Unmet Need
The global market for endovascular treatment devices reached $2.0 billion in 2017 and is predicted to reach $2.8 billion at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.3%. Currently, the performance of endovascular procedures involves the sequential use of various wires and catheters. Organizing all these devices on the sterile procedural field can be challenging and involves looping catheters and wires on themselves in order to make them more compact. Many makeshift techniques have been created to secure devices properly such as: making a standard loop and securing the device with a wet towel to weigh it down or making a loop and clipping a wire with hemostatic forceps. These makeshift techniques often fail, and during the course of the procedure the devices and wires become tangled, contaminated, or lost as a result. Thus, there is a need for a way to properly secure these devices.
Technology Overview
The inventors have created a map that can securely hold devices in the surgical field. The invention is called a “porcupine mat”, and contains a multitude of quills, that can lie in the surgical field. The quills allow longer devices such as wires and catheters to become loosely entangled, holding them in place, and preventing unraveling during the procedure. Wire and catheters can be coiled and placed fully inside the borders of the mat, or they may be placed over the corners or edges of the mat so that only a small arc of the coiled device becomes entangled. Specific usage is dependent upon preferred configuration by the operator. Additionally, the quills may be engineered to wick up fluid via capillary action in order to maintain moisture on the endovascular devices if necessary. The mat may also be placed inside a purpose-made shallow tray that maintains moisture.
Stage of Development
The technology has been fabricated and is now being tested.
