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Our steering technology offers optimal navigation in the surgical area. We are continuously developing new applications for minimally invasive surgery, in close collaboration with R&D partners in hospitals and universities. In addition, we keep our finger on the pulse of ongoing research lines on the cutting edge of surgery and precision mechanics.

Mariana

Figure 3: The use of the Mariana system

With a steerable catheter and guidewire mechanism, diagnosis and treatment of conditions of the patient’s outer airways (e.g. lung cancer) can be performed with greater precision and lower x-ray exposure.  A visualisation system consisting of the sensor on the guidewire, an electro-magnetic field and a patient-specific virtual model of the lungs, enables the specialist to navigate to the desired location…
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NeuroFlex

Figure 1: An example of the tilting of the endoscope, in order to reach several areas inside the third ventricle

The NeuroFlex is a steerable instrument for intraventricular neuroendoscopy. It aims to increase the reach inside the ventricles, while maximising stability in the endoscopic system.
The neuro-oncological department of the Prinses Máxima Centre is strongly involved in the project…
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Hornet

Figure 2: Illustration of the use of the Hornet

The Hornet aims to solve the problem of needle handling during suturing in minimally invasive procedures. An example is the closing of the vaginal cuff after hysterectomy, where multiple sutures have to be applied at the very top of the vaginal canal. The innovation is in the mechanism at the tip of the instrument…
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30 October, 2020

SiFlex

Figure 2: Using the SiFlex to reach the renal artery during a AAA stent placement

The SiFlex, one of DEAM’s steerable catheters under development, is being developed in cooperation with SINTEF, Quadrant Scientific and St. Olavs hospital. The knowledge of these institutes combined will result in a product that significantly reduces the amount of radiation exposure that the surgeon suffers during endovascular procedures. The steerable catheter can navigate in sharp corners of branching vessels, applying a tracking technology instead of fluoroscopy…
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NeuroPunch

Figure 2: Using the NeuroPunch during pituitary surgery

The NeuroPunch provides access to the pituitary gland through the nose, minimizing the number of instrument changes and conflicts with other instruments needed simultaneously in the nasal cavity. This instrument is under development in collaboration with neurosurgeons and ENT surgeons at UMC Groningen…
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30 October, 2020

LaproYaw

Figure 2: LaproYaws used to suture during an minimally invasive procedure

The LaproYaw started as a technical feasibility project to solve the challenge of designing a 5 mm pulley jaw mechanism (used for the end-effector in most robotic surgical robotic systems) that is actuated by a purely mechanical handheld mechanism…
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Jules Scheltes

CTO and co-founder

+31 (0)6 15075341julesscheltes@deam.com