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Science  Meets  Business  27  March  2014    

‘Versnelling  Innova/e  @  Novio  Tech  Campus’  

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Mellon  Team  Members  

Lieuwke  de  Jong   Mark  Vrancken  Peeters  

•  Lieuwke  de  Jong  (CEO)  has  a  diverse  internaAonal  background.  He  gained  broad  hands-­‐on  strategic  and  financial  experience  in  the  Oil  &  Gas,  Consultancy  and  AviaAon  industry  

•  Dr.  Mark  Vrancken  Peeters  (CMO)  is  a  vascular  surgeon  gone  entrepreneur  and  is  the  mastermind  behind  the  one-­‐hand  sAtching  concept  

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Smart  Suturing  fast  and  with  great  precision  

Vision  Surgical   procedures   can   be   simplified   by   creaAng   the   right  innovaAve  tool    Mission  Our  aim  is  to  provide  peace  of  mind  in  the  operaAng  theatre    What  Mellon  is  developing  a  technology  in  the  field  of  suturing,  allowing  the  surgeon  to  suture  with  one  hand    How  The  difficult  task  of  suturing  is  reduced  to  one  simple  movement:  pinching  of  double-­‐acAon  buXons  

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Forceps Castroviego

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the phone, my hands are tied!

Suturing  explained  

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The  easy-­‐SAtch  targets  to  reduce  overall  opera5on-­‐5me  

One-­‐hand  sAtching  is  expected  to  provide  stability  as  rotaAon  of  the  wrist  is  no  longer  needed  for  comfortable  suturing.  Stability  is  expected  to  improve  precision  and  therefore  quality  of  suturing  

Speed  

Stability  

Less  assistance  is  needed  and  the  free  hand  can  guide  the  suture  string  or  handle  the  Assue  

Less  assistance  

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Page  le:  blank  inten5onally  

A  number  of  slides  was  removed  due  to  their  confidenAal  nature  

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Competitor’s devices generally have one specific application whereas the our device covers a wide range of surgical procedures

Linear stapler Multiple manufacturers One-click mechanism limits the ability to make a custom-made anastomosis

ByFix HDH Medical Suture-less vascular anastomotic device. Can only be used in aortic repair surgery

Endostitch Covidien Can only be operated with two hands handling the buttons and levers. Can only be used in laparoscopic procedures

Fascia closure device SuturTek Circular design has handling and visibility limitations Can only be used for closure of the abdominal wall after laparotomy

Capio Open Access Boston Scientific Specifically designed for pelvic floor reconstruction

Maniceps Atom Vet's Medical Is not reloadable. Hard to manoeuvre due to limited ergonomics

Other  players  in  the  market  

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Novio  Tech  Campus  

Mellon  has  three  investors:                    

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