Caresyntax, Relyens and Intel today announced the launch of the Connected Surgery program, an artificial intelligence-based surgery platform that will be installed in the operating rooms of the Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP). Caresyntax’s surgery platform is equipped with advanced AI capabilities at the edge, optimized by the Intel OpenVINO™ toolkit, to combine technology and improved quality of care.
This program is designed for the automatic segmentation of the surgical phases of a specific workflow or operation, with real-time videos and information from the operating room. The program can be deployed both in the field and in the cloud, intraoperatively or postoperatively with the aim to improve automation of the surgical workflow, efficiency of the operating room, patient safety, and surgical training and coaching.
Reduce unnecessary surgical variations to improve surgical outcomes
Unnecessary surgical variations are deviations in surgical practice that can lead to postoperative complications. Differences in operative protocols, surgeon skills, surgical techniques, and post-operative care procedures can all contribute to these variations. On its mission to help hospitals better manage their risks and reduce their surgical variabilities, Relyens and Caresyntax will deploy the platform based on Intel technologies into some APHP hospitals, enabling them to monitor and analyze these variations, and will provide recommendations to reduce the gaps in surgical practices. In addition, the system has the capability to provide real-time decision support during surgery, assisting the OR team throughout the procedure by presenting guidance on the important steps to carry out the operation. This aims to improve surgical outcomes, reduce post-operative complications, and reduce costs associated with healthcare.
Using the Caresyntax platform, surgeons can also view data recorded during surgery to assess the effectiveness of various decisions made during the operation and to improve the quality of care in future procedures. The Caresyntax platform connects the different medical equipment used during surgery. It collects real-time data, such as the patient’s vital signs (blood pressure, heart rate and oxygen saturation), X-ray images and information on medications administered, in order to provide a global and timely view of the patient condition. By choosing the Intel Open Vino toolbox, which makes it possible to optimize a learning model from almost any framework and thus deploy it on all types of hardware platforms, this platform allows surgeons to make informed and timely decisions to optimize patient care.
“We are thrilled to launch our Connected Surgery program with Intel technology. The Caresyntax platform represents a major breakthrough in the field of data-driven surgery. We are convinced that this will have a significant impact on the quality of care and patient safety.” Bjoern von Siemens, Co-Founder of Caresyntax
“This has the potential to be a game changer: offering seamless and filled with performance Edge power computation inside the OR at affordable cost to accelerate OR modernization and integrate innovative applications to reinforce patient safety.” Pierre-Yves Antier, Relyens – Head of Strategy, Innovation and Transformation
“Even during scheduled surgery, the risk of complications is never zero. Synchronous recording of information from different human activities during an operation is a great way to improve the safety of care. In the event of postoperative complications, objective analysis of surgical and anesthetic facts with images allows a better understanding of the situation, avoids delays in management, and fosters resilience within the surgical and anesthetic teams to continuously improve.” Prof. Eric Vibert at the APHP
The collaboration of Intel and Caresyntax
The Connected Surgery program is the result of a solid technological collaboration between two leaders in their respective fields. Intel provideshardware and software, while Caresyntax specializes in medical data management and health systems integration. Caresyntax’s platform is based on Intel technology, notably the Intel® OpenVINO™ toolkit and Intel® Core™ processors in alliance with Caresyntax data management software. This combination of technology and software enables seamless integration of medical equipment, real-time data collection and advanced data analysis. This state-of-the-art platform is currently being used in APHP’s operating rooms.
“Caresyntax exemplifies the power of technological innovation to improve healthcare. We are proud to partner with Caresyntax to provide this state-of-the-art platform, which enables a real-time view of all relevant data for each procedure. We are convinced of the positive impact that new technologies such as AI can have on the field of health and we are proud to participate in their development” Gerhard Lesch, Director Business Development Health & Life Science at Intel
The Role of the APHP and Relyens
The Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), the largest public healthcare system in Europe, has been chosen to implement the Connected Surgery program in few of its hospitals as part of the Tiers-Lieux project. With its 38 hospitals, 10 million patients and 100,000 surgeries annually, APHP will play a key role in the adoption of Relyens and Caresyntax services, and the Caresyntax platform to help improve safety and quality of surgical care in its facilities. After a local deployment through BOPA in Paul Brousse, this project will be an integral part of the BOPEX Campus project, in which Relyens is an active partner for the deployment of the platform.
About Intel
Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) is an industry leader, creating world-changing technologies that enable global progress and enrich lives. Inspired by Moore’s Law, we continually strive to advance semiconductor design and manufacturing to meet our customers’ greatest challenges. By embedding intelligence across the cloud, network, edge, and all types of computing devices, we unlock the potential of data to transform businesses and society for the better. To learn more about Intel innovations, visit newsroom.intel.com and intel.com.
About Caresyntax and Relyens
Caresyntax and Relyens are partners in their mission to make surgery smarter and safer.
The Caresyntax vendor-neutral enterprise surgical data platform delivers actionable insights to improve patient outcomes by using proprietary software and AI to analyze large volumes of video, audio, images, device data, data clinical and operational in and around the operating room. This real-world evidence can be used by the healthcare team live, during a procedure, and accessed by people outside the operating room via the platform’s dedicated telehealth link. After a procedure, the Caresyntax platform provides insights that help surgeons benchmark and improve their care, hospital administrators use surgical resources more efficiently, medical device companies offer better products, and insurance companies understand the risks and design better policies. Based in Berlin and Boston, Caresyntax software is used in more than 2,800 operating rooms worldwide and supports surgical teams in more than three million procedures per year.
Relyens is the leading European mutual group specialising in insurance and risk management services for health professionals and local authorities. To safeguard their operations and ensure that their high- quality services are delivered to patients and citizens, Relyens supports these professionals in managing the risks associated with the provision of care, human capital management and cybersecurity. It applies a unique end-to-end approach blending risk management, risk prevention and insurance solutions. The Group is developing its business in France, Spain, Italy and Germany. It has 1,100 employees and reported €1,019.9 million in premiums collected and €581.4 million in revenue in 2022. Founded in Lyon nearly 100 years ago by and for hospital directors, Relyens is a mission-driven company since 2021. Its purpose is to “Act and innovate, alongside those who work for the common good, to build a world of trust.”
For more information visit www.caresyntax.com and www.relyens.eu.
Contacts
Caresyntax
Gargee Kashyap <gargee.kashyap@caresyntax.com>
Marketing Manager, Caresyntax
Intel
Mikael Moreau <mikael.moreau@intel.com>
Intel France Communication Manager
Relyens
Sophie Lemoine <sophie.lemoine@relyens.eu>
PR Manager,Relyens
APHP-BOPA
Clement Cormi <clement.cormi-ext@aphp.fr>
Directeur des opérations, BOPA
