OmniGuide, Inc. is a private
medical device
A medical device is any device intended to be used for medical purposes. Significant potential for hazards are inherent when using a device for medical purposes and thus medical devices must be proved safe and effective with reasonable assura ...
company developing and commercializing minimally-invasive surgical tools.
Founded in 2000, OmniGuide's manufacturing facilities and executive offices are located in
Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is 10 miles (16 km) from Downtown Boston. The population was 34,454 as of the 2020 census. The area was originally inhabited by Native Americans, and was firs ...
, USA. The company's manufacturing plant, located at OmniGuide's headquarters in Lexington, Massachusetts, has manufacturing processes that are capable of manufacturing fibers with semiconductor level tolerances and microscopic layers in a scalable manner.
Technology
The technology is based on the revolutionary photonic bandgap fiber invented at MIT, published in Nature and Science and subsequently licensed exclusively to the company. The first flexible fiber-optic surgical scalpel capable of delivering CO
2 laser light has been developed using this technology.
References
External links
Omniguide Inc Website
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Medical technology companies of the United States
Companies established in 2000
Companies based in Cambridge, Massachusetts
2000 establishments in Massachusetts