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The Smart Insufflator
About Spatium Medical
Amsterdam | December 2023
Spatium Medical introduces the world’s first medical insufflator that ensures stable workspace at lowest insufflation and ventilation pressure with three patented technologies addressing three unmet needs.
“Spatium’s innovative insufflation technology was born from a multi-disciplinary team of surgeons, researchers, and engineers. Driven by every day clinical needs in laparoscopy, we are bringing smart insufflation to the world. It is very exciting to know that, together, we will substantially improve patient recovery after surgery and make laparoscopy accessible, for even the most vulnerable patients."
Willem Mees van der Bijl, CEO
– Own work
Unmet medical need
- Personalized insufflation pressure – Surgeons need a means to determine the patient-specific insufflation pressure. Oscillometry measurement: Spatium Medical’s technology measures the patient’s abdominal wall compliance to determine the lowest pressure needed while maintaining sufficient workspace.
- Stable insufflation pressure – Current insufflation devices cannot provide consistent pressure. Surgeons resort to raising the insufflation pressure higher than required to compensate for instability. Turbine technology: Spatium Medical uses turbine technology in combination with a reservoir, enabling accurate pressure management. Our in-vitro studies indicate that a 2 – 7x more stable workspace in patients can be achieved.
- Adaptation to mechanical ventilation – Insufflation pressure leads to increased mechanical ventilation pressure putting the patient at risk for pulmonary complications. There is a need to lower the required mechanical ventilation pressure by synchronizing the insufflation with mechanical ventilation. Reciprocal insufflation: Due to real time adjustment, mechanical ventilation pressures are reduced by up to 10%. This reduces pulmonary complications regardless of the chosen insufflation pressure.
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