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Transforming Conventional Screening with Disposable Gastroscopes

Gastric cancer screening, undergone by tens of millions of people annually, has relied primarily on barium-based X-ray examinations for over half a century.
However, barium screening has significant: it offers relatively low cancer detection accuracy while exposing patients to radiation, and it carries risks such as bowel obstruction and fall-related accidents.
On the other hand, endoscopic examination provides higher detection accuracy, but there is currently no endoscope specifically designed for screening. Instead, and complex endoscopes originally developed for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures are used. These devices are large and require time-consuming processes for cleaning, disinfection, and drying, making them unsuitable for large-scale screening.
To address these challenges, we are developing the world's first screening-specific disposable endoscope (gastroscope), optimized exclusively for screening purposes.
With an ultra-thin diameter of just 4 mm and a fully single-use design, our device minimizes patient discomfort, eliminates infection risk, and removes downtime associated with reprocessing—enabling efficient large-scale screening.
Combined with an AI-powered diagnostic support system tailored for screening, our solution aims to improve early detection rates of gastric cancer while contributing to the reduction of overall healthcare costs.