Innovatie

Volue, confidence in measurement

Opschaling

Our Volue technology transforms body-part measurements into fast, accurate and reproducible volume profiles using a standardized reference methodology, replacing subjective, inaccurate time-consuming processes. There is value in volume measurement.

Medisch technologische innovaties

Regio Noord-Brabant

Help ons versnellen

We are seeking launching customers in prosthetics fitting and investors to reach our market introduction goals.

Benjamin Jurg

http://www.peracutus.com

Probleemstelling

Current volume measurements lack accuracy, objectivity and standardization.
For the upper leg prosthetics, there is no suitable means to follow a digital workflow, leading to higher costs, higher burden on scarce specialism and low quality prosthetics fitting.

Oplossing

Volue makes meaningful comparison and treatment monitoring possible.
For the upper leg prosthetics, this means enabling a digital workflow, reduction of costs, lower burden on scarce specialism and higher quality prosthetics fitting.

VWS-missies

With Volue, an accurate volume profile is generated as input for evidence based treatment.
For the upper leg prosthetics, Volue provides the perfect input for the modeling to manufacture an optimal personalized prosthetics.
In doing so it contributes to the VWS missions of more persons able to fully participate in society (mission 3) and becoming robust against health threats as currently proven in Ukraine (mission 5).

Doelgroep

Via clinics and hospitals we want to help persons with transfemoral amputations.

Verlaging zorgkosten

Worldwide: 250,000–400,000 transfemoral prosthetic fitting on annual basis.
We are connected with a range of clinics and hospitals to tune the characteristics to optimal workflow fitting.
We do this together with research partners Fontys (only university in the Netherlands with prosthetics education), Radboud UMC (specific expertise in digital workflows) and Lviv institute (gaining expertise on prosthetics rapidly).

Verdienmodel

The manual workflow takes around 30 hours of expertise. The digital workflow requires around 4 hours of expertise.

Geïnvesteerd vermogen

€ 1-10 miljoen

Concurrentie

For the upper leg prosthetics, there is no suitable digital workflow available as the scanning technique for below the knee is not possible to be used as the other leg is in the way.
This means Volue is stepping into a blue ocean.

Unieke kenmerken

Currently upper leg prosthetics fitting is done manually. We enable the digital workflow as already available for below the knee.

Intellectueel eigendom

Peracutus developed a patented technology by measuring the volume profile with pressure sensing of water raising around an object.
The measurement method is patented in Europe and VS. In addition, proprietary measurement technology is developed.

Organisatie

Our team combines the technical, medical, regulatory and commercial expertise needed to move Volue from a validated prototype to a scalable product.
We do this with Benjamin Jurg as CEO, Don van Sonsbeek as COO and CTO, Paul Blankers as CCO, Herman van Langen as CMO and Frans Houwen as CGO.
In the coming period we expect further growth with operational roles.

Beschrijving pilotfase

We are currently in alignment with launching customers in Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and Ukraine.
Together with these launching customers we shape the final characteristics of the Volue, prove the digital workflow from scanning, modeling and 3D printing and gain understanding on how to achieve the optimal prosthetics fitting with this digital workflow.

Betrokken partners

We have piloted Volue in an earlier stage with MUMC+ for oedema.
We validate the Volue together with our partners Fontys (only university in the Netherlands with prosthetics education), Radboud UMC (specific digital workflow expertise) and Lviv institute (gaining expertise with in prosthetics rapidly).

Aantal gebruikers pilot

11-100

Onderzoeksresultaten

We have piloted Volue in an earlier stage with MUMC+ for oedema with 39 volunteers (Wolfs et al, 2019).
Three different measurement methods were assessed to determine the volume of limbs. This information was used as background for the performance of the Volue.
Volue improved the golden reference for volume measurement of the whole arm.

Rapportage pilot

Houwen-2024 (3).pdf

Implementatiestrategie

Together with a contract device manufacturer we ensure reliable manufacturing of the Volue.
With local presence and remote learning expertise of Fontys the combination of our product and consultancy is implemented.

Reeds in gebruik

With our consultancy support, the volume profile of the Volue is translated into accurate models that in turn are input for accurate 3D printing.

Behaalde prestaties of gewonnen awards

We went through a successful Health Impact Accelerator bringing us clear focus to the market.

Productontwikkeling

With Volue we have developed a device that delivers accurate volume profiles.
Together with our launching customers we expand our realm of solutions with modeling expertise and understanding to enable higher quality prosthetics fitting. This expertise and understanding in turn will be translated into medical applications on top of the Volue.

Internationale ambitie

We are approaching Ukraine as beach head for the upper leg prosthetics. From there we will globalize our upper-leg prosthetics solution with specific attention to India and USA.

Omzet

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