As we near the end of 2024 and step into 2025, there are more innovative solutions revolutionizing how clinicians diagnose, treat, and manage gastrointestinal disorders. From AI-driven diagnostics to cutting-edge minimally invasive procedures, these technologies promise to enhance patient outcomes and redefine the boundaries of what’s possible in GI care.
In this blog, Tanya Ridding explores the most impactful GI technologies that have helped shape the medtech industry in 2024.
Artificial Intelligence
AI-powered technology during colonoscopy screenings help detect lesions and provide a significant increase in ADR. Innovators include:
Insign Medical/AAEON – EndoDass
Medtronic – GI Genius
Satisfai Health – Amicai, Curai
Olympus Corporation of the Americas – EndoBRAIN-EYE
Wision A.I. – EndoScreener
EndoSoft – Argus
Odin Vision (Olympus) – Caddie
Magentiq Eye Ltd.– MagentiqColo
FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation – CAD-EYE
PENTAX Medical – DISCOVERY
NEC Corporation – WISE VISION
Non-invasive CRC screening
While colonoscopy remains the gold standard, up to 40% of people are not being routinely screened. Less invasive options can improve compliance and diagnosis.
Innovators include:
Guardant Health – Shield Test
Exact Sciences – Cologuard Plus
Geneoscopy – CRC-Prevent
Capsule endoscopy
A swallowable pill containing a camera can aid diagnosis for cancers and GI diseases, particularly in the small bowel. Innovators include:
Medtronic GI – PillCam
CapsoVision, Inc. – CapsoCam
AnX Robotica Corp – NaviCam
Olympus Corporation – EndoCapsule
BioCam – BioCam EndoCapsule
IntroMedic Co.,Ltd – MiroCam
Check-Cap Ltd. – CScan
Endiatx – PillBot
Barrett’s oesophagus
Barrett’s Oesophagus is often associated with GERD or chronic heartburn and can be a pre-cursor to oesophageal cancer, requiring surveillance. Innovators include:
ResTech – Stretta
Implantica – RefluxStop
EndoGastric Solutions / Merit Medical Endotek Medical – TIF 2.0
Cyted Health – EndoSign
BÂRRX Medical / Medtronic – HALO RF
CDx Diagnostics®– WATS3d
Boston Scientific – Captivator
Mauna Kea Technologies – Cellvizio
Previse – Esopredict
Lucid Diagnostics – EsoCheck
Johnson & Johnson MedTech | Surgery – LINX
Castle Biosciences, Inc. – TissueCypher
Endoscopic ultrasound
EUS can detect GI diseases as well as those that cannot be detected from the GI tract alone, including pancreatic cancer. Innovators include:
EndoSound – EVS
Limaca Medical Ltd – Precision GI
Micro-Tech Endoscopy – EUS Needles
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