MIPS Project Detail:
Company
Company Description:
Vasoptic Medical Inc. is a medical device company developing and commercializing high-quality, cost-effective products for the non invasive, dynamic assessment of retinal blood flow and vascular status. Vasoptic Medical has developed a low-cost, portable, noninvasive retinal imaging instrument (the XyCAM), which can complement fundus photographs with retinal blood flow information obtained at high spatio-temporal resolution without the introduction of any dyes. This handheld retinal imager has the potential to help detect a number of clinical conditions, including diabetic retinopathy (DR), glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration. Early detection can often prevent vision loss. The XyCAM device is being designed to detect these conditions inn their earliest stages to help healthcare providers manage and prevent DR and glaucoma progression through a convenient, low-cost, minimally invasive procedure.
MIPS Project
XyCAM Based Diagnostics
Project #
6005.26
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MIPS Round
66
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Starting Date:
Aug 2020
MIPS Project Challenge:
The goal of this MIPS project was to collect clinical data to validate the performance and reliability of Vasoptic’s hand-held imaging system as a precursor to its development for disease detection, including the diagnosis and monitoring of diabetic retinopathy (DR), glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration. Vasoptic needed first-in-human retinal images to optimize its system for the intended use case.
Project Scope:
Researchers plan to test the hypothesis that retinal blood flow information produced by the XyCAM will correlate with the stage and severity of glaucoma, demonstrating the feasibility of developing a novel diagnostic strategy that may be useful in deciding the course of treatment, particularly through early diagnosis.
Results:
Vasoptic has raised over $3 million in funding to date.
Principal Investigator:
Osamah
Saeedi
Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Project Manager:
Abhishek
Rege
President, Chief Technology Officer
Technologies:
Medical Instrumentation / Equipment