Originally Published EMDM November/December
2004
Industry News
Firm Seeks Partner to Manufacture Deep-Vein Thrombosis Detector |
| A company that has developed a deep-vein thrombosis detector that uses a thermopile sensor is seeking a manufacturing partner. |
A UK medical device manufacturer is searching for a partner to manufacture
and distribute a noninvasive deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) detector that it has
developed. The handheld device could take diagnosis out of hospitals and into
point-of-care settings.
Caretek Medical Solutions (Chichester, W Sussex, UK) has designed a working
prototype of the device. It relies on infrared skin thermography technology
to diagnose DVT, which the firm says is less costly than ultrasound and faster
than the dye method.
When blood clots constrict venous flow, more blood is forced through local capillary
veins. This raises the temperature of the skin. The device measures the resulting
radiation using a thermopile sensor. The simplicity of the design enhances the
product’s reliability, says the company.
The device is suited for monitoring patients who have had hip or knee-replacement
surgery. Caretek also believes that a modified unit could be developed to screen
for breast cancer.
Interested parties can contact Caretek at 5 Shepherds Close, Hambrook, Chichester,
W Sussex PO18 8FD, UK; phone and fax: +44 1243 575227; e-mail:
kevan@asher72.fsnet.co.uk.
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