Overview

VTM Technologies is a pre-sales medical device startup, specializing in accurate and easy-to-use measurement solutions. The company is transforming the endoscopy domain by enabling precision measurement as standard practice while providing AI capabilities to support decision making.

Clinical Need and Impact

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Colonoscopy is routinely performed for screening and surveillance. According to the guidelines, the size of detected polyps is fundamental to setting the correct surveillance interval, decreasing the chance of recurrent CRC on one hand, and eliminating too frequent colonoscopies on the other.

Yet, the use of an endoscope does not provide any sense of scale. It is therefore impossible for physicians to accurately measure and compare pathologies. This leads to erroneous diagnoses, suboptimal treatment and follow-up -- a vast problem in many additional endoscopic procedures.

Having precise measurement not only improves the level of care, but also enables massive reduction in the economic burden to the entire healthcare ecosystem, measured in US$Bs.

Solution

VTM Technologies developed a novel and easy-to-use laser-based
Virtual Tape-Measure approach to taking sub-mm-accurate 3D measurements in endoscopic procedures.
The 2nd generation AccuMeasure™ clinical add-on system is composed of a reusable through-the-scope probe and a processing station, enabling precise measurement of endoscopic findings and qualitative representation of their shape. The system has already obtained an FDA approval E/July 2022!