Zaid Atto

Biomedical Engineer & Entrepreneur in Minimally Invasive Surgery

[Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) @creativedlab]

Medical device company @XpanMedical (CDL'23) has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for its minimally invasive XpanTM Universal Trocar System, and has successfully completed initial clinical procedures in the US.
https://t.co/WuLbn9zY52

[Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) @creativedlab]

Xpan is developing a miniaturized access port which can enter the body at a less invasive size than current standard devices before expanding with minimal tissue trauma. Congrats to @XpanMedical on graduating from CDL-Toronto Health! #CDLSuperSession2023 https://t.co/cYlI6AGwGA

[Zaid Atto @Zee_Force]

Watch, Like and Share with your network to help us win! #Medtech #laparoscopy #minimallyinvasivesurgery

[Xpan Inc. @XpanMedical]

We're developing less invasive yet expandable access ports for #laparoscopic procedures. Our technology is designed to minimize complications, & maximizing surgical flexibility.
Watch & like our YouTube video for us to win the $10K #MedTechInnovator Award
https://t.co/bhpQqLiI7h

[Power & Politics @PnPCBC]

"If we hide behind 'it's less virulent,' we delude ourselves because we ignore the fact of exponential growth," said Dr. Peter Juni about the Omicron variant, citing the speed of transmission and the potential for ICU admissions among the unvaccinated population in Ontario.

[FACIT @FACITca]

Ready to elevate your #MadeinOntario oncology innovation with a shot at $100k? The Call for Participants is now open for FACIT's Falcons’ Fortunes 2022 virtual pitch competition! More info here: https://t.co/PzaaAQ0viA #pitchcomp #oncology #WorldCancerDay

[Xpan Inc. @XpanMedical]

We're happy to share a new animation of The Xpan Universal Trocar System. Check out our new and improved website https://t.co/8Wnd7HggVF to learn more about our novel technology and our team. #minimallyinvasivesurgery https://t.co/gw5FOaa54P

[Zaid Atto @Zee_Force]

@AnthonyLacavera Curious about the challenges of building Canada wide network coverage? Also how did you think about the exit strategy when you created the company?

[The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) @SickKidsNews]

BIG NEWS! SickKids is thrilled to be recognized by @Newsweek as the number 1 #paediatric hospital in the world! https://t.co/qwUX5egkuJ

[CBC News Alerts @CBCAlerts]

U.S. drug maker Moderna signs deal with the Canadian government today promising to build an mRNA vaccine production plant in Canada, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne has officially announced. Earlier story: https://t.co/Dx1e0aoyxF

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

Families on ventilators. No time for breaks. Patients treated in hallways.

The Star's exclusive look, in photos, inside Brampton Civic Hospital, the one hospital for a population of 600,000 hit by a brutal, crushing third wave of COVID-19. https://t.co/IGlRhst5Ql

[Temerty Medicine @uoftmedicine]

Today, we join @HistoricaCanada to share this new #HeritageMinute celebrating insulin’s discovery at @UofT. On this day 100 years ago, experiments that led to the life-saving legacy of #Insulin100 began.

Learn more at: https://t.co/q81QCYfp8q

[Vaccine Hunters Canada @VaxHuntersCan]

[ON] 🍾18+ EVERYONE IN TORONTO! THE 10000 DOSE CLINIC AT 45 OVERLEA BLVD BEGINS NOW! 🍾

OPEN TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN TORONTO BORN IN 2003 OR EARLIER AND NO OHIP REQUIRED!

TORONTO, WE KNOW YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO BE PART OF A RECORD BREAKING DAY!

LETS GOOOOOOO! #COVID19ON #vhcON

[Nir Lipsman @DrNirLipsman]

Man in 20s with life threatening brain hemorrhage, the most urgent of urgent cases. Can’t take to OR, they’re full of patients waiting for ICU bed. Meanwhile, pressure grows, life slipping away. April 2021, in Toronto trauma centre, covid healthcare reality.

[Najma Ahmed @najmadoc]

We have lost the battle. We have cancelled surgery except for patients with imminent risk to life/limb/vision. There will be incalculable harm beyond covid related disease. If someone in Toronto has a heart attack, there may or may not be resources to care for them.

[Reuters Science News @ReutersScience]

A third of COVID-19 survivors in a study of more than 230,000 mostly American patients were diagnosed with a brain or psychiatric disorder within six months, suggesting the pandemic could lead to a wave of mental and neurological problems, scientists said https://t.co/gsBO4shHxE

[Xpan Inc. @XpanMedical]

Excited to be invited to participate in the #NextGenSurgical pitch with amazing companies and industry leaders

[Jeremy Hedges @JeremyHedges77]

Hospitals are obligated to buy through group purchasing contracts with importers for up to 7 years

This is an industry wide issue for PPE manufacturers across Canada. Thousands of jobs and millions of private & public dollars are at risk. 5M masks and 2M shields on our shelves.

[Vitamin D @drdavidgrimes]

Reducing Covid-19 deaths: it has been done in Andalucía, Spain, using Vitamin D. Reduction of deaths per day from 60 to 3 within six weeks. Vitamin D is essential for controlling this pandemic NOW.

[drtikfugee @drtikfugee]

Don't queue up for toilet rolls this time round. Get vitamin D supplements instead. Estimated 70-80% of us are vitamin D deficient