Vicarious Surgical Announces New Collaboration with UMass Memorial Medical Center
UMass Memorial Medical Center, the flagship academic medical center of UMass Memorial Health, is the largest not-for-profit hospital in
The collaboration will focus on strategic operational efforts including streamlining inventory management and sterilization protocols and the standardization of pre-procedure processes and post-procedure care. It will also include case observation for surgeons and Vicarious Surgical system testing. Additionally, the collaboration will include efforts such as sharing insights on research developments, peer-to-peer education and promoting best practices.
“We’re excited to work with UMass Memorial Medical Center to drive excellence in the application of our robotic technology,” said Adam Sachs, CEO and Co-Founder of Vicarious Surgical. “This collaboration will allow us to develop and implement optimized perioperative workflows and initiatives that are critical for successful adoption and utilization of our system. UMass Memorial’s regional leadership and commitment to advancing surgical care make them an ideal partner.”
“As an organization dedicated to educating and mentoring the next generation of health care professionals, we are continually seeking ways to improve surgical outcomes and care delivery,” said Dr. John Kelly, Chief of General and Minimally Invasive Surgery at UMass Memorial Medical Center. “Our work with Vicarious Surgical will allow us to explore the potential of this technology with an ultimate goal of improving patient care.”
Vicarious Surgical will collaborate directly with the UMass Memorial Medical Center team of experienced robotic surgeons and supporting staff, leveraging their expertise to refine and validate best practices in the identified focus areas.
About Vicarious Surgical
Founded in 2014, Vicarious Surgical is a next generation surgical robotics company, developing a unique disruptive technology with the multiple goals of substantially increasing the efficiency of surgical procedures, improving patient outcomes, and reducing healthcare costs. The Company’s novel surgical approach uses proprietary human-like surgical robots to virtually transport surgeons inside the patient to perform minimally invasive surgery. The Company is led by an experienced team of technologists, medical device professionals and physicians, and is backed by technology luminaries including Bill Gates, Vinod Khosla’s Khosla Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Jerry Yang’s AME Cloud Ventures, Sun Hung Kai & Co. Ltd and Philip Liang’s E15 VC. The Company is headquartered in
About UMass Memorial Health
UMass Memorial Health is the largest not-for-profit health care system in
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