Ergosuture develops Roller-Based Suturing (RBS) technology to enhance surgical closure techniques across various procedures. Their platform reduces suturing time, minimizes tissue trauma, and lowers the cognitive effort required for surgeons. This technology is adaptable for open, laparoscopic, and robot-assisted surgery, aiming to become a universal standard of care.
Funding
$5.1M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Traditional surgical suturing methods can be time-consuming, cognitively demanding, and may result in tissue trauma due to extensive needle handling. Existing advanced needle drivers often require lengthy, device-specific training, hindering quick adoption and proficiency.
Solution
ErgoSuture develops roller-based suturing (RBS) technology to improve surgical suturing across various procedures, from open surgery to minimally invasive and robot-assisted techniques. The RBS platform features self-aligning needle technology, reducing the need for manual needle adjustments and minimizing tissue tearing. The Drive’N Roll device, a laparoscopic handheld instrument, decreases needle handling time and offers a shorter learning curve compared to conventional needle drivers. By simplifying needle handling and reducing the steps required for suturing, ErgoSuture aims to decrease overall suturing time, surgeon stress, and fatigue, while enhancing precision and control.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes surgeons performing general, bariatric, thoracoscopic, cardio-vascular, urological, gynecological, and veterinary procedures, as well as hospital C-suites seeking efficiency gains and sound hospital economics.
Features
- Roller-based suturing (RBS) platform enabling easier, safer, and faster suturing
- Drive’N Roll laparoscopic handheld device with a 5mm distal end, designed to decrease needle handling time
- Drive’N Roll end-effectors for robot-assisted surgery, functioning as a multi-functional tool (needle-driver, grasper, dissector)
- X-Needle, a proprietary needle designed to reduce needle drops and enable easier intracorporeal knot tying
- Self-aligning needle technology that eliminates the need for manual needle adjustment
- Versatile platform deployable across open, minimally invasive, and endoluminal surgical settings
- Adaptable to both laparoscopic and robotic surgery
- Potential application in transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) by combining the RBS platform with the X-Needle