A new direction in
minimally invasive surgery

The world’s first guidewire with active, in-situ 360º steerability, backed by clinicians.

A new direction in
minimally invasive surgery

The world’s first guidewire with active, in-situ360º steerability, backed by clinicians.

About Us

Navitec Medical is a world-leading developer of micro-technologies for Minimally Invasive Surgery.

As a medical technology company, we are focused on improving outcomes for patients through the development of innovative and improved tools for interventional clinicians.

These new tools will provide clinicians access to the deepest parts of the body, enabling operations that are not currently possible.

The term “Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS)” was coined in 1986 to describe a range of procedures that involved making very small to no incision for the treatment of diseases compared with traditional “cut and sew” techniques. The use of MIS has exploded since its introduction.

Our Team

At the core of Navitec Medical are like-minded clinicians, engineers and business leaders focussed on accelerating the development and adoption of new micro-technologies with unprecedented precision that assist in the treatment of disease and injury. The success of these new tools depends on the accurate identification of the medical need coupled with deep expertise in the physics at the micro and nanoscale.

Vicki Tutungi, LLB, BSc, MBA, GAICD

Company Director & IntellectualProperty Specialist

Vicki has over twenty years’ experience as adirector and senior executive. She has heldmultiple directorship roles in both listed.

Dr Geoff Rogers, PhD

Engineer & Inventor

Dr Rogers is an award-winning inventor andtechnology innovator. With a PhD in micro andnanotechnology, Geoff has invented multipleground- breaking technologies in the.

Assoc. Prof. Andrew E. Ajani, MBBS, FRACP, MD

Interventional Cardiologist & Innovator

A/Prof Ajani is a leading Interventional Cardiologist having trained at MonashUniversity and Washington State University.

Dr Priscilla Rogers, PhD

Engineer & Company Director

With a PhD in microtechnology, Dr Rogers hasspent her career in the research, developmentand translation of ground-breaking technologiesincluding medical devices, artificial intelligence.

Dr Aubrey A Almeida, MBBS, FRACS, FCSANZ

Cardiothoracic Surgeon & Company Director

As a Cardiothoracic surgeon with training fromthe University of Melbourne and Mayo Clinic,Dr Almeida founded robotic surgery in.

Dr Elli Tutungi, MBBS, FANZCA, PGDipCCEcho

Anaesthetist & Innovator

Dr Tutungi is a leading Cardiac Anaesthetistwith training from Monash University and theUniversity of Western Ontario in Canada.

Dr Helen L Thompson, MBBS, FRACP, PhD

Cardiologist & Innovator

Dr Thomson completed her FRACP in cardiologyand PhD in cardiovascular medicine, with trainingfrom Monash University, Prince Charles Hospitaland the Mayo Clinic. She has published.

The Technology

Navitec Medical was founded to create next generation guidewires which fulfill safety and performance requirements. As a platform technology, Navitec guidewires address many of the limitations of the current guidewires and provide clinicians with the tools needed to improve patient care.

Guidewires are front-line tools used to access the site of treatment during MIS. Today, there are over 60 different types of guidewires for different medical specialities and for different situations. Each guidewire typically trades off various features, including safety and performance. Until now.

1st line wire
To maximise safety
Next generation wire
To maximise safety and performance
2nd line wire
To maximise performance

Navitec guidewires

  • First steerable wire for interventional procedures
  • Articulated distal tip (adjustable in-situ)
  • Large range of movement in all directions
  • Precise control of angle and orientation
  • 0.014, 0.018 and 0.035 diameters, standard lengths
  • Same tip loads and stiffnesses as existing workhorse wires
  • Compatible with hydrophilic/hydrophobic coatings
  • All materials predicated and sterilisable (EtO)

Navitec controllers

  • High-precision robotic and low-cost manual solutions
  • Optimised deployment and use procedures
  • Rapic deployment: -1 minute
  • Fully compatible with sterile field
  • Durable (compliance with ISO 11070:2014)
  • Extensive testing, user feedback and optimisation
  • Preclinical proof of safety, efficacy and compatibility

Applications

Navitec guidewires can improve success rates in multiple clinical applications.

Due to the advanced manoeuvrability and control, Navitec guidewires can help access treatment sites that are currently inaccessible by current guidewires. This includes overcoming tortuous vasculature with high precision steering.

Coronary

Neurovascular

Peripheral

Urology

Due to the advanced manoeuvrability and control, Navitec guidewires can help access treatment sites that are currently inaccessible by current guidewires. This includes overcoming tortuous vasculature with high precision steering.

“Navitec guidewires will
revolutionise the way we think about and perform vascular interventions.”

Assoc. Prof. Andrew E. Ajani

Navitec Medical has developed a world leading suite of intellectual property for steerable guidewires at the microscale.

Contact Us

Navitec Medical is an Australian company that specialises in the research and development of next-generation medical devices. Navitec Medical is working with global medical device companies to bring these new technologies to clinicians and patients alike. For partnership opportunities, please contact us.

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