Mosaic Intelligence Labs has completed two seed rounds, raising a total of $47 million, with 8VC and Fundomo leading the rounds. According to Sina Finance, citing The Information, the year-old startup is developing a semi-autonomous catheter that can navigate a patient’s blood vessels. Its near-term goal is to provide surgeons with more precise, real-time 3D maps of patients’ circulatory systems, rather than to make the catheter fully autonomous.
The maps would draw on data from sensors inside the catheter and surgeons’ hand movements. Mosaic uses Nvidia simulation software and works closely with the company; co-founder and CEO Iliana Pirozzi said models trained on synthetic simulation data performed better than models trained only on real medical data.
Mosaic is also working with HonorHealth, an Arizona health system. A representative of HonorHealth said Mosaic was the second AI robotics company to reach this stage of clinical collaboration. He said the technology could improve surgical efficiency and safety by helping doctors treat more patients and reducing operating errors.
Mosaic adviser Rodney Brooks, who holds options in the company, said its ultimate goal is to eliminate X-rays, reducing radiation exposure for patients and medical staff.