kit (SDK) as a key part of the Telos platform. It allows for the sharing of audio, video and telemetry data with physicians performing the procedure. The SDK enables developers to obtain data on how devices perform in real-world surgeries.
This announcement follows recent partnerships between Proximie and a number of medtech companies, including deals with Olympus and Distalmotion.
Commentary from Proximie and Imperative Care leaders
Dr. Nadine Hachach-Haram, founder and CEO of Proximie, said:
“Proximie shares Imperative Care’s commitment to making stroke thrombectomy available to more patients, bringing treatment to those who might not otherwise have timely access to this hugely impactful therapy – both on-site and remotely via telesurgery.
“The integration of Proximie’s SDK within the Telos robotic-assisted platform clearly demonstrates the value Proximie is providing to medical robotics developers and surgeons. We look forward to working with Imperative Care as it continues to develop this novel technology.”
Fred Khosravi, chair and CEO of Imperative Care, said:
“Aspiration thrombectomy is one of the most powerful treatments in all of medicine, and yet in the United States today, approximately 80% of all ischemic stroke patients who are candidates for this treatment are not receiving this vital care – and in other parts of the world, the treatment gap is much higher. At Imperative Care, we believe that one of the most effective means of addressing this shortcoming of care is to utilize robotics and automation to dramatically expand the reach of thrombectomy and make timely, effective treatment available to the entire population.”
