Aug 07

EU PATENT GRANTED FOR THE INTUITOOL LAPAROSCOPIC DEVICE

EMCI is pleased to announce that it has been granted a European patent for its breakthrough laparoscopic device, the “Intuitool.” The EU Patent Number is EP3638136.

The Intuitool allows surgeons performing laparoscopic surgery to intuitively rotate the end effector up to 270 degrees by use of a lockable and releaseable thumb-ball. This prevents most of the movement of a laparoscopic device inside of the patient, while also providing more comfort and less carpal-tunnel damage to the surgeon.

The Intuitool is also a “reposable” device, with a durable, reusable handle and disposable inserts for the various tools (e.g., knife, scissors). This provides a much higher quality and more useful handle, while reducing the overall cost significantly.

EMCI already has a U.S. Patent for the Intuitool, with a second U.S. Patent held by the University of Nebraska.

For more information, or for potential licensing, please contact:

For more information, or for potential licensing, please contact:

Dr. James R. Lucas
Chairman & CEO, EMCI
Epic Medical Concepts & Innovations
jlucas@emci.co
(office) 913-432-5321  (mobile) 913-530-6784

About Peter B. Lucas, MBA - Chief Operating Officer

Peter B. Lucas, MBA, is a medical-device patent holder who co-founded EMCI with James Lucas in Kansas in 2006. Pete serves as EMCI’s Vice President & COO. In his current role, he is responsible for both project management oversight of new product development and for all day-to-day operations. Prior to his work at EMCI, Pete spent 10 years at Herff Jones, a leader in academic recognition products, where he managed their state-of-the-art digital imaging department. Pete received both his MBA in operations management and supply chain logistics, and his undergraduate degree in business and economics from the Bloch School of Business & Public Administration at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, recently ranked the # 1 business school in the United States for entrepreneurship. He has also taught Master's level operations management courses at the Bloch School, and recently finished a four year term on the Bloch School Alumni Board.
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