Surgical device development & consulting
Our work in surgical R&D
"Safety and precision are critical aspects of surgical device development. We help clients satisfy both these needs across robotics, navigation, and surgical energy, as well as minimally invasive instruments, augmented reality, advanced visualisation, connected implants, and biosurgery. The results of our innovation can be found in the operating room, across multiple surgical specialities and throughout the continuum of care.”
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Surgical R&D focus areas and expertise:
Multi-port, single-port, hand-held, endoluminal and endovascular robotics, developed for general, ENT, gynaecological, urological, and orthopaedic surgery, and for interventional procedures.
Pioneering imaging and illumination systems for improved surgical site visualisation, with in situ characterisation of tissue such as tumours and critical structures.
Integration of robotic systems with established and novel navigation technologies registered against preoperative and intraoperative imaging.
Ablation, cutting, coagulating, and sealing using electrosurgery, microwave, ultrasonics, laser, cryotherapy, and photodynamics.
From connected implants to interoperability in the operating room and assisting perioperative care of patients within the digital healthcare ecosystem.
Case studies of our experience in surgical innovation:
Non-confidential highlights from our long history of surgical innovation:
Full product development of TMINI™ miniature robotic system
Design rules for Integra Lifesciences NeuraGen 3D production process
Ronovo Surgical, Carina™ Robotic Assisted Surgery platform development
Red Dot Luminary award for surgical loupe lens
Medrobotics Flex robotic surgery system for ENT surgery
Lightpoint Medical LightPath system for imaging of tumour tissue
Prosurgics Freehand robotic assisted surgery system
Launch of Brandon Medical LED surgical lighting
Diomed compact surgical laser
White papers and surgical thought leadership:
Miniaturisation in robotic-assisted surgery
Using data fusion to enhance surgical navigation and visualisation
Can single-use endoscopes be a viable and sustainable solution?
The future of robotic assisted surgery in orthopaedics
Webinar: Designing single use endoscopes: smaller cleaner, cheap enough?
Trends in surgical R&D:
Robotic Assisted Surgery (RAS) makes specialist procedures more accessible and allows for procedural innovation. RAS miniaturisation and novel energy delivery further reduce the invasiveness of minimally invasive surgery and improve patient outcomes. Data fusion techniques enable the integration of surgical data sources for advanced navigation and intraoperative visualisation. New surgical technologies, such as augmented reality, are improving surgical workflows. The technological solutions gaining widespread adoption in surgery balance these benefits with high levels of usability, cost effectiveness, and, increasingly, sustainability.
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Our science and technology teams work cross-sector as we believe that the learnings from one sector can inform another and that clients’ projects should have access to the full range of skills from across the Group.
