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TITAN CSR® Surgical Retractor Wins BEST EQUIPMENT at AAST 2024

TITAN CSR® Surgical Retractor Wins BEST EQUIPMENT at AAST 2024

The TITAN CSR® surgical retractor was honored with the prestigious Best Equipment Award at the 2024 American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) Annual Meeting and Clinical Congress of Acute Care Surgery!

Peer-reviewed publication in Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Surgery Open states the TITAN CSR® retractor "...has the potential to become the new retractor standard."

Peer-reviewed publication in Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Surgery Open states the TITAN CSR® retractor "...has the potential to become the new retractor standard."

A peer-reviewed case series from University Hospital, a Level 1 Center in San Antonio, Texas, describes their 1-year experience using the TITAN CSR® retractor providing rapid and effective abdominal exposure without a table attachment.

TITAN CSR® Surgical Retractor Wins BEST INSTRUMENT at AAST 2023

TITAN CSR® Surgical Retractor Wins BEST INSTRUMENT at AAST 2023

The TITAN CSR® surgical retractor was honored with the prestigious Best Instrument Award at the 2023 American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) Annual Meeting and Clinical Congress of Acute Care Surgery!

6 Steps Bring a New Surgical Retractor to Life

6 Steps Bring a New Surgical Retractor to Life

The team at LINK partnered with Advanced Surgical Retractor Systems Inc. (ASR Systems), a medical device manufacturer led by a military trauma surgeon and a veteran medical device entrepreneur, to design a novel surgical retractor to be used in invasive abdominal surgeries, called laparotomies.

ASR Systems Named "Startup to Watch in 2022"

ASR Systems Named "Startup to Watch in 2022"

San Antonio’s startup scene is maturing. Local founders are raising more money than ever before, while venture capitalists are paying more attention to our ecosystem, looking for lucrative companies to invest in.

Our startup ecosystem reflects innovation across many different fields. You’ll find on the 2022 list more than the expected biomedical, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), and cybersecurity companies from years past.

Dr. Ramon Cestero, CMO and Co-Founder,  Included in the TEXAS 100 by the Texas Business Journals

Dr. Ramon Cestero, CMO and Co-Founder, Included in the TEXAS 100 by the Texas Business Journals

We are excited to announce that our Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ramon Cestero, has been selected as one of the exclusive Texas 100 by the Texas Business Journals. The list highlights influential Texans that will play crucial roles in shaping the Texas economy in the coming year.

San Antonio Trauma Surgeon Creates Revolutionary New Surgical Tool, Now Being Tested Nationwide

San Antonio Trauma Surgeon Creates Revolutionary New Surgical Tool, Now Being Tested Nationwide

A San Antonio trauma surgeon who has saved lives on battlefields abroad and in San Antonio operating rooms has created a new and improved surgical tool.

Navy Veteran's Invention Being Evaluated For Use at Deployed Surgical Units

Navy Veteran's Invention Being Evaluated For Use at Deployed Surgical Units

A San Antonio Navy veteran’s medical invention may soon be available for wider use by deployed military surgical teams in the field.

Battlefield Experience Inspires Veteran to Invent a Tool to Help Trauma Surgeons Save Lives

Battlefield Experience Inspires Veteran to Invent a Tool to Help Trauma Surgeons Save Lives

Cestero is a trauma surgeon and professor of trauma surgery at UT Health San Antonio. The device he invented is a new kind of retractor, a tool doctors use during surgery to prop open a patient’s abdomen in order to repair internal injuries and stop bleeding that threatens the patient’s life.

Veteran Navy Trauma Surgeon's Combat Deployment Experience Inspires New Surgical Retractor Design Combining Advantages of Speed and Exposure

Veteran Navy Trauma Surgeon's Combat Deployment Experience Inspires New Surgical Retractor Design Combining Advantages of Speed and Exposure

As a veteran Navy trauma surgeon, Dr. Ramon Cestero has put a lot of people back together. He’s done multiple tours, working in combat zones in tough conditions, stopping bleeding in horribly injured soldiers and Marines, propping their abdomens open with a portable retractor, rapidly controlling life-threatening injuries, stabilizing them enough to get them to the next level of care.

WarDocs Podcast Featuring TITAN CSR™ Inventor Dr. Ramon Cestero

WarDocs Podcast Featuring TITAN CSR™ Inventor Dr. Ramon Cestero

Dr. Cestero discusses how he used his military experiences to devise a new self-retaining surgical retractor that can be used downrange and in stateside operating rooms. Designed for both civilian and military applications, the TITAN CSR™ delivers the speed of traditional self-retaining retractors and equivalent exposure of table-mounted systems, without a post or table attachment.

Trauma Surgeon’s Invention Redesigns Antiquated Technology Aimed To Save Lives

Trauma Surgeon’s Invention Redesigns Antiquated Technology Aimed To Save Lives

Dr. Cestero’s retractor, called the TITAN CSR™, is unique in that it combines both speed and ample exposure. It does not need to be mounted to a table, and can be set up in about six seconds—50 times faster than a table-mounted design—without losing any functionality.

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