Rods&Cones provides a secure, remote collaboration service utilizing medical smart glasses and telepresence technology for operating rooms. This platform facilitates real-time surgical proctoring, case support, and specialized training for MedTech and healthcare professionals. The service enhances surgical efficiency, knowledge sharing, and access to expert guidance globally.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Surgical teams often lack immediate access to expert guidance because traditional collaboration requires on‑site presence, extensive travel, and complex equipment, leading to delays, higher costs, and limited training reach. Additionally, secure, low‑latency communication that complies with healthcare regulations is difficult to achieve in many operating rooms.
Solution
Rods&Cones delivers a secure, cloud‑based remote collaboration platform that pairs lightweight medical smart glasses with a dedicated telepresence suite. The system streams high‑definition video from the surgeon’s perspective, supplemental camera feeds, and audio in real time, enabling one‑to‑one proctoring, case support, and large‑audience training. Integrated AR overlays let remote experts annotate the live view, while the platform handles encryption, HIPAA/GDPR compliance, and automated session management. Quick plug‑and‑play hardware and a one‑touch connection workflow let users join an operating room from anywhere within minutes, improving procedural efficiency, knowledge transfer, and patient outcomes.
Target Audience
Primary users are surgeons, hospital OR teams, and MedTech manufacturers seeking remote proctoring, training, and service support; the solution also serves field service engineers and educational institutions worldwide.
Features
- VisOR smart glasses provide a crystal‑clear, surgeon‑eye view with built‑in microphone and speaker for bidirectional communication.
- Multi‑camera architecture (surgeon view, panoramic OR view, up to two additional feeds) supports open and minimally invasive procedures.
- Real‑time AR feedback (MonitOR) overlays remote expert annotations directly onto the OR display.
- WebinOR module enables secure, low‑latency one‑to‑many streaming for webinars and live surgical education.
- End‑to‑end encryption with HIPAA, GDPR, and ISO 27001 compliance ensures patient data privacy.
- cORe One Touch hardware provides instant expert connection with a single button press.
- Fan‑cooled chargOR case consolidates device charging and transport for field use.
- Insights dashboard aggregates usage metrics and performance analytics for continuous improvement.
- Zero‑minute setup workflow integrates with existing OR infrastructure without additional software installation.
- Global support network (Barcelona, Manila, Mexico City) offers 24/5 multilingual assistance and logistics handling.