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Bringing Augmented Reality MedTech to Market

Global Medical Device Podcast · 7 Apr 2022 · 32m · Episode 253

What this episode covers

Mina Fahim, CEO and President of MediView, explains how his company uses augmented reality and AI to provide clinicians with 'x-ray vision' for minimally invasive ablation procedures, targeting liver and kidney cancer. He details the technical challenge of aligning 3D patient anatomy from CT or MRI scans with physical coordinates in real-time using hardware-agnostic algorithms. Fahim also discusses the critical importance of building a robust Quality Management System (QMS) early in a startup's lifecycle to ensure regulatory compliance and facilitate future acquisition due diligence.

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early-stage companies

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Companies
MediView, Medtronic, Abbott, Beckman Coulter, Excelen, Cleveland Clinic, Sentiar, Mediviz, Augmetics
Products
HoloLens, Magic Leap, Light Space

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