Israeli Startup Phantom GI Develops Minimally Invasive Bowel Obstruction Treatment
Translated & summarized from TheMarker by baba
Israeli startup Phantom GI has created a minimally invasive treatment for bowel obstructions, potentially avoiding the need for ostomy surgery. The company raised $5 million in a round led by Pitango Healthtech. The technology stems from a successful experimental procedure performed by Dr. Eran Shlomovitz on a critically ill patient three years ago, which led to further patient referrals.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Israeli startup Phantom GI developed a minimally invasive treatment for bowel obstructions.
- The new technology aims to avoid ostomy surgeries and general anesthesia.
- Phantom GI secured $5 million in funding led by Pitango Healthtech.
- The treatment is based on an experimental procedure performed by Dr. Eran Shlomovitz.
- The initial experimental procedure was successful on a critically ill oncology patient.
Israeli startup Phantom GI has developed a minimally invasive alternative to ostomy surgeries, designed to treat bowel obstructions without requiring repeat surgeries or general anesthesia. The company recently completed a $5 million funding round led by Pitango Healthtech.
Three years ago, a critically ill oncology patient with a bowel obstruction presented a challenge for Dr. Eran Shlomovitz. The patient was scheduled for a stoma surgery, an opening in the abdominal wall to drain intestinal contents, but her condition was too severe for the procedure. Shlomovitz, an associate professor of surgery and medical imaging at University Health Network in Toronto, received the patient's consent to experiment with existing medical equipment off-label. He performed a minimally invasive procedure under local anesthesia to drain the bowel. The procedure was successful, allowing the patient to eat and function again, and subsequently, many other patients were referred to Shlomovitz for the same treatment.
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