Based in San Carlos, Calif., Prescient Surgical, Inc. is a medical device innovator that makes advanced tools and technologies to fight and defend against the sources of surgical site infection. With technological innovation, greater awareness, and ongoing collaboration with hospitals around best practices, Prescient Surgical is dedicated to making surgery safer, improving the patient experience with surgery, and significantly improving post-operative outcomes. The company was conceived at the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign and accelerated at Stanford StartX Med and the Fogarty Institute for Innovation. The company's flagship product, CleanCision™ is the first in a new class of advanced technology designed to fight and defend against the most pervasive sources of surgical infection. Utilizing active cleansing technology, CleanCision combines wound protection and irrigation into an intuitive and easy-to-use retraction system that actively, consistently, and continuously clears harmful bacteria that may invade the incision during surgery.