About 29 million babies are delivered by Caesarean section (C-section) every year, making it the most frequently performed major surgery in the world. This prompted medtech start-up Nua Surgical to design and develop SteriCision, a novel retractor device that makes C-Section surgery safer, easier and faster. Retraction is a key part of C-section surgery as it gives the surgeon access to and sight of the uterus. Additionally, the device aims to save valuable time in the surgery, thereby increasing theatre throughput and enhancing patient recovery. Nua Surgical will license the technology from the university and McCann’s focus now is on raising €2 million to accelerate the device’s progress to market and FDA approval.

Source: The Irish Times March 11, 2021 05:03 UTC