SATA
Laparoscopic
Instrument

Bridging the gap between Robotic
and Laparoscopic Surgery.

Front view of the SATA laparoscopic instrument with a green handle, red and blue control wheels, a long metal shaft, and a grasper at the tip.
SATA Laparoscopic Instrument consisting out of a green handle with a blue and red control wheel, connected to a metal shaft and a metal grasper in articulated position.

  • A patented articulation mechanism provides strong, controlled tip bending across a 130° articulation range, enabling access to difficult anatomical locations.

  • The tip rotates continuously, enabling precise tip orientation and improved control in confined spaces.

  • The instrument is fully reusable and can be disassembled within seconds for cleaning and sterilization, supporting repeated use while reducing costs and environmental impact.

  • The handle is designed for natural, intuitive control and integrates seamlessly into existing laparoscopic workflows. Surgeons can adopt the instrument quickly, without added (procedural) complexity.

  • Articulation and continuous tip rotation provide added degrees of freedom, allowing precise tip alignment and improved access in confined anatomical spaces. This supports better visualization and controlled, accurate instrument handling.

Our Tips

  • Close-up of the articulated tip of the SATA laparoscopic instrument, showing a stainless steel Maryland Dissector.

    Maryland Dissector

  • Close-up of the articulated tip of the SATA laparoscopic instrument, showing a stainless steel Dissector.

    Dissector

  • Close-up of the articulated tip of the SATA laparoscopic instrument, showing a stainless steel Fenstrated Grasper.

    Fenestrated Grasper

  • Close-up of the articulated tip of the SATA laparoscopic instrument, showing stainless steel Metzenbaum Scissors.

    Metzenbaum Scissors

SATA Medical is developing additional tip options, including monopolar instruments and a needle driver.

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Product status

This instrument is under development and in the process of CE certification. Market launch is expected in early 2027. It is not yet commercially available.

Robotic instrument

SATA Medical is developing a robotic version of its articulating instrument. Built on the same patent, these reusable instruments are designed for cost-efficient and sustainable robotic surgery.

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Publications

  • Cover of scientific paper called Surgical Endoscopy.

    A comparative study on trocar configurations and the use of steerable instruments in totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia surgery training

    M. E. C. M. van de Pas, R. R. Postema, H. P. Theeuwes, J. W. A. Klok, M. Rahimi, C. Verhoef, Tim Horeman

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  • Cover of scientific paper called Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies.

    A pre-clinical application study of the SATA-LRS laparoscopic instrument in a human cadaver model

    Tomas Lenssen , R. Postema Roelf, Christian Camenzuli, Jean Calleja-Agius , Jenny Dankelman & Tim Horeman-Franse

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  • Cover of scientific paper called Medical Engineering & Physics paper.

    SATA-LRS: A modular and novel steerable hand-held laparoscopic instrument platform for low-resource settings

    T. Lenssen, J. Dankelman, T. Horeman

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  • Cover of scientific paper called Surgical Endoscopy.

    A new modular mechanism that allows full detachability and cleaning of steerable laparoscopic instruments

    Sem F. Hardon, Frank Schilder, Jaap Bonjer, Jenny Dankelman, Tim Horeman

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  • Cover of scientific paper called Updates In Surgery

    Safe implementation of hand held steerable laparoscopic instruments: a survey among EAES surgeons

    S. F. Hardon, A. M. Rahimi, R. R. Postema, E. Willuth, Mintz, A. Arezzo, J. Dankelman, F. Nickel, T. Horeman

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