Smith+Nephew sees new way into the OR (MassDevice)
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Smith+Nephew (NYSE:SNN) sales representatives and consulting surgeons will have a direct new, albeit electronic path, into operating rooms.
The London-based medical device maker signed a deal with Avail Medsystems, a startup that’s bringing a high-level telecommunication system to operating rooms and surgery centers.
The Avail system includes a self-standing unit equipped with a camera and microphones to capture the details of a live surgery. Smith+Nephew representatives and other clients can use the telecommunications network to monitor procedures and advise surgeons during the procedures. (Avail Medsystems CEO Daniel Hawkins will sit on a panel discussing the solution at the Oct. 6 DeviceTalks Tuesday. Register here.)
In an interview with MassDevice last month, Hawkins said the Palo Alto, Calif–based startup gives medical device manufacturers the opportunity to support customers in operating rooms and the growing number of surgery centers. The pending shortage of sales reps to support surgeries was compounded by the...
