How Virtually 'Scrubbing In' Could Help Surgeons Hone Their Skills

MobiHealthNews sits in on the first virtual surgery using Proximie and Teladoc's new combined technology.

There are a slew of digital health startups looking to change the surgical space to make it more connected, from Hillrom's surgical communication tool to Activ Surgical’s solution that gives surgeons real-time intraoperative visual data. London-based virtual surgery platform Proximie is looking to tackle surgical connectivity challenges with its augmented reality, machine learning and artificial intelligence tools that let doctors remotely scrub into operations. Proximie isn’t the only digital tool looking to help new surgeons train either.