# Intraoperative Analytics and Enhanced Patient Outcomes

> **NIH NIH R41** · M&S BIOTICS, INC. · 2020 · $255,719

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT
Prolonged operative times are associated with significant patient morbidity and mortality, and multiple studies
have quantified the degree to which prolonged operative time increases a patient's risk of adverse complications,
like infections. Similarly, ineffective asset management in the OR leads to inefficient utilization of resources and
may contribute to prolonged operative times. Multiple studies have noted that if surgical teams were more familiar
with the procedural equipment and its location thereof, such pre-operative planning could reduce the amount of
time spent making critical decisions during operation and allow the anticipation of any additional equipment
needed. Unfortunately, there is currently no way to collect the data to quantify pre-operative planning optimization,
equipment usage, nor any of the countless metrics that define best practices in the operating room. If the
capability to track the location and usage of instrumentation existed, hospitals would be able to optimize
their surgical sets based on usage, have quantified metrics behind surgeon preference, and correlate
certain techniques with positive patient outcomes.
M&S Biotics proprietary RFID scanning technology presents the possibility to passively collect data points related
to instrument usage and offer insights into a variety of potential informatics such as surgical set optimization,
patient outcomes, instrument longevity, technique variation, operating room throughput, and patient safety. The
proposed research in Phase I will focus on (Aim 1) conducing a formative usability study of M&S Biotics' “Biotic
System” with surgical experts at The Baylor College of Medicine and (Aim 2) collecting intraoperative data in a
pre-clinical setting to inform a larger clinical study. The design of a comprehensive clinical trial using the Biotic
System as a means of reducing operative time and quantifying surgical insights would be the next stage following
this STTR project.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10008511
- **Project number:** 1R41TR003249-01
- **Recipient organization:** M&S BIOTICS, INC.
- **Principal Investigator:** Stuart James Corr
- **Activity code:** R41 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $255,719
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-04-05 → 2021-05-04

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10008511

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10008511, Intraoperative Analytics and Enhanced Patient Outcomes (1R41TR003249-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10008511. Licensed CC0.

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