IR-MED to Conduct Usability Study with Methodist Healthcare of San Antonio for its PressureSafe Device Which is Slated for U.S. Launch in H1 2024 - Seite 2

“We are honored to partner with Methodist Healthcare, a highly prestigious hospital network for our first U.S. usability study of PressureSafe as we prepare for a potential market launch in the first half of 2024, following regulatory filings. The study has been submitted to Methodist’s Institutional Review Board for approval,” commented Dr. Yaniv Cohen, IR-MED’s Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer. “Addressing healthcare equity for the detection of pressure injuries is a priority for IR-MED. By scanning specific bio-markers beneath the skin’s surface using infrared light, we believe PressureSafe can significantly reduce pressure injury related complications regardless of skin tone. Our user-friendly handheld device can improve economics for hospitals, nursing homes, and long-term care providers, while addressing the enormous healthcare burden of this very preventable condition.”

In the U.S. alone, 60,000 patients die every year as a direct result of pressure injuries. Patient care cost per pressure injury ranges from $20,900 up to $151,700, for the 2.5 million patients per year who develop pressure injuries. Pressure injuries are one of the five most common harms experienced by patients and the second most common claim for lawsuits after wrongful death.

IR-MED’s prior usability study for PressureSafe was conducted at two hospitals in Israel owned by Clalit, the world’s second largest health maintenance organization (HMO). Interim results demonstrate PressureSafe detected pressure injuries with 96% sensitivity and 91% specificity. Final results are expected by the end of 2023.

About IR-MED

IR-MED Inc., is developing a noninvasive spectrographic analysis technology platform, allowing healthcare professions to detect, measure and monitor, in real time, different molecules in the blood, in human tissue, and in body fluids without invasive procedures. PressureSafe, the first product under development, is a handheld optical monitoring device that is being developed to support early detection of pressure injuries (PI) to the skin and underlying tissue, regardless of skin tone as it calibrates personally to each patient’s skin.

IR-MED’s technology is being developed to allow accurate readings of biomarkers in a non-invasive method, that may provide caregiver the optimal decision support-system in cases where uncertainties disturb physicians in their decision processes.

IR-MED holds patents protecting its technology and innovations in the noninvasive tissue analysis, and in the modeling and analysis of subcutaneous tissue.

PressureSafe is currently undergoing usability studies at multiple medical centers. It is not yet available for commercial use.