StartBox^®

From Decision to Incision^®

Eliminate Wrong Site Surgery &
Capture Near Misses through a
Real-Time, Data-Driven Approach

Wrong site surgery (WSS) refers to surgery at the wrong site, surgery on the wrong side, performing the wrong procedure, and/or surgery on the wrong patient.

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The StartBox System is designed to protect the patient every step of the way, from the decision in the doctor’s office to the incision in the operating room.

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50 times a week or more

Based on the available databases, extensive review of the literature, and discussion with regulators, wrong site surgery may occur 2700 times per year in the United States.

Every hospital, every year

A 300-bed hospital can anticipate a report of a wrong site surgery event reaching a patient in an operating room an average of once each year.

1 in 4 surgeons

Surgeons have a 25% chance of performing a wrong site surgery at least once in their career.

More complicated than anyone thought

Wrong site surgery continues to occur and has not declined despite multiple initiatives to decrease the rate of these Never Events.

Latest Updates

Clinical Experience with StartBox Published in Peer-Reviewed Journal

Innovative Technology System to Prevent Wrong Site Surgery and Capture Near Misses: A Multi-Center Review of 487 Cases
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Go to Zero

Start using the StartBox System in your clinic, surgery center or hospital operating room to eliminate wrong site surgery today.

StartBox®

From Decision to Incision®