Signum Surgical featured in Irish medtech spotlight

Many Irish start-ups are now dealing in medtech, a growing industry in which innovation can have a profound impact.

This selection of young Irish companies all hail from the medical device sector, where clever gadgets are being dreamt up and put to good use in patients’ and doctors’ lives.

All founded within the last 10 years, these Irish innovators are engineering a better future for healthcare and medical treatment.

Signum Surgical

Signum Surgical deals with perianal fistulas, a health concern that requires an incredible amount of surgical expertise to have even a chance of a long-term fix. For those unaware, these are essentially tunnels between the dentate line of the rectum and the external opening at the skin side of the buttocks.

This ailment requires surgery, often numerous times, but Signum’s surgically-implanted device aims to prevent reinfection of the tract and allows it to heal in a quicker time.

Having shown off its project at the recently-held Innovation Showcase in Dublin, the Irish start-up is seeking funding to allow it to negotiate the regulatory environment it needs to pass through to get its product to market.