CARES4WOUNDS is an AI‑enabled platform that lets community nurses capture wound photos on a mobile device, automatically measures wound dimensions, classifies tissue types, and generates standardized assessment reports. The system integrates clinical guidelines and a rules engine to suggest treatment pathways, stores data securely in the cloud, and shares updates with hospitals and care coordinators to improve consistency and reduce avoidable admissions.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Community nurses often lack specialized training in wound management, leading to inconsistent care, delayed healing, and unnecessary hospital admissions for patients with chronic wounds.
Solution
CARES4WOUNDS is an AI‑enabled wound care platform that provides community clinicians with evidence‑based decision support, imaging analysis, and automated documentation. The system captures wound photographs via a mobile device, applies machine‑learning models to measure wound dimensions and classify tissue types, and generates standardized assessment reports. Integrated clinical guidelines and a rules engine suggest appropriate treatment pathways, while secure cloud storage enables real‑time data sharing with hospitals and care coordinators. By automating measurement and providing actionable insights, the platform improves care consistency, reduces clinician workload, and helps prevent avoidable admissions.
Target Audience
Primary users are community nurses, home health agencies, and residential care facilities that manage chronic wound patients, as well as partnering hospitals seeking remote wound monitoring capabilities.
Features
- AI‑driven image analysis that automatically measures wound size and identifies tissue types (granulation, epithelial, slough, necrosis) using a model trained on 1,000+ annotated images
- Integrated clinical guidelines and rule‑based treatment recommendations tailored to wound stage and patient risk factors
- Secure cloud‑based repository for wound images and assessment data with role‑based access control and audit logging
- Mobile app (iOS) with offline capture and automatic synchronization via web services to the central platform
- Exportable reports compatible with electronic health record systems and telehealth workflows
- Continuous learning loop that incorporates new wound images from partner institutions to refine AI accuracy