Uploaded July 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Debbie Teodorescu, Founder of SurgiBox, cites that “Each year 18 million people die from conditions that surgery could have fixed”. In most cases, this results from lack of access to safe, sterile surgery space within a critical Golden Hour that’s necessary for treatment. Watch Debbie’s TEDMED 2018 Hive Talk to discover how she and her team have created a sterile, portable vessel - small enough to fit inside a backpack - that allows for surgery anytime and anyplace.
Debbie Teodorescu, Founder of SurgiBox, cites that “Each year 18 million people die from conditions that surgery could have fixed”. In most cases, this results from lack of access to safe, sterile surgery space within a critical Golden Hour that’s necessary for treatment. Watch Debbie’s TEDMED 2018 Hive Talk to discover how she and her team have created a sterile, portable vessel - small enough to fit inside a backpack - that allows for surgery anytime and anyplace.
