Melzi Surgical

Melzi Surgical is a private, commercial-stage medical device company addressing the critical and costly problem of retained surgical items (RSI), specifically lost needles and sharps. The company's core product, the Sharps Finder, is an FDA-cleared device that enables real-time localization of metallic fragments in surgical sites, potentially saving significant OR time and costs associated with miscounts. Founded by a team including surgeons and engineers, Melzi targets hospital operating rooms, with initial adoption across 50+ hospitals in the US. The company operates in a niche but essential segment of surgical safety, competing against standard protocols like manual search and X-ray.

A medical device platform for real-time, intraoperative detection and localization of lost metallic surgical sharps (e.g., needles) within a surgical field, designed as an adjunct to manual search protocols.

Competes primarily against the standard of care: manual surgical counts and intraoperative X-ray. May face competition from other emerging technologies in surgical item detection or tracking (e.g., RFID-based sponge systems). Its key differentiator is real-time, targeted detection of small metallic fragments, addressing a specific gap in current practices.