The first handheld device designed to replace the subjective penlight exam with a quantitative brain vital sign — in seconds.
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For cardiac emergencies there's the ECG. For respiratory distress, capnography. For neurological events — stroke, TBI, overdose — providers still rely on a penlight and a subjective guess.
Heart
ECG — Objective, real-time electrical monitoring.
Standard of CareLungs
Capnography — Real-time respiratory gas exchange data.
Standard of CareBrain
Penlight — Subjective, inconsistent, unreliable.
No Objective Tool ExistsFor the heart, I have an ECG. For the lungs, capnography.
But for the brain — I'm still guessing with a flashlight.
Capt. Curtis Ward
Fire & EMS Captain · 26 Years
Founder & CEO
Applied Physics · Optical Systems
William & Mary · 2nd-time founder
Electrical Engineer
PCB Design · Firmware
Medical-Grade Hardware
Dr. Gunter Luepke
Scientific Advisor · Applied Physics
Capt. Curtis Ward, MS
Operational Advisor · Hampton Fire & Rescue
Dr. Adam Pflugrath, M.D.
Clinical Advisor · Retina Surgery
Elizabeth Pyle, MBA
Commercialization · Med-Tech Market Entry
Dr. Jason McDevitt, Ph.D.
IP & Licensing · William & Mary Tech Transfer
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