What Do Speedboats Have To Do with Surgery?

Nothing except a name, but Creo Medical says its Speedboat Inject device can turn some surgeries from prolonged hospital stays into one-day visits.  

Creo Medical's Speedboat is somewhat smaller • Source: Shutterstock

Creo Medical is developing advanced ablation tools with tiny form factors to change the status quo of endoscopic surgery.

The company’s CEO, Craig Gulliford, told Medtech Insight that the company’s wide range of products provides a complete toolset for...

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