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MedTech Startup See-Mode Technologies Announces CE Mark and Australian TGA Approval for AI-powered Ultrasound Analysis Software
SINGAPORE and MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/--

See-Mode Technologies[https://www.see-mode.com/ ], a MedTech startup based in 
Singapore and Australia that seeks to empower clinicians to better predict 
stroke, today announced that it has received two more regulatory approvals – 
the CE Mark and Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approval for its debut 
product, the Augmented Vascular Analysis (AVA) software. AVA uses Artificial 
Intelligence (AI) to perform automated analysis and reporting of vascular 
ultrasound scans, enabling clinicians to interpret and report on these scans 
more efficiently and with higher quality. 

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See-Mode's AVA received FDA 510(k) clearance in 2020, and was also approved by 
Singapore's Health Sciences Authority (HSA) as a Class B medical device in 
2019. With these four major regulatory approvals – all received within a span 
of three years from the inception of the company – See-Mode now has a firm 
foundation to rapidly scale its business across its core markets, namely 
Australia, Europe, the United States and Singapore.

Despite the importance of ultrasound studies for diagnosis and treatment of 
patients with vascular conditions, analysis and reporting of these scans are 
primarily done manually, using pen and paper. Through its use of deep learning, 
text recognition, and signal processing, AVA improves the speed and quality of 
the process significantly. With a single click and in less than a minute, AVA 
can analyse a full vascular ultrasound scan, minimising the need for manual 
drawings. This helps to augment the clinical workflow, resulting in greater 
overall productivity, accuracy, and improved patient outcome.

"Since See-Mode's inception, we have seen that clinicians are increasingly 
looking for ways to speed up their workflow while improving patient care. Thus, 
we are proud that AVA has obtained CE Mark and TGA approval – on top of the 
earlier clearances from FDA and HSA – to help with analysis and reporting of 
vascular studies," said Dr Sadaf Monajemi, Co-Founder and Director, See-Mode 
Technologies. "Achieving four regulatory approvals as a three-year-old startup 
was no easy feat. This clearly demonstrates the scientific rigour with which we 
have built and validated our product and we are extremely thankful to have the 
support of our clinical partners. Having reached this significant milestone for 
See-Mode, we look forward to continuing our commercial growth trajectory in 
Europe and Australia."

See-Mode is continuously adding more image interpretation and reporting 
capabilities to AVA and expanding the product's capabilities to new clinical 
use cases. Continuing on its mission to assist doctors in predicting and 
preventing stroke, See-Mode is currently running clinical validation studies 
for its future algorithms on the detection of high risk plaques and high risk 
blood flow with partners across Singapore, Australia, Europe and the United 
States.

About See-Mode Technologies

See-Mode Technologies is a MedTech startup with a team of scientists, 
engineers, and clinicians tackling a leading cause of death in the world: 
stroke. See-Mode applies cutting-edge deep learning and computational modeling 
techniques on medical images to help doctors predict stroke and decide on the 
optimal treatment for their patients. See-Mode has offices in Singapore and 
Australia and is backed by prominent venture capital firms in APAC, including 
MassMutual Ventures, Blackbird Ventures, Cocoon Capital, and SGInnovate. 
See-Mode's first product, AVA (Augmented Vascular Analysis) has received FDA 
510(k) clearance, CE Marking and is approved by the Australian Therapeutic 
Goods Administration and Singapore's Health Sciences Authority. The company is 
currently running clinical studies with major stroke centers and research 
institutes throughout the world. Learn more at www.see-mode.com

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