invendo medical GMBH
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
invendo medical has crystallized its mission around solving not just the single issue of sedationless colonoscopy, which is regarded by some as the solution to getting more patients into the endoscopy suite for colorectal cancer screening, but all three of what the company characterizes as the major drawbacks of colonoscopy: 1) patient discomfort (triggering the costs and complications of sedation); 2) the ease-of-use issue, or rather, the challenging learning curve of conventional endoscopes; and 3) the reusability that leads to cumbersome cleaning routines and residual infection risk. Invendo has developed a non-push scope that drives itself under the operator's control.