Perimeter Medical Imaging AI (TSXV: PINK; OTCQX: PYNKF) has announced that Dr. Kayla Griffith, Breast Surgical Oncologist, and HCA HealthONE Rose—part of the HCA HealthONE network of 9 hospitals and 17 surgery centers in the Rocky Mountain region, and one of the largest health systems in the Denver area—are the first in Colorado to adopt the company’s S-Series OCT (optical coherence tomography) advanced imaging technology for tissue visualization in the operating room.
The S-Series is cleared by the FDA for general tissue imaging and is the only wide-field OCT technology used in surgical procedures today.
In a statement, Adrian Mendes, CEO of Perimeter, commented, “HCA HealthONE Rose is highly ranked for its patient care, and its surgical and women’s care are well-recognized for their excellence. HCA HealthONE Rose’s commitment to quality patient care is exemplified in its staff, and evident in its participation in initiatives such as the Colorado Hospital Transformation Project, which aims to improve patient care across communities. We believe our technology has the potential to enhance surgical care and we are honored that they have chosen the S-Series. We look forward to a strong partnership.”
Unlike the S-Series OCT, traditional technologies such as X-ray, ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) do not have the resolution to see disease at the cellular level. As a result, surgeons must wait up to 10 days for pathology results to either confirm clean margins or indicate positive margins, which typically necessitates patients returning for another procedure. With the S-Series OCT, surgeons have advanced imaging to provide additional insights into their decision-making.
The S-Series OCT system incorporates Perimeter’s wide-field OCT technology to see disease at the cellular level. It is optimized down to 2mm for identifying regions of interest in tissue microstructures and features such as blood vessels, ducts, and glands, making it ideal for visualizing surgical margins.
HCA HealthONE Rose is the most recent major regional medical center to adopt Perimeter’s S-Series OCT as the company expands its commercial footprint across the country and awaits a regulatory decision on its next-generation technology, B-Series OCT, which combines OCT with artificial intelligence.
