Oxford Tech Company Adaptix Submits US Regulatory Clearance for Transformational Diagnostic Product
OXFORD, England, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical imaging technology company Adaptix Limited (Adaptix) has submitted a 510(k) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its first medical imaging product ("NeXt 3D-Ortho"), allowing the company to begin marketing its Point-of-Care 3D orthopedic system in the United States.
- Adaptix, based at Oxford University Science Park, has developed novel technologies that allow affordable, low-dose 3D imaging at the Point-of-Care using Digital Tomosynthesis (DT), to provider quicker, more accurate diagnosis possibilities.
- 2D X-ray is currently the world's dominant diagnostic modality, but frequently results in inconclusive reads due to areas of clinical interest being obscured by overlying and underlying tissues.
- CT provides a more sensitive 3D image but at a far greater cost in terms of money, time and radiation dosage to the patient.
- Mark Evans, Adaptix's CEO, stated, "This is the first of many innovations that Adaptix is excited about bringing to medical markets.