Real-time, navigation solution for fast biliary canulation.

The Challenge

ERCP is an endoscopic procedure to evaluate and treat issues within the bile and pancreatic ducts, like stone removals, biopsies or other conditions. In most cases, gastroenterologists need to access the bile duct to start treatment. The entry is through a common channel (Ampulla) that forks into the bile duct and the pancreatic duct.

Navigating the guidewire to the bile duct is difficult in about 20% of ERCP cases due to blind navigation, anatomy variation & abnormalities, and operator proficiency.

Recurring attempts to access the bile duct, bumping against the duct walls and unintended entries and contrast injections to the pancreatic duct, significantly increase the procedure time & cost.

Above all, difficult cannulation increases the risk of pancreatic inflammation (Occurs ~10 % of ERCP cases, estimated to cost US$200M in United States) which causes significant suffering to the patients, and possible mortality.

The Solution

SwiftDuct’s technology is designed to empower gastroenterologists to take the right path directly to the bile duct, safely, efficiently, and quickly while reducing the risks of side effects and radiation exposure to patients and medical teams.

How?

The juices within the bile and pancreatic ducts have significant characterization differences, among those is electrical conductivity.

SwiftDuct utilizes the electrical conductivity differences between the bile & pancreatic juices to navigate within the ducts.

SwiftDuct is developing the SwiftGlide™ with integrated sensors that “feel” the surrounding fluids while navigating through the ducts and indicating the real-time anatomical location of the wire.

A “green light” is given when heading in the right direction towards the bile duct and an alert is given when going in the wrong direction to the pancreatic duct.

To overcome anatomical variations and enable easier maneuverability within the ducts, SwiftDuct is developing the Swiftome™, a superior Papillotom with exceptional distal bending flexibility.

The SwiftDuct Navigation Kit, which includes the Swiftome™ and the SwiftGlide™ is designed to provide exceptional navigation capabilities for gastroenterologists to perform faster, easier and safer ERCP procedures.

The Solution

How?

The juices within the bile and pancreatic ducts have significant characterization differences, among those is electrical conductivity.

SwiftDuct utilizes the electrical conductivity differences between the bile & pancreatic juices to navigate within the ducts.

A “green light” is given when heading in the right direction towards the bile duct and an alert is given when going in the wrong direction to the pancreatic duct.

To overcome anatomical variations and enable easier maneuverability within the ducts, SwiftDuct is developing the Swiftome™, a superior Papillotom with exceptional distal bending flexibility.

Swiftome™

A superior Papillotom with exceptional distal bending flexibility for high guidewire maneuverability, overcoming access difficulties in ERCP

SwiftGlide™

A smart sensor-based guidewire for easier navigation, overcoming blindness challenges in ERCP

Our Partners

SwiftDuct is a portfolio company of MEDX Xelerator.

The company’s headquarters are located at MEDX’s North Branch in Sakhnin, Israel.