Oral cancer is the third most commonly found cancer in India. India reports over 80,000 cases of oral cancer a year. Delay in diagnosis can seriously affect the treatment. This is where OralScan, an imaging camera device developed by Sascan Meditech Pvt Ltd., is gaining traction. OralScan is a multi-model imaging camera used for the diagnosis of oral cancer.
What is OralScan?
Oral scan is a multi-modal imaging camera used for the diagnosis of oral cancer. It is a handheld device equipped with multiple LEDs and a monochrome camera. The OralScan provides early detection of oral cancer and guidelines on biopsy.
Modus operandi
The LEDs within the device will scan the tissues inside the mouth and with the help of cloud-based machine learning algorithm, it provides information on the present condition of the tissues. The Oral Scan provides early detection of Oral Cancer and guidelines on biopsy.
Sascan Meditech Pvt Ltd. is a startup incubated with TIMed of Sree Chithra Thirunal Institute of Medical Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram. Sascan is an ISO 13485: 2016 certified company. Moreover, this institution has the approval of the central government. Oral scans are currently used in many dental colleges, medical colleges and other private hospitals in the country.
