Innovative Medical Devices Startup SurgiBox Receives US Patents for Core Technology

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Feb 20, 2025, 08:17 ET

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SurgiBox Inc., a Cambridge, Massachusetts medical device startup that aims to revolutionize mobile surgery with its flagship SurgiField™ product, is pleased to announce it has received two United States Patents for its core technology. The first US patent involves an innovative airflow technology for clean surgery and is a utility patent, while the second US patent is a design patent on its user-friendly single-button automated Smart Control Module™ technology. SurgiBox's SurgiField™ product combines an innovative inflatable sterile drape with an automated, battery-powered, ultraportable HEPA air filtration system. The system is protected by patents in over 20 countries.

Kelly Laurel, MBA, a retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel, and Vice-President of SurgiBox, stated that, "the patents will aid SurgiBox in commercializing its revolutionary technology in the United States."

Atif Rakin, Chief Technology Officer of SurgiBox and Principal Investigator on a new device funded by the US Defense Health Agency, stated that, "the US patents will support our next generation of research and development, which will build upon the first SurgiField™ product. I am pleased to share that the next generation of product, which will support deployment of surgical fields in extreme environments, is under development with a strategic partner."

About SurgiBox

SurgiBox Inc. is a pioneer in portable medical devices, enabling clean procedures in austere environments, disaster zones, and medical facilities overwhelmed by surgical backlogs. Through innovation and strategic partnerships, SurgiBox aims to revolutionize the delivery of surgical care and help those less fortunate.

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