Procedural medicine / A Xavtli program
Farstep
Specialized procedures, closer to the patient.
Farstep is Xavtli’s platform in development for distributed procedural care. It brings specialist knowledge, connected tools and intelligent support to qualified local medical teams.
For hospitals, provider groups and care networks
The need
Expertise should travel farther.
A patient may be close to a capable local team but far from a procedural specialist. A video call alone cannot supply the skills, equipment, information and follow-up needed to perform a procedure.
Illustrative use
Consider a patient who needs a biopsy.
A provider’s specialist hub helps a qualified local team prepare for an image-guided procedure. Farstep is being designed to support that connection, from case preparation and appropriate tools through follow-up. The treating provider decides which patients and tasks are suitable.
How it would work
A hub. Local teams. Shared capability.
Medical Capability as a Service (MedCaaS), including AI as a Service (AIaaS) in development.
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Connect the expertise.
Support a provider’s specialist hub and qualified local teams with procedural knowledge, case information and defined responsibilities.
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Equip the team.
Bring together training support, competency requirements, connected equipment and tools suited to the clinical task.
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Keep the care connected.
Support preparation, the procedure and follow-through. Plan prospective evidence collection for defined questions and permitted uses.
The direction
Augment people. Validate each next step.
The near-term direction is better support for human physician extenders: qualified clinicians working within their scope. Augmented tools, specialist interfaces such as the Farstep cockpit, and robotic assistance form a longer development path.
Prospective data can help evaluate AI assistance and specific robotic tasks. Remote operation, task automation and autonomy require different evidence. None is a substitute for clinical responsibility or validation.
Meet the program leadershipWho we build with
Built for providers.
Hospitals, provider groups and care networks are the intended customers. The proposed model combines paid development of a useful support capability with recurring software and support where value is demonstrated. Xavtli provides the platform; independent clinical providers deliver care.
Development status
Farstep is in development. The first evaluation, partner, setting and commercial terms remain to be established. Concept images do not depict a cleared or commercially available system.
A few clear answers.
Does Xavtli provide the doctors?
No. Farstep is a Xavtli platform for independent providers and health systems. Those providers supply qualified clinicians and retain clinical responsibility.
Is this a remotely operated robot?
The program is broader: procedural knowledge, training support, connected tools, information and continuing support. Remote and robotic assistance are development directions, with validation required for each task.
How does the data fit?
Evidence collection is planned from the outset around defined uses and permissions. The aim is data useful for evaluating clinical support, AI and robotic tasks. Participation does not imply unrestricted ownership or permission to reuse patient information.
Part of Xavtli
Different needs.
Shared capability.
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