b'Partner News Summer 2023 25EnterpriseCDP advances surgical robotic technologyCambridge Design Partnership (CDP) recentlyand scarring and could enable patientsTo learn more about CDPs RAS announced its collaboration with Titanto recover faster. Advanced new featurescapabilities, contact:Medical on the next-generation technologyinclude software-enabled remote centre of for single-access robotic-assisted surgerymotion and a third dexterous instrumentHans Pflaumer, Head of Robotics:(RAS). that allows greater procedural flexibility andHans.Pflaumer@cambridge-design.comenhanced surgeon control. Innovations in theAki Laakso, Partner andIts the latest example of high-impactdesign allow a more compact footprint andHead of US Office:innovation from CDPa complex medicallighter weight than current systems, takingAki.Laakso@cambridge-design.comdevice that embodies the companys missionup less space, making it easier to manoeuvre to improve lives through innovation. Inin space-constrained operating rooms, and a short time, their multi-disciplinary teamproviding open access to the patient.propelled the development from initial concept to advanced prototype.Aki Laakso, Partner and Head of US Office at CDP, adds, Ultimately, the focus needs Hans Pflaumer, Head of Robotics at CDP,to be on the patient and on enabling the says, The starting point for this next- surgical team to achieve the most successful generation technology was the remarkablesurgical outcomes safely and effectively. A core innovations and intellectual propertykey insight that fed into this development within Titan Medicals two-instrumentwas recognizing that many RAS systems Enos system. Their articulating instrumentcrowd the bedside and impede access to the technology provides an impressive balance ofpatient. We saw an opportunity to create dexterity and strength, allowing the surgeona patient cart with a minimalistic and open to precisely maneuver them to performarchitecture that is easy to work with and tasks like grasping, suturing, and cutting.work around. Similarly, Titan Medicals 3D high-definition camera provides crystal clear visibility for theCDPs work in advanced medical devices, surgeon to be able to see the surgical site.particularly RAS technologies, continues We built on these core technologies, addingto be one of the highlights of our 27-year functionality for a third instrument andhistory. This milestone is a proud moment for focusing on the usability, performance, andus, and we believe this technology will be a reliability of the system. benchmark for single-access surgery.Cary G. Vance, President and CEO of TitanPflaumer concludes, Designing highly Medical, says, CDP, with their proven recordcapable RAS systems means carefully in innovation, enabled us to quickly unlocknavigating challenges and compromises the value of our IP and convert our purpose- such as performance and safety. Our driven innovations and inventions intoapproach resulted in an advanced and functioning prototypes. CDP has been a keysimple-to-use system that finely balances partner through the years, delivering timely,those difficult compromises. We delved high-complexity, and top-notch work. We aredeep into Titan Medicals extensive excited to share this achievement with them. intellectual property portfolio to develop the best of all available technologies and By enabling surgeons to perform proceduresbring their valuable know-how to life. through a single incision, the technologyThis project is a great highlight of our has the potential to reduce patient traumacapabilities embodied in one deliverable.'