Surgery is continuously moving towards more minimally invasive methods. The main driver of this technical evolution is patient recovery: if less trauma is inflicted on the patient, the recovery period is shorter. Minimally invasive surgery by definition implies that the medical professional has little to no tactile or physical information about the environment near or at the surgical site. Verimetra addresses this issue directly by making “dumb” medical instruments “smart”.

We develop miniature sensors and actuators that are incorporated into medical devices. These sensors improve outcomes, lower risk and help control costs by providing the surgeon with:

  1. Real-time data about
    • Instrument force and performance
    • Tissue density, temperature or chemistry
  2. Better or faster methods of
    • Preparing tissue
    • Cutting tissue
    • Extracting tissue and fluids

Verimetra is working closely with existing medical device companies to create new and enhanced products for the surgeons.

Verimetra gives it customers a way to accomplish these goals by adding proprietary features at a low cost and without extensive product redesign using patent protected (US Patent 6,494,882) products.