Briteseed · Chicago

Reveal the invisible, when it matters most.

Building deep-tissue intelligence for surgery: hidden ureters, vessels and nerves, identified in real time.

The clinical need

The most dangerous structure is the one you can't see.

What the literature says
As we continue to broaden the application of minimally invasive surgical techniques, a new form of ureteral identification and avoidance that does not rely on tactile feedback is needed.
Colorectal Disease · 2021 · White LA, et al. · PMID 33064915
There are currently no approved intraoperative agents to aid in the visual identification of nerve structures.
JAMA Surgery · 2025 · Gold SA, et al. · PMID 40601345
Bleeding complications due to vascular injuries represent an important cause of morbidity and mortality, especially when facing major bleeding during laparoscopy, where bleeding control can be technically challenging in inexperienced hands.
World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery · 2023 · Pesce A, et al. · PMID 37032796
Platform

Sensing in the jaws shows you what's hidden.

Hyperspectral optics shine light between the jaws, identifying critical structures in real time, so surgeons know what they're holding before they cut, seal or staple.

Briteseed in.SPECT Grasper handle
Briteseed Edge Processing Unit touchscreen listing blood vessel, ureter, nerve and lymph node
in.SPECT GrasperFirst of a family of tools
Edge Processing UnitOne engine for every instrument
Meet the platform

The gaps surgeons describe all come down to identification. Briteseed is built to close them.

Next — The clinical need

More than 4 million procedures a year depend on getting identification right.

Clinical need →