Background

The TAS Medical Tissue Approximation System allows physicians to securely approximate (bring together) tissue in patients with ventral hernias leaving only a minimal surgical footprint. This allows for accelerated healing times and reductions in recurrence for patients. With the TAS device, there is no second-guessing for the physician whether their knot will stay or if the mesh will hold.

Sirius partnered with Dr. Al Chin to conceive, incubate and develop the minimally invasive ventral hernia solution which led to the formation of TAS Medical, Inc. This development utilized Sirius’ expertise in rapid prototype development and general surgery experience resulting in a Ventral Hernia indication for the commercial product. Shortly after the FDA clearance, feedback from the field was taken by TAS and Sirius to further develop the product into targeted kits fit for the specific needs of open laparotomy, laparoscopic, and robot assisted surgeries.

Sirius Engineering was there at the start for TAS Medical, taking the rough prototypes and surgical methods and turning it into the intuitive devices of a surgical kit. We designed the injection molded parts for the various handle components, the backer card used to transport and secure the devices in shipping, and the custom 3D metal printed tips for the surgical tools. Sirius planned out the entire project with design being a key component, but also transit conditioning, human factors and usability studies, biocompatibility testing, and sterilization validation. We developed the FDA QSR compliant quality system that is used to track the devices and components from raw materials supplier all the way to the hospital where it is used.

Here is a snapshot of progression from concept to medical device

Prototypes become Product