Founded in 2017 by medical device and semiconductor industry leaders, Planatome is a medical device technology that has patented a surface modification technology based on chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) to create smooth, low-trauma, high-precision surgical blades. Surgeons around the country currently using the blades have revealed the blades improve surgical procedures and patient outcomes. The company has new uses for its nano-polishing technology, both in and out of the medical device market.