Description
Bone regeneration procedures require high-quality biomaterials, which are supplemented with blood components during surgery. However, existing blood component collection tools often limit the quality of results. The idea of the project is to develop a new barrel that allows better preparation and use of biomaterial and blood components. This will allow doctors to perform safer and more accurate procedures, reducing the risk of complications and improving patients' quality of life.
Achievable results
The Need4Bone project aims to develop and refine a new device and method for bone implant preparation that integrates blood collection and mixing with the material in a single sterile step.
Currently, this process is carried out manually, which increases the time of the operation and the risk of errors.
The project plans to:
- Upgrade the technology readiness level of the device from TRL3 to TRL4;
- develop an improved functional prototype ready for testing in a clinical setting;
- Develop a regulatory compliance and commercialisation strategy;
- to test the device's performance in biomaterials and clinical applications, ensuring its suitability for real-world medical situations.
Benefit
Preparing implant materials prolongs each operation by about 15 %, generating more than 350,000 additional hours of medical operations per year.
«The introduction of Need4Bone would allow:
- shorten the operating time by 15-30 minutes, reducing the surgical burden and risks for patients;
- increase access to and effectiveness of treatment;
- Reduce healthcare costs, which could mean savings of more than €30 million a year at the level of dental clinics alone;
- Promote the integration of high-tech solutions in medicine, improving the quality of patient care and the sustainability of the system.
