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After Eugene Malinskiy saw a physician assistant trip over arthroscopic camera cords during a medical procedure, he and his brother, Ilya, set out to develop a wireless arthroscopic camera.<\/p>\n
Early in the development process, the Malinskiys got a boost from engineers at NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, who advised on technical specifications through the center\u2019s Adopt-a-City program. This agency program enabled Glenn engineers to consult with them pro bono via a Space Act Agreement with the city of Cleveland.<\/p>\n
The team also consulted with NASA engineers on their plan to use the ultra-wideband protocol \u2013 radio technology enabling encrypted transfer of a high-definition signal \u2013 and their planned processors and chips used in the device\u2019s central processing unit.<\/p>\n
Ilya Malinskiy said the company gave investors the space agency engineers\u2019 feedback. \u201cBeing able to say we had very skilled NASA engineers take a look at our device and say we should keep going was very, very useful.\u201d<\/p>\n
It turned out that the first wireless arthroscopic camera wasn\u2019t entirely unlike CubeSats \u2013 tiny satellites that often orbit Earth in clusters.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had a lot of the same issues,\u201d Ilya Malinskiy said. \u201cWe both have very small devices that need reliable power without adding a lot of weight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ultimately, the NASA engineers connected the Lazurite team with several high-fidelity aerospace lithium-ion battery vendors.<\/p>\n
In 2022, Lazurite\u2019s ArthroFree Wireless Camera System became the first FDA-cleared wireless camera system for minimally invasive surgery. Since then, the device has assisted in countless surgeries, and the company has raised tens of millions of dollars.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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