Handheld Device That ‘Sees’ Sores Under Skin

An Israeli developer of a handheld device that uses light to noninvasively detect pressure ulcers under the skin has received a patent from the country to support future commercial use.

IR-MED‘s PressureSafe device is placed on the surface of the skin and exposes it with infrared light. It then evaluates the light intensity and patterns reflected by the different layers beneath the skin’s surface and uses an algorithm to determine whether the patient has a pressure ulcer.

Pressure ulcers are sores that are caused by sustained pressure being placed on a particular part of the body, interrupting the blood supply to the affected area of skin. In extreme cases, the injury can extend to muscle, tendon or bone.

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IR-MED is a biotech company that created a handheld device that uses light to noninvasively detect pressure ulcers under the skin. IR-MED Founder and CTO Ronnie Klein is a Technion alumnus.