Anatomage Table vs Theator
Price status separates these two first. The Anatomage Table has a $68,000 University of North Florida quote and an $85,000 to $100,000 range in a BMC Medical Education review. Theator offers a demo request and no price.
Anatomage built the Table for anatomy courses and simulation centers, around digitized cadavers and DICOM scan rendering, and lists no FDA clearance for it. Theator turns recorded robotic and laparoscopic cases into operative reports and quality analytics for health systems with a documentation budget. It says it is embedded in Epic and Oracle Health, and Oracle announced a collaboration in June 2026 that delivers those reports into its EHR.
Five peer-reviewed papers describe Theator's platform, and most include Theator employees as co-authors. The Table's evidence is a review of 22 studies on virtual dissection tables, many comparing the table with textbooks or lectures.
Surgical AI · Reviewed November 1, 2026
Anatomage Table
by Anatomage
Life-size touch-interactive virtual cadaver and surgical planning viz.
Theator
by Theator Inc. · founded 2018
Surgical video intelligence that turns operating-room video into structured, billing-ready operative reports (Surgery-to-Text).
When to pick each one
Anatomage Table
- University quote of $68,000, one-time hardware
- Digitized cadavers with DICOM scan rendering
- Built for anatomy courses and simulation centers
Theator
- Drafts operative reports from recorded surgical video
- Epic and Oracle Health integration, per vendor
- Five papers on the platform, most with Theator co-authors
Score
Each row shows points earned of points available under the published rubric.
Anatomage Table
31of 100
Theator
48of 100
| Dimension | Anatomage Table | Theator | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDA clearance | 0 / 18 | 0 / 18 | 0 |
| HIPAA / SOC2 / BAA | 0 / 10 | 0 / 10 | 0 |
| EHR integrations (count) | 0 / 1.4 | 0 / 1.4 | 0 |
| Top-3 EHR coverage (Epic / Oracle / Athena) | 0 / 0.8 | 0 / 0.8 | 0 |
| Peer-reviewed papers | 14.7 / 21 | 21 / 21 | -6.3 |
| RCT / meta-analysis / systematic review | 0 / 7.8 | 3.9 / 7.8 | -3.9 |
| Funding & adoption signal | 6 / 12 | 6 / 12 | 0 |
| Pricing transparency | 5 / 5 | 2.5 / 5 | +2.5 |
| Years in market | 0 / 6 | 6 / 6 | -6 |
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Pricing
Anatomage Table
| Tier | Monthly | Annual | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plan | n/a | n/a | $80K-100K hardware. |
Theator
| Tier | Monthly | Annual | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | n/a | n/a | No public price. The homepage offers a demo request. |
Evidence
Anatomage Table
FDA decisions
No FDA decision cited in our research as of October 20, 2026.
Peer-reviewed
4 PubMed records name Anatomage Table.
- The impact of Anatomage table on writing of medical students' case reports: A comparative study. (opens in new tab)
- A new approach to peripheral nerve block education with the Anatomage Table as a learning adjunct. (opens in new tab)
- Specific educational strategies using the Anatomage table for physical and occupational therapy students: a questionnaire-based survey. (opens in new tab)
Theator
FDA decisions
No FDA decision cited in our research as of October 20, 2026.
Peer-reviewed
5 PubMed records name Theator.
- Implementation of artificial intelligence-based computer vision model in laparoscopic appendectomy: validation, reliability, and clinical correlation. (opens in new tab)
- Assessing operative variability in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) through AI. (opens in new tab)
- AI-powered real-time annotations during urologic surgery: The future of training and quality metrics. (opens in new tab)
Compliance and integrations
Documented from each vendor’s own pages.
| Spec | Anatomage Table | Theator |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ||
| HIPAA | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | ||
| EHR integrations | Not specified | Not specified |
| Founded | n/a | 2018 |
| HQ | n/a | US |
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Common questions
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