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Our Technology

Bioimpedance: a tissue property that defines how electrical current passes through the body; tissues “impede” the flow of current differently depending on the cellular architecture, the underlying cell types, and the health of the tissue. These impedance differences can be sensed in the body by applying small, imperceptible and safe alternating currents between electrodes in contact with the anatomy of interest.

Projects and Clinical Specialties

Cancer

Improving prostate cancer biopsies and assessing surgical margins intraoperatively

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Surgical

Reducing osteotomy complications and providing smart sensing drilling

Neurological

Monitoring intracranial pathology in real-time and assessing novel biomarkers for neurodegenerative disease

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Cancer

Cancer

<1%

of prostate tissue is sampled in a standard 12 core biopsy procedure

43%

of pre-operative prostate biopsies differ from post-operative tumor grade

~30%

of radical prostatectomies leave a positive surgical margin, which significantly increases the chance of the cancer recurring 

Solution

Impedance-sensing Biopsy Needles

A custom tetrapolar-based impedance biopsy needle enables rapid characterization of surrounding tissue during routine biopsy, increasing prostate sampling volume by 40X and offering spatial guidance to high-grade cells.

Robotically-actuated Surgical Impedance Sensors

Laparoscopic and robotically-compatible, an impedance-based surgical margin probe allows real-time interrogation of tissue for a clean margin during surgery.

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Surgical

Sugical

9.5M

dental implants are placed worldwide every year

40%

iatrogenic injury, including nerve damage, occurs in up to 40% of dental implant cases

>13%

of iatrogenic injuries will suffer permanent effects in the form of chronic pain, lack of sensation​ or partial facial paralysis

OsteoSmartSense™ Dental Drill

RyTek Medical’s proprietary OsteoSmartSense™ drill system is the first implant drill device to provide dental surgeons real-time impedance sensing technology in order to minimize intra-operative and post-operative surgical complications associated with dental implant procedures

Smart Sensing Surgical Drill

RyTek Medical’s smart sensing drill technology may also offer key surgical guidance in orthopedics and neurosurgery by providing rapid intra-operative feedback to surgeons about approaching high-risk anatomic features during drilling.

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Neurological

Neuro

2nd

Stroke is the second cause of death globally

25%

1 in 4 admitted patients experience stroke progression

30 min

A thirty minute delay in treatment is all it takes to increase your long-term disability odds 11%

Solution

NeuroZ

NeuroZ is a non-invasive intracranial monitor for tracking stroke progression, detecting onset of hemorrhagic events, and alerting clinicians in real-time to high-risk change of pathology.

TBI

Impedance has the potential to be a powerful co-modality to intracranial pressure (ICP) for monitoring and actively managing severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) to improve outcomes.

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