Akeeko in the Media
Below is a selection of interviews, news articles and other media coverage featuring Akeeko Medical, the Akeeko Stent Inserter, and the clinicians evaluating the technology.
The Geelong Advertiser, 30 June 2026
This article shares the story of one of the first patients treated with the Akeeko Stent Inserter at Barwon Health, highlighting how the technology enabled rapid relief from a painful obstructing kidney stone under local anaesthetic, avoiding the need for an operating room.
The article also features Dr Richard Grills, who discusses the potential for the device to improve patient outcomes while reducing hospital admissions and pressure on healthcare resources.
ABC Radio Melbourne, 30 June 2026
In this interview, Dr Richard Grills discusses his experience using the Akeeko Stent Inserter. Dr Grills is the first physician to use the device under the TGA's Authorised Prescriber Scheme and shares its potential to transform the treatment of patients requiring urgent ureteric stenting.
Barwon Health website, 30 June 2026
BarwonHealth has become the first hospital in the world to trial the Akeeko Stent Inserter in the emergency department. This article features Dr Richard Grills, Akeeko's first Authorised Prescriber under the TGA's Authorised Prescriber Scheme.
ABC Drive, 3 July 2026
Dr RichardGrills was named ABC Radio Melbourne Drive's "MVP of the Week" in recognition of his work introducing a new approach to treating obstructing kidney stones using the Akeeko Stent Inserter.