— The Problem
The world runs on navigation.
And yet, why does surgery lack GPS?
Current solutions are expensive, require extensive redesign, and take a long time to integrate.
Expensive
$2–5M+
Full device redesign, V&V, limited real estate. High COGS puts tracking out of reach for most procedures
Long Timelines
36–72 months
Extensive redesign delays time to market. Components must be ordered 3–6 months out, forcing risky planning and high carrying costs.
Complicated
Limited Form Factor
Messy, bulky wired sensors are too large to incorporate into most instruments, driving up manufacturing cost and waste.
— The Solution
The simplest path to navigation.
Simple integration/incorporation into/onto any instrument, imaging, therapeutic or diagnostic.
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Traditional |
FreeNav |
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Full instrument redesign required |
Embed to existing instruments |
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36–72 months through launch |
Hours to integrate. |
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Fragile wired sensors, 1 per device |
Robust metal alloy tags. |
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Steals internal device real estate |
No wires. |
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— System Overview
Three components.
01 — GENERATOR
EM Field Generator
Flexible form factor sits under the patient, on the table, or alongside existing equipment. Transmits a 3D electromagnetic sensing field and streams position and orientation data in real time.
02 — TAGS
Wireless Tracking Tags
Passive metal alloy tags embed in or adhere to any OEM instrument. No battery. No wires. No electronics. Low latency 6 degree of freedom tracking.
03 — INTERFACE
Data Interface
Processes position and orientation data from the field generator and integrates cleanly into existing OEM visualization and navigation systems. Plug into what’s already on the cart.
— attractive unit economics – rare opportunity to add valuable capability at reduced cost
Increase margin while adding capability – a rare synergy
Add almost nothing to COGS.
Our technology enables a premium navigation-equipped product line from devices you already manufacture. For the first time, consumable and disposable navigation-enabled products become commercially viable.
— Strong Market Demand
One platform.
Every specialty.
The broadest range of clinical applications in surgical navigation — across both rigid and flexible instruments and robotics.
Structural Heart
Electrophysiology
Oncology
Orthopedics
ENT
Robotics
Simulation
Urology
— Proven
Bench to procedure.
In hours.
Preclinical validation with a Tier 1 medical device OEM demonstrated that FreeNav tags can be adhered to existing instrumentation and tracked with zero workflow disruption across multiple device types, simultaneously, without interference.
5+ hrs
Consistent tracking in-vivo
Zero
Interference across sessions
Multi-tag
Simultaneous device tracking
6 DOF
Per-tag, no sensor pairing
Ready to integrate navigation without the lengthy & complicated redesign?
Tell us about your instrument, your specialty, and where you're stuck. We'll show you what integration could look like — in days, not quarters.