IR-Med To Initiate Useability Study of its PressureSafe Device

“IR-MED, an innovative development stage medical device company that utilizes Infra-Red light spectroscopy (IR) combined with Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to develop non-invasive detection devices, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary IR-Med Ltd. has signed a study agreement with Beit Rivka, a Large Geriatric Hospital in Israel associated with Clalit, the largest Health Insurance Fund in Israel. The agreement is to conduct a usability study of our proprietary and patent protected “Pressuresafe” devise, which we plan to launch as a decision support system (DSS) tool for care givers in Hospitals, Nursing homes and Home-Care companies.

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PressureSafe employs AI technologies to the early detection, of pressure injuries (PI) to the skin and underlying tissue. The device offers to caregivers the ability to quickly identify conditions which are latent or invisible to the naked eye (going under the skin).

PI is a major challenge for care providers throughout the world. Failure to identify and treat is potentially fatal, with an estimated 60,000 mortalities from PI in the US each year. A study published in 2019 measured the total cost of acute care attributable to Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury (HAPI) for the entire United States at over $26.8 billion PIs remain a concern with regard to hospital quality in addition to being a major source of economic burden on the US health care system. It is expected that Hospitals would need to invest more in quality improvement of early detection and care for PI to avoid higher costs. In many countries, including the US, hospitals and nursing homes are penalized when failing to prevent PI while patients are in their care, including no reimbursement for the cost of treating PI.

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Yoram Drucker, Vice President, Business Development and a Director, stated ” we are glad to have reached the stage of signing with Beit Rivka to conduct a usability study of our Pressuresafe devise, which has the potential to provide accurate and real time information as the patient status and may prevent development of Pressure Injuries. The ability of the Pressuresafe to detect PI’s regardless of different skin colors and inform the care-giver that PI may start to develop below the skin before any visible sign can be seen holds the promise of offering better patient compliance and quality of life.”

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