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Challenge

The lack of sensory information in minimally invasive surgery.

During minimally invasive procedures, the surgeons‘ haptic information is reduced by 30 to 100 % compared to open surgery. This can limit identification of anatomic structures, cause longer procedure times and increases the patients’ risk of injury. Moreover, many minimal invasive procedures, like surgical access, are entirely blind, i.e., without imaging support – causing discomfort and stress for the surgeon. Adverse events such as the injury of organs or vessels can lead to life-threatening complications or the conversion to open surgery. Besides an increased clinical trauma and prolonged recovery time for the patient, this leads to preventable costs for the healthcare system.

Acoustic Surgineering

Creating a new perception by listening to instrument-tissue interactions.

Any interaction between tissue and interventional instrument causes vibrations, which propagate along the rigid instrument shaft. SURAG “listens” to those vibrations. It is a passive, plug-and-play sensing solution that provides valuable feedback information to the surgeon in real-time. Within seconds, it is attached (and removed) at the end of a standard instrument outside the patient’s body and without direct contact to human tissue. This allows the technology to be used in various applications such as interventional needles, laparoscopic instruments, or surgical robotics. SURAG provides supplementary sensory information and aims to enable surgeons to perform precise and safe interventions – for the patient’s good.

Vision

As a platform technology, SURAG can be adapted to multiple applications. Our worldwide market potential covers:

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Needle Interventions

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Laparoscopic Procedures

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Surgical Robots

installed in 2030

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Arthroscopic Knee Procedures

per year

Testimonials

Multiple surgeons contribute to SURAG and are convinced of the clinical benefit.

The SURAG technology is the first to use sound to guide medical instruments in surgery by, in essence, listening to surgical instruments. Surgical Audio Guidance is a significant breakthrough that could significantly improve minimally invasive procedures across the board.

Prof. Dr. Andrew A. Gumbs

Clinical Director, Surgical Oncology, Intercommunal Hospital of Poissy/Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France

Surgeons use standard surgical instruments from the first day of their career. SURAG with its simple plug-and-play solution would allow us to keep our instruments, but perform the procedure in a more confident way.

Prof. Dr. med. Patrick Schuler

Chief Resident, ENT, University Clinic Ulm

I started a great partnership with SURAG in early 2020. I am highly impressed by the potentials to give back the haptic perception to surgeons in minimally invasive surgery without changing surgical instrument and workflow.

Prof. Dr. med. Christoph Arens

Clinical Director, ENT, University Clinic Gießen

Testimonials

Multiple surgeons contribute to SURAG and are convinced of the clinical benefit.

The SURAG technology is the first to use sound to guide medical instruments in surgery by, in essence, listening to surgical instruments. Surgical Audio Guidance is a significant breakthrough that could significantly improve minimally invasive procedures across the board.

Prof. Dr. Andrew A. Gumbs

Clinical Director, Surgical Oncology, Intercommunal Hospital of Poissy/Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France

Surgeons use standard surgical instruments from the first day of their career. SURAG with its simple plug-and-play solution would allow us to keep our instruments, but perform the procedure in a more confident way.

Prof. Dr. med. Patrick Schuler

Chief Resident, ENT, University Clinic Ulm

Traction

Founded in 2021, SURAG Medical works towards making surgery more precise and safe.

Proof-of-Principles

We validated our concept for five applications: Needle insertion, guidewire monitoring, palpation, laparoscopic tool interaction and robot-assisted surgery

Patent Applications

Two pending patents protect our technology internationally.

Awards

Critical juries have assessed our concept and awarded it with multiple regional and national awards.

EXIST-Forschungstransfer

From 2020 to 2022, we are publicly funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi).

Clinical Partners

Key-Opinion-Leaders from multiple surgical fields support our development and help us to satisfy the surgeons’ needs and clinical requirements.

TRL 5

We are continuously improving the SURAG technology to achieve optimal product-market fit.

Traction

Founded in 2021, SURAG Medical works towards making surgery more precise and safe.

Proof-of-Principles

We validated our concept for five applications: Needle insertion, guidewire monitoring, palpation, laparoscopic tool interaction and robot-assisted surgery

Patent Applications

Two pending patents protect our technology internationally.

Awards

Critical juries have assessed our concept and awarded it with multiple regional and national awards.

EXIST-Forschungstransfer

From 2020 to 2022, we are publicly funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi).

Clinical Partners

Key-Opinion-Leaders from multiple surgical fields support our development and help us to satisfy the surgeons’ needs and clinical requirements.

TRL 5

We are continuously improving the SURAG technology to achieve optimal product-market fit.

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