High-quality musculoskeletal imaging stays locked in hospitals. Trainers make return-to-play calls without the data to back them.
Youth athletes suffer sports injuries in the U.S. every year.
Of athletes retire early from sport due to injury-related causes.
Higher injury prevalence vs. the general population.
The cost of imaging blocks ongoing monitoring of musculoskeletal health.
EIT-tek quantifies the severity of an injury and gives the trainer more information to make informed decisions about recovery, once only possible with hospital grade equipment.
A low-frequency current cannot cross cell membranes and therefore must travel through fluid instead, however, high-frequency current penetrates cell membranes allowing for a shorter route, the differential between the two isolates deep fluid unseen by the eye.
The measured reactance and phase angle changes with respect to the severity (I.E. grade I-III). Knowing an injury's severity can help prevent compounding injuries.
An electrode array with cross-plane current injection reconstructs change, specifically distinguishing from lateral, medial, superficial, and deep.
A shared signal chain powers both scanning modes, so the software stays the same whether you're reading a single cross-section or a full volumetric reconstruction.
A single band sits at the site of injury and images that cross-section on its own. In-plane current injection maps conductivity across the slice, and repeat scans compare against the athlete's own baseline over time.
Multiple electrode rings cover the whole region in a single scan. Cross-plane current injection creates diagonal paths through the tissue volume for true 3D reconstruction.
Global sports medicine market projection. CAGR ~5.8%.
Orthopedic imaging market expected to nearly double from today.
Affordable, portable musculoskeletal imaging — unfilled by current products.
Four phases from provisional patent to FDA 510(k) clearance and athletic-department integration.
We're raising $60,000 in pre-seed funding to complete prototype development, and launch pilot testing with university athletic programs. This takes EIT-tek from concept to a validated prototype, to real product used by athletic facilities nationwide.