A New Perspective
on Open Surgery
Helping surgeons see more without changing how they operate.
Two approaches to surgical visualization
Open surgery
Surgeons work directly through an incision, using familiar instruments and tactile feedback. The view depends on a direct line of sight, which can be limited in deep or narrow spaces.
Laparoscopic & robotic surgery
A camera and specialized instruments enter through small access points. Surgeons operate from a screen or robotic console, with a different setup and workflow from open surgery.
Introducing Revelascope
A video-enabled retractor blade with an integrated camera and LED illumination. Revelascope is designed to stream a magnified, shared view to an external display, with the camera moving with the blade as the dissection advances.
Seeing inside nipple-sparing mastectomy
Nipple-sparing mastectomy requires removing the breast gland through a small incision while preserving the skin, nipple, and areola. Surgeons work within a dark cavity with limited direct line of sight, making visualization a central challenge. Revelascope is being developed to bring the view inside that cavity while preserving an open surgical approach.
See beyond the incision
Retractor-mounted imaging and illumination are designed to bring a magnified view of the dissection to an external monitor.
Keep the open surgical workflow
Revelascope is designed to preserve familiar instruments and direct tactile feedback while adding video visualization to retraction.
Give the team a shared view
An external display lets the surgical team and trainees see the operative field together, supporting communication and teaching.
A different approach to
surgical visualization
Revelascope combines a shared video view with the instruments
and tactile feedback of open surgery.
| Open surgery | Revelascope | Robotic surgery | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visualization | Direct line-of-sight | ✓ Enhanced, illuminated view | ✓ Magnified 3D view |
| Shared view | Limited | ✓ Shared on external monitor | ✓ Shared on console |
| Tactile feedback | ✓ Full tactile feedback | ✓ Preserves tactile feedback | – Limited |
| Workflow | ✓ Familiar, open workflow | ✓ Open workflow | – More complex setup |
From prototype to the operating room
- Q1 2026
Alpha prototype and cadaver testing
- Q2/Q3 2026
50+ surgeon interviews
- Q3 2026
Alpha+ prototype and multi-surgeon testing
- Now
- Q2 2027
Finalized prototype
- Q4 2027
Verification & Validation
- Q1 2028
- Design freeze
- FDA registration
- First-line manufacturing
Tested in the hands of surgeons
Cadaveric evaluations and surgeon feedback continue to guide the development of Revelascope.
Surgeons identified visualization as a significant challenge during customer discovery.
Our team
Luke VonEschen
Navy SEAL veteran
University of Chicago MBA
Elam Coalson, MD
Plastic and reconstructive surgery
Revelascope inventor
Marta Majcherska, PhD
University of Chicago PhD
IP and Regulatory
Catherine Pesce, MD
Breast surgical oncology
Endeavor Health
Let’s talk about
what comes next.
For product inquiries, clinical collaboration, partnerships, investment, or company information, get in touch with our team.
contact@revelascope.com