Stryker Acquires AI Blood Monitoring Company Gauss Surgical

Stryker Corporation, a $14.4b medical technology company focused on orthopedics, neurotechnology and spine, acquired Gauss Surgical, a developer of artificial intelligence-enabled technology for real-time monitoring of blood loss during surgery. Gauss Surgical’s Triton system leverages a computer vision app and iPhone to measure a patient’s blood loss via imaging of sponges, towels and canisters of fluid in addition to calculating volume of weighed items.  The AI technology helps recognize hemorrhages -- leading to earlier intervention in maternal and surgical care.  Up to 5% of mothers experience a post-partum hemorrhage, the leading cause of maternal death globally.  Gauss has also been developing a digital smartphone platform paired with a rapid antigen test for the coronavirus, which will be spun out as a separate company after the Stryker acquisition. Terms not announced.

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