Finland-based Surgify, a medical expertise firm specializing in bone surgical procedure, raised €7 million ($7.9 million) in Collection A funding.
The spherical was led by Zeiss Ventures, with participation from the European Innovation Council Fund (EIC Fund). Lednil and Cascara Ventures participated within the spherical.
WHAT IT DOES
The corporate’s flagship product, Surgify Halo, is a tissue-specific bone removing system that gives improved safety towards incidental soft-tissue harm throughout surgical procedures and permits higher flexibility in bone resections close to very important delicate tissues.
The corporate claims that its “HaloSense” expertise allows shorter bone removing procedures with out compromising affected person security.
The HaloSense expertise consists of a pressure-controlled ring with a diameter bigger than that of a drill tip.
The ring retracts when pressed towards arduous tissues (crystalline bone) to a stage decrease than the reducing edges, which the corporate says permits Surgify Halo to chop and form bone extra successfully.
The corporate will use the funds to develop its operations within the European Union and U.S.
“ZEISS brings unparalleled expertise in surgical expertise and a world community, whereas the EIC’s continued help and earlier grant financing underscore the European innovation ecosystem’s confidence in our resolution,” Visa Sippola, cofounder and CEO of Surgify Medical, stated in a press release.
“With this funding and regulatory approvals in each the EU and the U.S., we’re well-positioned to convey our distinctive expertise to extra surgeons and sufferers internationally.”
MARKET SNAPSHOT
In 2021, Surgify introduced the first use cases on sufferers of its bone surgical procedure expertise. The surgical procedures had been carried out at Helsinki College Hospital (HUS).
Different corporations concerned within the bone-cutting expertise area embody Intuitive Surgical, an organization that develops, manufactures and markets robotic merchandise centered on minimally invasive surgical procedure. Its most notable product is the da Vinci Surgical System.
Stryker manufactures medical and surgical gear with an intensive portfolio in orthopedics, and Medtronic merchandise embody cardiac units, surgical robotics, insulin pumps, surgical instruments and affected person monitoring techniques.
