Capreolos GmbH is developing the Prep4Surg app, a Class IIa medical device that facilitates digital prehabilitation by providing personalized training and nutritional plans for patients prior to major surgeries. This approach aims to reduce postoperative complications and improve surgical outcomes by enhancing patients' physical readiness and overall well-being before their procedures.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Postoperative complications affect a significant percentage of patients undergoing major surgeries, leading to increased morbidity, mortality, longer hospital stays, and higher costs, especially for frail, elderly, and obese individuals with low cardiopulmonary reserve. Traditional prehabilitation programs are not easily accessible or scalable, hindering widespread adoption and consistent patient engagement.
Solution
Prep4Surg is a Class IIa medical device app designed to facilitate digital prehabilitation by providing patients with personalized training and nutritional plans in preparation for major surgeries. The app aims to improve surgical outcomes and reduce postoperative complications by enhancing patients' physical readiness and overall well-being. Through remote monitoring and guidance, Prep4Surg enables patients and their doctors to proactively manage pre-surgical preparation, track progress, and adjust interventions as needed. The platform integrates patient-generated data with clinical insights to optimize prehabilitation strategies and support informed decision-making.
Target Audience
The primary users are patients undergoing major surgeries, their doctors, and medical assistants involved in pre-surgical preparation and postoperative care.
Features
- Patient registration and data capture, including age, BMI, gender, ECOG, TUG, RAI score, hemoglobin, resting heart rate, and heart rate-changing medication
- Calculation of a Prep4Surg risk score based on collected data
- Secure data transmission to a central cloud server for risk dashboard generation and training program preparation
- Patient access to a personalized training program via a dedicated app, including a quality-of-life questionnaire and a 6-minute walking test
- Integration with a smartwatch for exercise monitoring and guidance within the optimal heart rate range
- Transmission of training data and symptom evaluation after each session to the central cloud server
- Doctor's app for progress review, push notifications for missed exercises or exceeded heart rate ranges, and re-evaluation of risk assessment