Cambridge Design Partnership teams up with Titan Medical to create robotic surgery breakthrough

Cambridge Design Partnership (CDP) has teamed up with Canadian based Titan Medical to develop an innovative robotic surgery system. They aim to offer minimally invasive surgery (MIS) through a single incision, rather than several incisions, which is currently the case with both traditional laparoscopic surgery and existing multi-port robotic systems.

Ground-breaking medical technology has taken a step closer to reality, thanks to a new partnership.

Cambridge Design Partnership (CDP), based in Toft near Cambridge, has teamed up with Canadian based medical device company Titan Medical to develop a new robotic surgery system. The system aims to offer minimally invasive surgery (MIS) through a single incision, rather than several incisions, which is currently the case with both traditional laparoscopic surgery and existing multi-port robotic systems.

The innovative ‘single-port’ robotic surgery system should offer swifter recovery time for patients and less scarring for patients, in addition to better access to narrow spaces for surgeons.

“This technology will mean less invasive procedures for patients, offering improved recovery and less trauma” explains Hans Pflaumer, senior mechanical engineer at CDP. “However, for a surgeon to achieve a good result with just a single, small incision creates all sorts of technical and design challenges, which we have worked intensively to overcome. In the Titan robot, this is accomplished using a 25mm port which is used to pass a 2D camera, a 3D camera and the multi-articulating instruments into the surgical site.”

Technology and product innovation company CDP first started working with Titan Medical on its robotic surgery system in 2019. The collaboration has been so effective that the two companies have announced an ongoing working partnership for the whole project.

“We are delighted to be working with Titan Medical on this important project,“ says CDP partner Jez Clements. “It’s an exciting technology and one we are proud to be involved with.”

“We are pleased to announce our expanded collaboration with Cambridge Design Partnership,” says David McNally, President and CEO of Titan. “Since engaging with them only a few months ago, their highly qualified engineers have rapidly driven innovation and delivered significant performance improvements.”

The two companies are now working together on the single-port robotic surgical system towards a submission for FDA approval in the US.

CDP has its HQ near Cambridge but also has a base in Raleigh, North Carolina to better serve our clients in the US. “It has been advantageous for our team to be able to work on this project in both the US and UK time zones, effectively giving us a fifteen-hour working day,” says Hans. “As a consequence, we have been able to deliver significant design improvements in a short space of time.”

 “We are working on surgical instruments with multiple functions, including cutting, suturing and cauterising. We needed to make all these processes as robust and stable as possible for the surgeon, while offering the best possible workspace within the patient.”

“The project played to CDP’s skills in terms of complex electromechanical medical device design”, says CDP partner Jez Clements. “Ultimately, we are aiming for surgeons to use this equipment with complete confidence in the operating theatre. The market is ready for this innovation and it will undoubtedly bring huge benefits to patients in the future.”

 

Cambridge Design Partnership is a technology and product design partner focused on helping clients grow their businesses. Some of the world’s largest companies trust CDP to develop their most important innovations. Located in Toft, Cambridge, and in Raleigh, North Carolina (US), CDP specialises in the healthcare, consumer products, energy and industrial equipment markets. Its multidisciplinary staff have the expert knowledge to identify opportunities and tackle the challenges its clients face. For more information, visit: www.cambridge-design.co.uk

Titan Medical is a Canadian based medical device company focussed on the design, development and commercialisation of a robotic surgical system for minimally invasive (“keyhole”) surgery. For more information, visit: https://titanmedicalinc.com/



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