Proximie, Imperative Care Team Up to Develop Surgical Robot for Stroke Treatment

Proximie has begun a partnership with Imperative Care to drive development of a robotic surgical system to treat ischemic stroke.

The partnership supports use of Imperative Care’s Telos robotic-assisted technology platform. Currently in development, the platform aims to enable physicians to perform aspiration thrombectomy procedures both on-site and remotely via telesurgery to treat stroke patients.

The Telos platform’s functionality is bolstered by integration of Proximie’s Software Development Kit (SDK) at a system level. This allows audio, video, and telemetry data sharing with physicians performing the surgery through a customized, Telos-specific tenant of the Proximie platform.

The SDK lets developers gather data about device performance in real-world surgeries, which contributes to development of new technologies and robotic surgical systems.

“Proximie shares Imperative Care’s commitment to making stroke thrombectomy available to more patients, bringing treatment to those who might not otherwise have timely access to this hugely impactful therapy—both on-site and remotely via telesurgery,” said Proximie founder and CEO Dr. Nadine Hachach-Haram. “The integration of Proximie’s SDK within the Telos robotic-assisted platform clearly demonstrates the value Proximie is providing to medical robotics developers and surgeons. We look forward to working with Imperative Care as it continues to develop this novel technology.”

Proximie uses the SDK in its plug-and-play hardware products, which includes the PxKit.

“Aspiration thrombectomy is one of the most powerful treatments in all of medicine, and yet in the United States today, approximately 80% of all ischemic stroke patients who are candidates for this treatment are not receiving this vital care—and in other parts of the world, the treatment gap is much higher,” said Imperative Care chairman and CEO Fred Khosravi. “At Imperative Care, we believe that one of the most effective means of addressing this shortcoming of care is to utilize robotics and automation to dramatically expand the reach of thrombectomy and make timely, effective treatment available to the entire population.”

In October, Proximie began a partnership with Olympus to offer healthcare customers a health tech platform to digitize operating rooms.