Rheia Medical develops UreGuide, a medical device that utilizes electrical stimulation to enable rapid and precise identification of ureters during pelvic surgeries, significantly reducing the risk of unintentional injuries. By detecting injuries in real-time, UreGuide enhances patient safety and operational efficiency, addressing the critical issue of ureter injuries that occur in 1-2% of such procedures.
Funding
$100K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
During pelvic surgeries, unintentional ureter injuries are a significant risk, occurring in 1-2% of procedures due to the difficulty in visualizing the ureters. Current methods often require surgeons to spend considerable time searching for the ureters, and over half of these injuries are not detected until after the surgery, leading to severe patient complications.
Solution
Rheia Medical's UreGuide is a medical device designed to prevent and detect ureter injuries during pelvic surgeries through electrical stimulation. UreGuide enables rapid and precise identification of the ureters, reducing the time spent searching for them. The device can also detect injuries in real-time, alerting the surgeon to enable immediate repair, which lowers the risk of complications and improves patient outcomes, while also reducing healthcare costs for the hospital.
Target Audience
The primary target market includes gynecologists and colorectal surgeons performing pelvic surgeries in high-income countries, where ureter identification is a concern in over 6.5 million surgeries annually.
Features
- Electrical stimulation for fast and precise visual identification of the ureters
- Real-time detection of ureter injuries during surgery
- Seamless integration into existing surgical workflows
- Improves patient safety by reducing the risk of post-surgery complications
- Increases efficiency in the operating theater by reducing time spent searching for ureters