Project
Scalpel
Active
Vision
Scanner
Together with Spanner, we re-engineered the Scalpel Active Vision Scanner, an
AI-powered surgical instrument scanner, from a raw engineering prototype into a market-ready med-tech product.
The challenge was sharpening usability, manufacturability, and visual presentation without disrupting parallel algorithm development. Field use surfaced the real friction: tray handling ergonomics, reflective instruments interfering with the AI, and wildly different lighting across logistics centers.
The result is a clinical-grade design language: confident, clean, and purposeful. Controlled diffuse lighting and intuitive cues guide the user, delivered in just 12 weeks for launch at a major orthopedic surgeons meeting.
- Year2025
- ClientScalpel AI
- PlaceSan Francisco
THE MISSION
Transform Scalpel’s proven engineering prototype into a fully integrated, field-ready medical device in 12 weeks—ready for its official launch at the 2025 American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) annual meeting.
The objective was to preserve all validated technical components while dramatically improving usability, manufacturability, and visual identity, all executed without disrupting Scalpel's parallel algorithm development.
Many thanks for working with us on this project. The product and all the collaterals got a lot of attention and was very well made by your team.Yeshwanth Pulijala PhD | Founder & CEO Scalpel Ltd.