Until the routine use of endoscopy in the 1980's, physicians had to rely on imprecise ex-vivo diagnostic information or invasive open procedures to understand the inner workings of the body. The ability to less invasively directly visualize and operate on internal organs and compartments has transformed surgery and diagnostics. Yet much of the body was not accessible to direct visualization due to size or resolution constraints of available instrumentation.

Advances in optics and instrumentation have reduced if not eliminated previous constraints on the use of direct visualization. Visualization systems can be created to view inside organs such as the spine, heart or brain, small blood vessels and small joints, or just about any part of the body. In addition, new modalities of optical sensing such as fluorescence and optical coherence tomography (OCT) allows for information to be collected never before available.

Many existing and yet to be developed therapies and diagnostic regimens can be enhanced with the use of direct visualization or optical sensing. We look forward to creatively working with you to develop the next generation of products and systems that expand the boundaries of medicine.