MedTech

Well Bones

Bone diseasesDiagnosticMedical deviceUltrasound

Ultrasound to visualize blood flow in trabecular or cortical bones in bone and joint diseases

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Ref. No.: MA00635

Summary

Karim Ghoufiri

Business Developer

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Technology

  • First ultrasound technology to see inside bones by correcting and exploiting complex ultrasound wave physics in bones.
  • The technology provides 3 biomarkers:
    • Anatomy (thickness of bone cortex)
    • Tissue quality (porosity and microstructure)
    • Blood flow (flowing blood volume, blood flow velocity and direction)

 

 

Market

  • Applications:
    • Osteoarthritis (diagnosis, and development of a biomarker for clinical trials on therapies)
    • Osteoporosis / osteonecrosis
    • Osteochondritis dissecans
    • Spondyloarthritis / rheumatoid arthritis / psoriatic arthritis
    • Bone tumors
    • Fracture healing

 

Development status

  • PoC with an ultrasound probe and visualization software
  • Ongoing clinical study

 

IP

  • Patent family filed in 2022
    • PCT/FR2022/050283
    • Pending in EP/US/CA

 

Valorisation strategy

  • Startup