C-SATS

C-SATS — the American startup developing a cloud service which allows to estimate work of surgeons and helps them to improve the skills. Transactions register in video, and then rollers go to experts for the analysis of correctness of work of doctors — for example, is estimated, how correctly the surgeon made a cut. Based on studying by authoritative specialists of transaction the doctor receives assessment of the work and expert recommendations which will help it to improve the capabilities. Many large medical institutions in the USA use C-SATS service.

The C-SATS company is created at the University of Washington (University of Washington) and became independent in 2014. By the beginning of April, 2018 of C-SATS attracted about $6 million investments. 

History

2018: Johnson & Johnson buys C-SATS

At the beginning of April, 2018 one of the world's largest producers of the medical equipment Johnson & Johnson announced purchase of C-SATS. The cost of the transaction was decided not to be disclosed.

Johnson & Johnson is going to integrate developments of C-SATS with the educational Institute platform. All employees of C-SATS (by the time of the declaration of their transaction there are more than 20) will remain on the places.

Johnson & Johnson purchased the developer of a cloud for job evaluation of surgeons

The vice president for the global educational solutions Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Sandra Humbles says that the scalable Institute platform using artificial intelligence and technologies of collecting and data analysis thanks to C-SATS will allow Johnson & Johnson to build up the differentiated partnership with medical institutions.

There will occur fundamental changes in training of surgeons who will be able anonymously to obtain information on real medical cases to improve the technical skills. It, in turn, will bring benefit to patients, surgeons and health care systems — she said.[1]

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