Arbutus - Sorenson Impact Foundation

Arbutus Medical

Arbutus Medical designed a simple, yet long-lasting solution: a waterproof, sterilizable cover that allows a non-sterile, powered drill to safely perform surgical bone drilling. After partnering with known brands such as DeWalt, the company designed a line of surgical devices that are FDA-registered, and Health Canada licensed.  This is how >>

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5 billion people worldwide lack access to safe surgery. Expensive surgical equipment contributes to this lack of access and propagates the burden of injury.

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The aggregate of this individual burden of injury has greater social and economic impacts on communities, cities and countries as a whole.

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On the global scale, the annual burden of injury exceeds that of HIV / AIDS + TB  + Malaria combined (“Injuries and Violence: the facts.” WHO, 2010)