Creo Medical is a medical technology company focused on the emerging field of minimally invasive endoscopic surgery. It has developed CROMA, an advanced energy electrosurgical platform, and a range of novel, miniaturised devices that are used to perform operations inside the body through the working channels of endoscopes, achieving the most minimally invasive surgery. Creo’s cutting-edge technology and products drive better patient outcomes, significantly reduce costs and make advanced procedures more accessible by expanding the number of providers worldwide. Creo Medical Group plc
Proving the benefits Creo’s technology means patients can be treated as a day patient and recover quickly vs. the longer stays and recovery periods experienced with traditional surgery. This significantly reduces costs, time and resource use. A groundbreaking study undertaken in conjunction with NHS Supply Chain has demonstrated significant cost savings and operational efficiencies achieved using Speedboat in bowel cancer, revealing impressive one- year savings of £687,000 from 130 Speedboat procedures, compared to
East Kent University Hospitals’ cost savings data.
traditional surgery. Additional operational savings identified in the study underscore the benefits for both patients and hospitals alike. “With over 200 Speedboat Submucosal Dissection cases now completed at East Kent, our in-depth costing work clearly shows tangible and consistent financial benefits, largely stemming from a reduction in the time patients are spending in hospital. This is a result of our ability to redirect patients from surgical waiting lists to our excellent endoscopy unit,” says Elisa Llewellyn, Director of Commissioning, Contracting and Costing. The savings, efficiencies and outcomes driven by Creo’s technology are a game-changer for the NHS, highlighting the critical role of innovation in healthcare. Advances and breakthroughs Creo has a range of advanced energy devices in various stages of commercialisation. Its SpydrBlade device combines the performance of Speedboat with a unique jaw design, providing clinicians with the performance associated with keyhole surgery in a miniature endoscopic device.
Creo’s MicroBlate devices focus on innovative treatments for lung, pancreas, liver, kidney and bladder cancers. Its MicroBlate Flex device is delivering promising results in early clinical cases. In collaboration with London’s Royal Brompton Hospital, the technology is treating lung cancer through bronchoscopic microwave ablation – a procedure where tumours are treated from inside the lung, accessed via the patient’s airway. MicroBlate’s ingenious approach has recently been used in conjunction with Intuitive’s Ion robotic lung diagnostic platform, enabling clinicians to detect and remove tumours effectively and safely in a single procedure, marking a significant advancement in cancer treatment. Creo’s technology is patent protected and is used daily across dozens of countries and in over 20 NHS hospitals. CREO MEDICAL GROUP PLC Creo House, Unit 2, Beaufort Park Way, Chepstow, NP16 5UH Tel: 01291 606005 • marketing@creomedical.com www.creomedical.com @ CreoMedical creo-medical
Pic credit: Creo Medical’s Speedboat UltraSlim in use.
CROMA and Speedboat CROMA powers Creo’s devices, delivering safer energy to patients compared to the energy widely used in current endoscopic surgery. Creo’s flagship Speedboat device is designed to remove pre- cancerous and early-stage cancerous lesions with safe margins and in one piece from within the bowel, stomach or oesophagus via an endoscopic procedure, rather than patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery involving abdominal incisions and removing a portion of the organ (e.g. bowel). The latest device, Speedboat UltraSlim, is just 2.35mm in diameter and has been rapidly adopted by doctors for cancer-related and wider endoscopic surgery due to its small size, intuitive handling and effective operation.
Pic credit: Creo Medical’s suite of Advanced Energy Devices.
Chris Grayling, Speedboat bowel procedure patient.
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