MEMGen's EFAB� Technology Set to Enhance Minimally Invasive Surgery

Company's micro-manufacturing process to serve as catalyst for medical miniaturization

Burbank, CA � June 18, 2002 � Versatile surgical tools smaller than a grain of rice may soon become a reality, thanks to MEMGen Corporation.

The company's EFAB� technology has demonstrated the capability to manufacture precision metal parts that are smaller, have more detailed features and more intricate functionality than ever before possible. These can be used for a variety of applications, including biomedical.

"Sub-millimeter scale surgical tools that can perform more than one task at a time are required for minimally invasive surgery to advance," said Mary Frecker, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State University. "However, the laparoscopic instruments available today are typically about five millimeters in size and can only perform single, simple tasks."

Dr. Frecker is leading the university's program to develop design software for advanced, minimally invasive surgical tools.

"The main barriers to production of these miniature, flexible tools are manufacturability and cost. There is a real need for a manufacturing technology that can cost-effectively produce instruments that are one millimeter or less in size, while maintaining the intricate functionality required for medical procedures," continued Dr. Frecker.

"EFAB goes beyond the traditional precision device manufacturing technologies, such as laser, electro discharge and computer numeric control machining. It can build complex 3-D parts by forming multiple layers precisely defined on a microscopic scale, from development to mass production," said Adam Cohen, MEMGen founder and CEO. "The technology can essentially build an entire micro-device pre-assembled. This enables the level of precision required for any complex, miniature metal assemblies, including micro-surgical tools."

MEMGen's EFAB technology is a manufacturing process for complex, three-dimensional, miniature metal parts and assemblies. The technology allows micro precision devices to be designed in 3-D CAD and fabricated from a single, automated system.

About MEMGen 

Headquartered in Burbank, California, MEMGen Corporation's proprietary EFAB� technology allows microdevices to be produced from a single, automated system. It enables 3-D CAD designs to be transformed into finished micro precision-parts and MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems). EFAB is the first manufacturing technology that can fabricate truly three-dimensional micromachines and micro-parts, from development to mass production, quickly and without a cleanroom. 

www.memgen.com

 

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