Benjamin Mertens

Benjamin Mertens
Iriscope and Lys Medical

Bio: Lys Medical was founded in 2018, as a spin-off from the Université libre de Bruxelles, in Belgium. Since then, we have developed expertise in the whole medical device spectrum: development, manufacturing, certification and clinical validation. This allows us to go from the idea to commercialization fast, whilst maintaining complete control over the quality and safety of our devices.

Title: Iriscope and Lys Medical

Abstract:

Lys Medical has developed the Iriscope probe, a reusable miniaturized videoendoscopic probe of 1.8 mm (5.5 Fr). It ventures deeper than traditional bronchoscopes, so seeing previously unexplored areas becomes possible. Iriscope enables a direct visualization of the puncture site so pulmonologists do not have to perform blind biopsies anymore.