PEAK Surgical Uses SolidWorks for Medical Technology

By DE Editors

Dassault Systémes’ (DS; Paris, France) SolidWorks Corp. (Concord, MA) announced that a new surgical device designed in SolidWorks 3D CAD software provides the precision of a scalpel and the bleeding control of traditional electrosurgery without causing heat damage to surrounding tissues. PEAK Surgical Inc.‘s PEAK PlasmaBlade 4.0, a low-temperature surgical cutting and coagulation tool that is part of the PEAK Surgery System, was recently granted clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in general surgery.

The PEAK Surgery System also includes the PULSAR generator, which delivers plasma (energy) in short controlled bursts to the PlasmaBlade. PEAK Surgical standardized on SolidWorks software to incorporate ample ergonomic and functional feedback from several surgeons into the final design of the PlasmaBlade.

SolidWorks’ surfacing capabilities enabled PEAK Surgical engineers to make slight changes to the grip of the PlasmaBlade to ensure the device felt right to surgeons. Advanced sheet metal tools allowed engineers to accurately model parts so they could see how they would be made and how they would look.

PEAK Surgical used SolidWorks Workgroup PDM software to ensure version control while enabling engineers to work on different parts of the same design at the same time.

For details, contact SolidWorks.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.