Proprio
Proprio, a leader in AI-powered surgical technology, has announced that its surgical guidance platform, Paradigm, has reached a milestone with 50 successful surgeries completed. These procedures were performed by Dr. Richard Bransford, a leader in spine surgery and clinical education at the University of Washington Medical Center, along with other surgeons.
“Since the first-in-human surgery using Proprio less than a year ago, I have witnessed immense progress and benefits from incorporating this technology into spinal surgery,” said Dr. Bransford. “This system’s unprecedented visualisation and data collection capabilities offer a level of precision far beyond previous methods. As this technology becomes widely adopted, I am confident that it will drive better outcomes for patients, revolutionizing the field of spinal surgery and improving the standard of care.”
The Proprio Paradigm platform is a new sensing modality that aids surgeons in the operating room while recording data to fuel a breakthrough digital twin capability, modelling the potential results of key decisions. Leveraging an array of computer vision sensors, Paradigm captures high-definition views of the surgery and integrates data (e.g., CT, MRI, operative plans) to deliver real-time 3D anatomical mapping, akin to Google Maps for surgery says the company. Proprio says the platform adapts to changes in the patient’s body, providing surgeons with tools and insights to improve outcomes.
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In the first 50 surgeries with Paradigm, surgical teams successfully placed hundreds of implants with positive results across a range of challenging surgeries says Proprio, from scoliosis to collapsed discs. On average, use of Paradigm led to a 10x reduction in radiation-based imaging according to the company.
Proprio says its mission is to impact billions of underserved patients globally by enabling skilled surgeons to scale their abilities and address a shortage of millions of clinicians. Throughout eight years of development, the company says it collected thousands of terabytes of data and ran tens of thousands of simulations and tests.
Proprio says the platform is expanding to leading hospitals in the US and abroad throughout 2024 and 2025.
“Reaching 50 successful surgeries in a tremendously complex specialty, like spine, is a huge milestone for Proprio. It is just the very beginning for us,” said Gabriel Jones, CEO and co-founder of Proprio. “80% of humans do not have access to the healthcare they need. We are immensely motivated to expand the reach of this essential technology to all of surgery, making it accessible to more surgeons and patients globally. Our goal is to extend the boundaries of what humans and computers can do together and to continue to shape the AI-driven future of surgery.”
