Approximately two-thirds of the world’s population lacks access to many common, safe surgeries. One software company, Proximie, is using telemedicine to to try to help fill that gap.
Proximie is an an application designed for mobile devices that allows a surgeon in one location to view the operative field and provide instruction in the operating room at a different location. The Proximie platform is based around the concept of having two mobile devices, one in each location, that has a camera for viewing and screen/microphone setup for communicating.
The remote “assisting” surgeon can guide the case with commentary or screen markings, using augmented reality, to direct the operating surgeon.
