Optiscan Imaging InForm imaging device for pathology

Optiscan Imaging has announced InForm, a microscopic medical imaging device designed to transform pathology by delivering real-time digital insights across the full pathology workflow at point of contact with a tissue sample. Utilising proprietary technology, the device is crafted for pathologists and pathology technicians to obtain immediate insights to improve diagnostics across laboratory medicine, pathology practice and point-of-care practices to enhance real-time decision-making and redefine diagnostic workflows.

Traditionally, tissue pathology has been a slow and fragmented process, dependent on analog workflows, multiple time-intensive procedures, resource-intense slide preparation, and delayed interpretation and result generation. Optiscan’s imaging technology is designed to transform this approach by delivering point-of-care digital pathology insights, streamlining workflows, and enhancing both diagnostic efficiency and precision.

The InForm device has been designed for ease of use across the full spectrum of anatomical pathology applications: from fresh single sample diagnoses in the operating room (OR), to specimen margin assessment adjacent to the OR, frozen section biopsy replacement for more immediate assessments during surgery, and routine laboratory assessments on fresh or fixed tissue generating digital microscopic images. The latter images are comparable to those obtained with benchtop white light microscope using traditional histopathology methodologies, but without any time-consuming or complicated tissue processing.

The device has a spatial resolution of 0.55, offering up to 1000x real magnification at point of care, compared to the traditional 40-100x magnification on conventional light microscopes. It produces digital images instantly, and does not use any consumables beyond the topical dye preferred by the pathologist assessing the tissue.

The product is DICOM-compliant and PACS-enabled, allowing it to be connected to hospital or laboratory archiving systems in a fashion similar to that of radiology platforms such as CT or MRI. This should enable the seamless adoption and integration of digital pathology into the wider healthcare space. Additionally, the device is designed to integrate with Optiscan’s cloud-based telepathology streaming platform, which allows remote consultation in real time anywhere in the world, and which is expected to be revealed in mid-2025.