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'''Touch Surgery''' is a ] and ]-based ] app and trading name for the company Kinosis LTD. The app was originally invented by Advait Gandhe in 2010.<ref name="guardian">, retrieved March 18, 2015.</ref> He later founded Kinosis Ltd with Jean Nehme and was subsequently joined by Andre Chow, and Sanjay Purkayastha in 2011.<ref name=guardian/> The Touch Surgery ] is a mobile surgical training platform designed to simulate ].<ref name="guardian">, retrieved March 18, 2015.</ref><ref>, retrieved March 19, 2015.</ref><ref name=wired/><ref name=wired>, retrieved March 18, 2014.</ref> As of August 2014, The Touch Surgery mobile app included surgical instructions for about 50 surgical procedures.<ref>, retrieved March 19, 2015.</ref> As of 2014 the company claimed patients make about forty percent of the app's downloads.<ref name=wired/> In August 2016 Touch partnered with ] to provide training for General Surgery Procedures and Ethicon's surgical products.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Al Idrus|first1=Amirah|title=J&J's Ethicon teams up with Touch Surgery on virtual surgical training|url=http://www.fiercebiotech.com/medical-devices/j-j-s-ethicon-teams-up-touch-surgery-virtual-surgical-training|work=FierceBiotech|date=August 24, 2016}}</ref> '''Touch Surgery''' is a ] and ]-based ] app and trading name for the company Kinosis LTD. Touch Surgery was co-founded by Jean Nehme and Andre Chow.<ref name="guardian">.</ref> <ref name=wired/><ref name=wired>, retrieved March 18, 2014.</ref> As of August 2014, The Touch Surgery mobile app included surgical instructions for about 50 surgical procedures.<ref>, retrieved March 19, 2015.</ref> As of 2014 the company claimed patients make about forty percent of the app's downloads.<ref name=wired/> In August 2016 Touch partnered with ] to provide training for General Surgery Procedures and Ethicon's surgical products.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Al Idrus|first1=Amirah|title=J&J's Ethicon teams up with Touch Surgery on virtual surgical training|url=http://www.fiercebiotech.com/medical-devices/j-j-s-ethicon-teams-up-touch-surgery-virtual-surgical-training|work=FierceBiotech|date=August 24, 2016}}</ref>


==References== ==References==

Revision as of 20:27, 27 October 2016

Touch Surgery
Company typePrivate
IndustryHealth informatics and medical technology
FoundedLondon, United Kingdom
FoundersAdvait Gandhe, Jean Nehme
HeadquartersLondon and New York City
Key people</ref> Jean Nehme, M.D.
(CEO), Andre Chow, M.D.,(COO)
ProductsMedical education
Medical technology
WebsiteOfficial website

Touch Surgery is a London and New York City-based health technology app and trading name for the company Kinosis LTD. Touch Surgery was co-founded by Jean Nehme and Andre Chow. As of August 2014, The Touch Surgery mobile app included surgical instructions for about 50 surgical procedures. As of 2014 the company claimed patients make about forty percent of the app's downloads. In August 2016 Touch partnered with Ethicon Inc. to provide training for General Surgery Procedures and Ethicon's surgical products.

References

  1. ^ "Patients ‘play doctor’ with cutting edge surgery app which allows them to see what will happen during operation" by STEPHEN ADAMS,"THE MAIL",12 July 2014.
  2. "About Us," Touch Surgery official website, retrieved March 18, 2015.
  3. ^ "Touch Surgery: learning surgery on the operating table," by Joao Mederios, Wired, July 28, 2014, retrieved March 18, 2014.
  4. "Operations," Touch Surgery website, retrieved March 19, 2015.
  5. Al Idrus, Amirah (August 24, 2016). "J&J's Ethicon teams up with Touch Surgery on virtual surgical training". FierceBiotech.

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