Avail, the digital hub of the operating room (OR) enabling the medical technology (MedTech) and healthcare industries to work smarter together to advance patient care, announced today that it has successfully launched several significant enhancements to its hardware/software telepresence platform, including a new capability to serve as an application (app) platform in the OR. This new capability enables medical professionals and surgical teams to collaborate during procedures remotely while leveraging the latest innovations in healthcare software including applications utilizing machine learning, AI, and workflow process software. Avail also announced significant upgrades to its software used by medical professionals outside the OR to join procedures virtually from anywhere, expanding their ability to connect and collaborate with surgical teams.
Through a partnership with ORtelligence, the ORtelligence Rep+™ software is now available to surgical teams and MedTech professionals collaborating via the Avail platform. Rep+ is a surgical software process solution that connects ORs to MedTech industry expertise and facilitates the delivery of support and training to surgical teams, even when representatives are not physically present in the OR. The software delivers on-demand virtual expertise with support for instrument identification, location and usage instruction.
Rep+ marks the first third-party software application available through Avail, which will grow with a library of curated cloud and/or locally based software applications that are designed to provide opportunities to enhance surgical procedures and deliver efficiencies for device manufacturers, physicians, and patients. Future third-party applications available via the Avail System platform may include workflow software, machine learning, AI applications, Software as a Medical Device (SaMD), or software that partners with smart devices. These applications will be able to leverage the cameras, audio, monitor and computing on the Avail console without the need for their own additional equipment.
“When selecting a partner for Rep+, it was important for us to identify a technology that would provide a reliably high-quality and repeatable experience for our MedTech customers regardless of location,” said Tim Donnelly, founder and Chief Executive Officer of ORtelligence. “We selected Avail for its unique, complete telepresence technology and our shared mission to connect surgical teams with the best available information, expertise and latest technologies. It’s an exciting time for the digital operating room, and we’re looking forward to bringing these technologies to more surgeons and patients.”
In addition to the launch of its app platform for the operating room, Avail launched upgraded software for those joining procedures from their laptops, including enhanced telestration tools, greater visibility of the surgical field, and optimized workflow for an improved user experience.
SOURCE: PRNewswire