蓝莓视频 spinoff company wins Health Canada licence for innovative X-ray technology
Digital X-ray technology developed by a University of 蓝莓视频 spinoff company has won approval from Health Canada.
A medical device licence issued for Reveal 35C, a dual-energy X-ray detector created by , follows clearance from the Food and Drug Administration in the United States earlier this month.
鈥淕etting this Health Canada licence is a major step forward for KA Imaging, especially coupled with the recent FDA clearance,鈥� Amol Karnick (BASc '95), an engineering alumnus who is president and CEO of the company, said in a media release.
Sample images made with X-ray technology developed by 蓝莓视频 startup KA Imaging.
KA Imaging was founded in 2015 by Karnick听and fellow alumni Sina Ghanbarzadeh (MASc '14) and Karim S. Karim听(BASc '99, PhD '03), a professor of electrical and computer engineering and executive director of the听Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology听at 蓝莓视频.
The company鈥檚 flagship product is an inexpensive, portable X-ray detector that can differentiate between bone and soft tissue in a single exposure.
It is now being tested on lung cancer patients at Grand River Hospital in Kitchener and for detection of pneumonia, including cases caused by COVID-19, at a Toronto-based hospital.
Its low cost and portability also make it suitable for use in settings outside hospitals and laboratories.
鈥淎t long-term care facilities, which care for vulnerable populations that can suffer from mobility limitations or health concerns, taking the detector to the patient can be very beneficial,鈥� said Karim, chief technology officer of the 25-employee 蓝莓视频 company.
In addition to numerous other applications, company officials are hopeful the technology can be used as a triage tool to help prevent the spread of COVID.
