ALESI SURGICAL
ULTRAVISION
The majority of surgical procedures, both open and closed, utilise advanced electrosurgical instruments to provide cutting and coagulation of tissue and blood vessels. These instruments have one thing in common – they create smoke. This smoke can be dangerous in theatre as it impairs the visual field of the surgeon which if not removed, can increase the accidental risk of harm to the patient. It and can even be carcinogenic if inhaled by clinicians.
Alesi Surgical came to Designworks with a proposed solution to ionise the smoke within the patient. We were asked to develop this approach into a commercially viable product that conformed to all the necessary medical requirements and standards – in this case that of a Class IIb, owing to the invasive nature of it’s use, and the high voltage necessary for ionisation.
The design and engineering team at Designworks worked closely with the client and top UK laparoscopy surgeons to ensure the functional and user requirements were delivered. Our team was involved in creating innovative solutions for the product, that moved it through the development phase and into various medical trials. The device was designed and engineered to a stage suitable for an Intellectual Property buy-out from a range of VC firms.
