Spydrblade Electrosurgical Instrument

Spydrblade is a next-gen endoscopic resection device used for a range of different indications worldwide.

Close-up of a surgical tool labeled SpydrBlade Flex RG1 with white and green parts, and another tool blurred in the background.

The Project

Spyderblade is Creo Medical’s most advanced instrument. It is a tool used through an endoscope for resection and ablation of different types of tissue, including cancerous lesions. The articulating jaws use microwave energy to stop bleeding vessels and high frequency RF energy to create localised plasma that cuts effectively. 

A hand adjusts the control section of a flexible endoscope, with a blue tube extending from the instrument.
A medical device with a white handle, blue accent, and long flexible blue tube, used for minimally invasive surgical procedures, is shown on a plain white background.
A person uses scissors to cut or prepare a small blue wire on a table with various small metal components scattered nearby.
Close-up of a surgical instrument with a metallic, hinged grasping tip and a blue handle, positioned against a plain white background.

Design

The UW team was instrumental in the early concept development of the device, designing and producing large numbers of functional prototypes for evaluation. Working closely with RF and microwave engineers, theoretical concepts and simulations were rapidly tested to create real world solutions that are now in production and are being sold across the world.

Close-up of three surgical instruments with scissor-like handles, including the SynchroBlade Flex RS1 and a spydrblade electrosurgical instrument in white, green, and blue, arranged on a white surface.

They are responsive and extremely skilled industrial designers. They have a very positive outlook and will go above and beyond to deliver on a project.

Professor Chris Hancock
Creo Medical Founder & CTO