Surgical Safety Technologies (SST) is proud to announce an expansion of its partnership with Wellcome Leap, a global health initiative dedicated to advancing breakthroughs in health innovation, to expand access to surgical care and improve outcomes with The NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery. Through this expansion, SST’s renowned OR Black Box® solution will be deployed across seven countries to expedite surgeon training, minimize postoperative complications, and continue democratizing access to high quality, safe, and reliable care.
SST’s involvement with Wellcome Leap’s SAVE (Surgery: Assess/Validate/Expand) program began in the spring of 2024, with researchers and academics leveraging the OR Black Box to measure the impact of new training models for minimally invasive abdominal surgery, and advanced sensing technology to detect deterioration. The NIHR Global Health Research Unit will leverage this same technology, particularly the OR Black Box module, Explorer™, to capture, categorize, and store audiovisual recordings of surgical cases. Participating SAVE performers will leverage this active video library to improve technique and training, facilitate peer review and coaching, and transform surgical safety and outcomes across Benin, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Mexico, Nigeria, and Rwanda.
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The collaboration underscores the potential of leveraging AI-driven, ambient technology to address global healthcare challenges. The partnership aims to create a bespoke approach to surgical education and performance assessment, tailored to the unique needs of each region, that improves access to quality care for all.
“SST’s OR Black Box is a breakthrough technology that will help us address issues in the safety of surgical care worldwide,” said Tom Weiser, MD, SAVE Program Director at Wellcome Leap. “By bringing greater visibility into surgical procedures we can improve training and empower healthcare teams to expand access to surgical care, identify areas for improvement, implement evidence-based practices, and ultimately enhance patient outcomes. Expanding this to regions that often face resource constraints will have a profound impact on how we train surgeons both nationally and globally.”
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“Surgical care is a cornerstone of global health, and equitable access to high-quality surgical training and insights is critical,” said Teodor Grantcharov, MD, Founder of SST. “Our collaboration with Wellcome Leap and the NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery reflects our shared commitment to ensuring surgical care is safe and of the highest quality – wherever it is performed.”
The OR Black Box leverages ambient technology and artificial intelligence to capture every detail of the surgical environment and turn raw data into actionable, objective insights that drive clinical and operational excellence. It serves as the market’s singular, holistic solution for driving perioperative quality, safety, and efficiency improvements.
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