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SURGERY | INNOVATION

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Francesco Costa

MD | ENTREPRENEUR

I'm a medical doctor, software designer, and founder of Security Lab Health Tech SA. Currently, I'm completing my hand surgery residency while pursuing a Master's degree in Management, Technology, and Economics (MTEC) at ETH Zurich.

I have a strong passion for medicine, technology and innovation and entrepreneurship.
I'm obsessed with finding innovative solutions to help doctors better assist patients leveraging cross-disciplinary skills.  I enjoy playing the piano, guitar, and experimenting with synthesizers.

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Projects

These are some of my latest med-tech projects. Click on the images to learn more.

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Skinamometer®

An instrument for measuring skin and band tension during the act of suturing.

Special thanks to Mr. Carlo Bassi, who helped me to produce my first prototype in 2014. 

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The Microsurgery Arena® | Learning by doing

A simple tool to take your first steps into the world of microsurgery. Designed for students and residents.  The concept is published here.

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The Microfluidic Trainer®
A cost-effective training to grind the microfluidic training curve.

This project was designed at the RIT Lab (Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy).
Some applications have been published.

Developed with Prof. N. Baldini, Dr. S. Avnet.

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BAT2PD | Two points discrimination tool

A redesigned two-point discrimination test tool. 
It is robust and reliable and simple. 

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FCMD | Standards

A simple guide to surviving the first year of specialty training in general surgery.

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Medrooms Telemedicine® 
Simple, by design.

This is my telemedicine platform. Designed by doctors for doctors and patients to simplify telemedicine. It's fast, easy to use and secure. 

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Di.TeST® | Digital Tendon Suture Test

A flexor tendon suture repair device designed to improve primary suture stability in young surgeons approaching tendon suture. It can be used to compare different tendon suture techniques from a biomechanical point of view.

Developed with Prof. M. Calcagni (USZ, Zurich, Switzerland)
Awarded the FESSH Shark Tank Award 2023 (Sponsored by KLS Martin®)

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SOSHAND.ch

A simple tool to help doctors reach hand surgery patients, wherever they are.

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SOSSPINE.ch

A simple medical onboarding tool for spine surgery patients.

Standards

SOSSPALLA.ch

A simple medical onboarding tool for shoulder surgery patients.

Standards

Standards 2024

A simple guide to hand surgery procedures.

Medrooms Virtual Clinic

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