AN Ashburton company which manufactures surgical equipment has received the Queen's Award, it was announced this week.

SRA Developments, based at Bremridge, won the prestigious award for innovation for its ground-breaking ultrasonic scalpel used by surgeons world-wide.

LOTUS surgical shears simultaneously cuts and seals tissue, keeping blood loss to a minimum and speeding up the recovery process.

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