Hemics

Hemics was founded as a spin-out of Royal Philips Electronics, where the Optical Inflammation Detection technology was invented. Hemics' HandScan is the only non-invasive optical imaging technology that supports the rheumatologist in objective inflammation assessment. Hemics started as a LabVenture within Philips Research. Hemics is a contraction of Hemodynamics, which is the base concept used for our optical inflammation technology. In early Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), caregivers use tight control and treat-to-target to reach disease remission as soon as possible. The scanner can be operated by doctors, nurses and any other trained staff. Two imaging camera's are placed to record the changing transmission of light through the hands over time. During the first phase the baseline transmission is recorded without cuff pressure.