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Yonke imizuzu ye-4 e-US, isigulane silahlekelwa ngumzimba ngenxa yeengxaki zesifo sikashukela. Abantu abamnyama baseMelika bajongana nesifo seswekile-esinxulumene nokunqunyulwa kwe-2x rhoqo njengabamhlophe baseMelika.

I-Podimetrics namhlanje ibhengeze i-45 yezigidi zeerandi ze-Series C round ekhokelwa yi-D1 Capital Partners, kunye nabatyali-mali abatsha ababini, iMedtech Convergence Fund kunye nomtyalo-mali ongachazwanga. Abatyali-mali abakhoyo, i-Polaris Partners kunye noPhuhliso lwezeMpilo yezeNzululwazi, nabo bathathe inxaxheba kwinkxaso-mali. Ngaphambi kochungechunge lwabo lweC, i-Podimetrics yayikhulise i-28.3 yezigidi zeedola kwinkxaso-mali yophuhliso lwamafutha kunye nokusasazwa kwe-SmartMat yabo.

Ngalo mjikelo wamva nje wenkxaso-mali, iPodimetrics iceba ukugxila ekuqeshweni ukwakha uphuhliso lwabo lwemveliso kunye namaqela ophando, ngelixa besandisa ububanzi beenkonzo ezinikezelwa liqela labo lenkxaso yomongikazi. Le nkxaso-mali intsha iya kunceda ngakumbi ababoneleli abasemngciphekweni kunye nezicwangciso zempilo ukuqhuba ukwamkelwa okubanzi kwePodimetrics 'SmartMat ukuze bakwazi ukuphucula iziphumo zokhathalelo kwizigulana ezisemngciphekweni ezijongene nezilonda ezinyaweni zesifo seswekile (DFUs) ezihlala zikhokelela ekunqunyulweni kwamalungu.

I-Podimetrics, eyasungulwa kwi-2011, iphuhlise i-SmartMat - kuphela okulula ukuyisebenzisa, i-mat yasekhaya apho isigulane sinyathela imizuzwana ye-20 ngosuku. I-mat ibona utshintsho lobushushu kunyawo, olunxulunyaniswa neempawu zokuqala zokudumba, ngokuqhelekileyo i-precursor ye-DFUs. I-FDA-ecinyiweyo kunye ne-HIPAA-ithobela i-SmartMat ijongwa kude liqela lenkxaso yomongikazi we-Podimetrics. Ukuba idatha evela kwi-mat ibonisa imiba yempilo enokubakho, iqela labahlengikazi le-Podimetrics lidibanisa nesigulane kunye nomboneleli wezigulane ngokusondeleyo kwixesha langempela. I-SmartMat, ekwanayo neSitywina sokuVunywa kwi-American Podiatric Medical Association, sele isetyenziswe ngamawaka ezigulane ngokusebenzisana nabanikezeli bezempilo abakhokelayo kunye nezicwangciso zezempilo zengingqi kunye nelizwe, ezifana ne-Veterans Health Administration.

"Izigulana esizisebenzelayo kwi-Podimetrics zinzima kakhulu kwaye ziye zangahoywa kakhulu yinkqubo yethu yokunakekelwa kwezempilo," kusho uJon Bloom, MD, i-CEO kunye noMseki wePodimetrics. “Nge-SmartMat yethu kunye nale nkxaso-mali yamva nje, sinethuba lokuphelisa 'iMfazwe yoBumba'-ukunqunyulwa kwamalungu kwangethuba, kusekwe ekhaya. Sikwanethuba lokuphucula impilo kunye nokuphila kakuhle kwizigulana ezijongene nesifo seswekile ngenxa yobudlelwane obusondeleyo esibakhileyo ngetekhnoloji yethu ethembekileyo kunye neenkonzo zonyango. "

