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Founded in 2010 by Neurosurgeon Mr Richard Ashpole, Neurodesignltd is a medical design company, specialising in surgical instruments and surgical teaching simulators.
OUR FOUNDER
Mr Richard Ashpole has been a consultant neurosurgeon at Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK since 1996 and founded Neurodesign in 2010 to pursue a longstanding interest in designing medical devices, simulation equipment, and informatics. He would be very happy to discuss any ideas or projects that you may have.

OUR DESIGNS
Innovation in medicine

VENTRIFIX, EXTERNAL VENTRICULAR DRAIN ANCHORING DEVICE
A simple, reliable and inexpensive device to securely anchor EVDs in place; developed and marketed in conjunction with Neuromedex Gmbh.
ROWENAÂ NEUROSURGICAL SIMULATOR
A complete cranial neurosurgical simulator, including a paediatric version, enabling an extensive range of neurosurgical approaches and procedures to be practised in complete safety. Further developments are under way to expand the range of procedures. These are manufactured in the UK by Calibre Models Ltd and marketed by Delta Surgical.
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Please follow the link for a demonstration:


INSTRUMENTS
Cervical arthroplasty instrumentation.
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Designed in conjunction with SCIENT’X to provide precise, safe insertion of DiscoCerv cervical arthroplasty, with an adjustable stop to prevent inadvertent overinsertion.
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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt instrumentation.
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A patented system of instruments to mediate a non-touch technique of shunt assembly and insertion.
PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLETS
Mr Ashpole has written a series of patient information leaflets on neurosurgical procedures for EIDO Healthcare, and we continue to expand the range of procedures covered.
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NS01 Lumbar Microdiscectomy > https://inform-prod-lites.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/Lites/UK/NS01/NS01.pdf
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NS02 Lumbar Laminectomy > https://inform-prod-lites.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/Lites/UK/NS02/NS02.pdf
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NS03 Cervical Laminectomy > https://inform-prod-lites.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/Lites/UK/NS03/NS03.pdf

UPCOMING PROJECTS

We are currently involved with a number of projects including a neurosurgical operative instrument, a tumour resection adjunct, and an electrical diagnostic device.
OUR PARTNERS AND AWARDS

MEDTECH OUTLOOK
Rated Neurodesignltd as a top 5 surgical solutions provider in the UK for 2021. Article here: https://surgical-europe.medicaltechoutlook.com/vendor/neurodesignltd-enhancing-neurosurgical-procedures-with-innovative-solutions-cid-1702-mid-169.html
DELTA SURGICAL
Medical equipment supplier, including our ROWENA simulator and Ventrifix.
NEUROMEDEX
Specialists in single use neurosurgical products and the manufacturers of our Ventrifix design.


CALIBRE MODELS LTD
Calibre Models LTD are a company that predominantly deals with product development and low volume production. They are the manufacturers of our ROWENA neurosurgical simulator.