2016 Medical Design Excellence Awards Winners: Surgical Equipment, Instruments, and Supplies

Flex Robotic System

The Flex Robotic System allows surgeons to navigate around anatomy with a flexible robotic scope equipped with high-definition vision; once positioned, the scope becomes rigid and allows the surgeon to operate with flexible instruments in hard-to-reach, confined spaces.

Manufacturer:Medrobotics Corp.

Supply/Design:Sagentia, Manta Product Development Inc., Design Standards Corp.

AccuCirc

The AccuCirc newborn male circumcision device protects patients from injury during circumcision procedures and was designed specifically to be used in resource-limited areas for HIV prevention.

Manufacturer:Clinical Innovations

GastriSail

GastriSail, an all-in-one device that allows for sizing, decompression, and leak testing during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy procedures, autopositions a tube along the lesser curvature and splays the stomach into natural orientation prior to resection to maintain a nonspiraled stomach pouch.

Manufacturer: Medtronic plc

Supply/Design:Freudenberg Medical