A medical device that allows precise cutting and closing of incisions to reduce complications and scarring. The surgical medical device is a registered patent and the invention of the inventor Dror Arnon, in collaboration with expert surgeons.
The device is designed to assist surgeons during a Caesarean section. Performing the initial cut in any surgery, and in Caesarean surgeries in particular, is a critical stage for the success of the medical procedure and its completion with minimal scars.
In the current situation prior to development, doctors are compelled to make a manual incision by inserting the scalpel "by sight" while trying to maintain a straight cutting line with uniform depth.
An incorrect incision either in straightness or depth can cause various complications during the surgery and result in a large and prominent scar. The patent in the cutting device lies in the surgeon's ability to pre-set the depth of the incision accurately by gently rotating a switch on the side of the device. Based on this decision, the device fixes the disposable cutting knife at the desired depth.
After setting the required depth and length of the incision, the surgeon attaches the device to the abdomen and performs a simple press on the switch to release the knife with a loaded spring and complete the incision.
Additionally, the automatic cutter marks points on the patient's skin as preparation for stitching, thus enabling more accurate and faster closure of the surgical incision.
The engineers at Gizmo developed several versions across three different development rounds, emphasizing device accuracy, materials approved for operating room use, tool reliability, and ease of use by doctors.
The prototypes were initially built using 3D printing technologies and tested at our offices on leather strips and pieces of meat.
Subsequently, higher quality prototypes were constructed using machining and plastic casting, and the experiments were conducted by expert doctors in laboratory conditions to obtain the necessary approvals. The product is now in the production stages of the first series.