Catheter Precision: AMIGO II

Next generation surgical robotics system for cardiac catheter control.

Amigo is a new generation of robotic catheter systems. It utilises a simple design and a familiar controller. Requiring less than one hour of practice, Amigo is designed to be easy to learn and offers significant decreases in navigation times.

Our client asked:

Catheter Precision wanted to re-engineer their Gen 1 system to address cost, functionality and usability issues. They wanted a partner who could both identify the right concept approach and take the system through full development. Sagentia Medical, with our extensive experience in medical product consulting, was initially engaged to generate subsystem concepts.

Results: deliverables and outcomes

Based on results of the subsystem concepts Sagentia Medical generated we progressed to undertake the complete system redevelopment including:

• Electro-mechanical drive systems
• CPU-based motion control and FPGA-based safety architecture
• Industrial Design
• Sterile disposables development
• System risk management
• 13485 Technical File
• Following novel concept work, the system was developed from specification to verification readiness in under 12 months
• Functionality and usability was significantly improved over the Gen 1 system
• A cost reduction of the order of 50% was also delivered over that of the Gen 1 system