TORONTO, ON–(Marketwired – March 08, 2016) –Titan Medical, Inc. (TMD.TO) (TITXF), a medical device company focused on the design and development of a robotic surgical system for application in minimally invasive surgery (MIS), today announced that it will make its first public unveiling and demonstration of its SPORT™ Surgical System at the upcoming Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons Society (SAGES) 2016 Annual Meeting taking place March 16-19, 2016 in Boston, MA.
Titan’s SPORT™ Surgical System comprises:
- An innovative, surgeon-controlled robotic platform that includes a 3D high definition vision system and multi-articulating instruments for performing MIS procedures; and
- A surgeon workstation that provides the surgeon with an advanced ergonomic interface to the robotic platform for controlling the instruments, as well as a 3D view inside the patient’s body cavity during MIS procedures
Titan Medical will exhibit at booth #501 and #600.
About SPORT™ Surgical System
On December 21, 2015, Titan announced the completion of the initial SPORT™ Surgical System for use in engineering verification to measure performance in relation to design specifications and to measure compliance with regulatory guidelines.
The SPORT™ Surgical System has been designed with the goal of providing the multi-articulating instruments and the 3D vision system for insertion into the patient’s body cavity through a single incision of approximately 25mm. Once inserted, the device is configured to deploy into a working configuration wherein the 3D high definition vision system and multi-articulating instruments are capable of being controlled by a surgeon seated at the workstation.
The multi-articulating, interactive, snake-like instruments are designed to couple with removable and sterile single patient use robotic tools that would provide first use quality in every case and eliminate the reprocessing of the instrument. The use of reposable (re-usable for a specific number of uses) robotic instruments and single patient use tools allows more use cases for each robotic instrument thus reducing the per-case cost. The robotic platform is also designed to include a mast, a boom and wheels for optimal configurability for a variety of surgical indications and the ability to be maneuvered around the operating room and surgical centers where applicable.
About Titan Medical Inc.
Titan Medical Inc. is a Canadian public company focused on the design and development of a robotic surgical system for application in minimally invasive surgery (“MIS”). The Company’s SPORT™ Surgical System, currently under development, includes a surgeon-controlled robotic platform that incorporates a 3D high-definition vision system and multi-articulating instruments for performing MIS procedures through a single incision. The surgical system also includes a surgeon workstation that provides a surgeon with an advanced ergonomic interface to the robotic platform for controlling the instruments and provides a 3D high-definition endoscopic view of inside a patient’s body. The SPORT™ Surgical System is designed to enable surgeons to perform a broad set of surgical procedures for general abdominal, gynecologic, and urologic indications. For more information, visit the Company’s website at www.titanmedicalinc.com.
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