Petal Surgical, Inc. is a stealth-mode medical technology startup founded in 2021 and based in Foster City, California. The company is focused on developing less invasive surgical solutions that combine advanced robotics, imaging, and energy-based therapies to make surgery more accessible and incisionless. Its primary technological focus appears to be on boiling histotripsy and enhanced reality guidance systems.
Although no specific product is commercially available, Petal Surgical is developing a platform centered on two core technologies based on its patent filings. The first is a boiling histotripsy system that uses focused ultrasound to mechanically and non-invasively destroy targeted tissue. The second is an enhanced reality medical guidance system designed to provide surgeons with advanced 2D or 3D real-time images of surgical tools within a patient's body.
The platform aims to solve the challenges of traditional surgery by offering a non-invasive alternative that reduces patient trauma, lowers the risk of infection, and enables faster recovery times.
The platform addresses the key pain points of conventional surgery, including patient trauma from incisions, risk of post-operative infections, and extended recovery periods that impact both patient well-being and healthcare system costs.