Kulingo lwangaphambili lwamaziko amaninzi, iingxaki zeenyawo zesifo seswekile zibonakaliswe ukuba zibonwe ukuya kuthi ga kwiiveki ezintlanu phambi kokuba zinikezelwe eklinikhi. Nangona emva konyaka opheleleyo, malunga ne-70% yezigulane zaqhubeka zisebenzisa i-SmartMat rhoqo. Ukufunyanwa kwangethuba kunye neentshukumo zokhathalelo olunxulumeneyo zokuthintela zihlala zikhokelela ekugcinweni kweendleko ezibalulekileyo, kwakhona, naphi na ukusuka kwi-8,000 ukuya kwi-13,000 yeedola ekugcinweni kwelungu ngalinye ngonyaka (uqikelelo lokonga olusekwe kuphando lwabathengi kunye nohlalutyo). Ukongeza, ukuqwalasela abantu abaMnyama baseMelika kunye ne-Hispanics baphindwe kabini ukuya kathathu ukuba bafuna ukunqunyulwa kwesifo seswekile kunabanye, i-Podimetrics 'SmartMat inamandla okunceda ukuxhasa ukulingana kwezempilo ngexesha.

Uphando olutshanje oluphononongwa ngontanga luye lwacebisa ezi zibonelelo zilandelayo phakathi kwezigulane ezisebenzisa i-SmartMat ekhaya: i-71% yokuphelisa ukunqunyulwa; I-52% yokunciphisa kuzo zonke izizathu zokulaliswa esibhedlele; I-40% yokunciphisa utyelelo lwesebe likaxakeka; kunye nokuncitshiswa kwe-26% kutyelelo lwezigulane ezingalaliswayo.

Ukwakhiwa kwezi ziphumo eziphawulekayo eziqhutywe yidatha, i-Podimetrics yakutshanje ipapashe uphando oluhlaziywe ngabalingane kwi-Diabetes Research kunye ne-Clinical Practice, iphephancwadi le-International Diabetes Federation. Olu phando lwafumanisa ukuba ngexesha leepisodes-zokhathalelo lwe-DFUs, abaguli bangama-50% amathuba okuba bafe kwaye baphantse baphindwe kathathu ukuba balaliswe esibhedlele. Yintoni olu phando lubonisayo kukuba abaguli abane-DFU bakholisa ukuba nezinye iimeko zempilo ezingapheliyo, ezibeka emngciphekweni omkhulu wokulaliswa esibhedlele kunye nokufa. Ukongeza, ezi zigulana zintsonkothileyo zonyango zihlala ziphakathi kwezona zigulana zinexabiso elikhulu kwinkqubo yezempilo. Ngenxa yolu phando, iingxaki zeenyawo zesifo seswekile zinokuthi kwaye zijongwe njengezalathi zezinye iimeko ezibiza kakhulu ezingapheliyo aziqhelekanga ukunxulumana nee-DFUs.

Ukongeza kolu phando, olwapapashwa ngoJanuwari 2022, i-Podimetrics sele iqalile isiqalo esinamandla ngo-2022. Inkampani yaphinda kabini ingeniso yayo kunyaka wesithathu ngokulandelelana, kwaye iphinda kabini ubukhulu beqela layo.

"Siyazingca ngokusebenzisana nePodimetrics kunye nokuxhasa iinzame zayo zokusindisa ubomi kunye nemilenze," watsho uJames Rogers, uMlingane woTyalo-mali kunye ne-D1 Capital Partners. "I-capital yethu yokukhula iya kwandisa ukuthengiswa kwe-SmartMat esikholelwa ukuba ibonise amandla okunciphisa iindleko zezempilo ezingadingekile ngokusebenzisa iindlela zokuthintela, ezisekelwe kwingozi ezibeka phambili iziphumo eziphezulu kwizigulane ezisengozini. Sikholelwa ukuba iPodimetrics yakha iqela elomeleleyo kwaye liwonga lokuxhasa umsebenzi walo ofanelekileyo. "

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