GastricTime provides a radiation‑free gastric motility test using a swallowable gelatin capsule that releases passive RFID tags and a wearable abdominal reader. The system records tag passage in real time and applies AI algorithms to deliver a quantitative gastric emptying score within hours via a mobile app, enabling primary‑care and outpatient clinics to diagnose gastroparesis quickly and affordably.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Current gastric motility assessment relies on scintigraphy, which requires hospital-based nuclear medicine facilities, radioactive meals, long test durations, and high costs, making it inaccessible for routine use in primary care and limiting timely diagnosis of drug‑induced slowing versus true gastroparesis.
Solution
GastricTime offers a radiation‑free, battery‑free diagnostic system composed of a swallowable gelatin capsule that releases passive RFID tags and a wearable skin‑placed RFID reader. As the tags pass through the pyloric sphincter, the reader logs each event in real time, and AI algorithms generate a quantitative gastric emptying score within hours. The workflow requires only a standard low‑calorie meal and a short 2–4 hour observation period, eliminating the need for specialized imaging staff or facilities. Results are delivered via a mobile app and can be integrated into clinical decision‑making at the point of care, enabling clinicians to differentiate drug‑induced gastric slowing from pathological gastroparesis quickly and affordably.
Target Audience
Primary customers are primary‑care physicians, outpatient gastroenterology clinics, and metabolic disease specialists prescribing GLP‑1 therapies who need rapid, objective gastric motility data.
Features
- Swallowable gelatin capsule that dissolves in the stomach, releasing 10–20 passive, battery‑free RFID tags
- Compact wearable reader placed on the abdomen, detecting tags within a 3–10 cm range without external power
- Bluetooth‑enabled mobile app that syncs data and applies AI‑driven algorithms to produce a motility score within hours
- Radiation‑free measurement eliminates the need for radioactive meals and nuclear imaging facilities
- Low per‑test cost (~$450) and short test duration (2–4 hours) suitable for primary‑care and outpatient settings
- Quantitative, repeatable data output compatible with electronic health record integration via standard APIs