- Headquartered in London, England, Digital Surgery’s mission is to digitize surgical protocols using cutting-edge computing and to support the delivery of consistent, data-driven and evidence-based surgical care.
- Digital Surgery provides medical technology solutions, healthcare systems, surgical video recorder and real-time data analytics.
- As of October 2019, The Touch Surgery mobile app included surgical instructions for about 200 surgical procedures in 17 different specialties.
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About Digital Surgery
Digital Surgery, founded by surgeons for surgeons and healthcare professionals, believes safe surgical care should be accessible for all. Co-founders Dr. Jean Nehme and Dr. Andre Chow set out to shape the future of surgery by building a digital ecosystem that sits at the intersection of surgical expertise and technology. As of 12th Feb 2020, Digital Surgery became part of Medtronic, a global leader in medical technology, services and solutions.
Touch Surgery helps surgeons and health systems deliver consistent and high-quality surgery through AI, data and visualisation. The Touch Surgery ecosystem consists of mobile-based education, as well as data and analytics.
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Touch Surgery App
The Touch Surgery app, the world’s first academically validated mobile-based cognitive simulator, allows surgeons, trainees and patients alike to train, prepare and better understand surgical steps. With more than 5 million downloads globally, the award-winning platform is free to download on iOS and Android.
Touch Surgery Enterprise, an advanced AI solution for hospitals and surgical teams, introduces cutting-edge computing into the OR, as well as surgical procedure analysis.