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Top 7 Startups that help to cure Kidney Stones (Urolithiasis)
Updated: May 09, 2024 | Editor: Jason Kwon |
Startups focused on curing kidney stones are leveraging innovative technologies such as shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) machines, laser lithotripsy systems, and virtual reality (VR) simulators for surgical training to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of stone removal procedures, enabling faster recovery and better outcomes for individuals suffering from kidney stones.
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Country: USA | Funding: $198.8M
Allena Pharmaceuticals is dedicated to developing and commercializing first-in-class, oral enzyme therapeutics to treat patients with rare and severe metabolic disorders that affect the kidney. The company is focused on metabolic disorders that result in excess accumulation of certain metabolites, such as oxalate and urate, that can cause kidney stones, damage the kidney, and potentially lead to chronic kidney disease, or CKD, and end-stage renal disease.
Allena Pharmaceuticals is dedicated to developing and commercializing first-in-class, oral enzyme therapeutics to treat patients with rare and severe metabolic disorders that affect the kidney. The company is focused on metabolic disorders that result in excess accumulation of certain metabolites, such as oxalate and urate, that can cause kidney stones, damage the kidney, and potentially lead to chronic kidney disease, or CKD, and end-stage renal disease.
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Country: USA | Funding: $97.2M
Kalera Medical is the developer of a kidney stone retrieval device designed to remove kidney stone fragments. The company's device is vacuum-assisted that helps in extracting stones from a patient's kidney, enabling doctors to remove stone fragments completely, thereby addressing unmet medical needs.
Kalera Medical is the developer of a kidney stone retrieval device designed to remove kidney stone fragments. The company's device is vacuum-assisted that helps in extracting stones from a patient's kidney, enabling doctors to remove stone fragments completely, thereby addressing unmet medical needs.
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Country: Sweden | Funding: $87.6M
OxThera is developing its Oxabact therapy that uses the O. formigenes bacteria to degrade oxalates in the intestines.
OxThera is developing its Oxabact therapy that uses the O. formigenes bacteria to degrade oxalates in the intestines.
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Country: USA | Funding: $26.9M
SonoMotion is developing non-invasive ultrasonic solutions for kidney stone disease. It allows to avoid surgical procedures by using long pulses of sound waves to push the smaller stones from the kidney safely and without anesthesia.
SonoMotion is developing non-invasive ultrasonic solutions for kidney stone disease. It allows to avoid surgical procedures by using long pulses of sound waves to push the smaller stones from the kidney safely and without anesthesia.
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Country: Spain | Funding: $11.6M
Devicare has developed Lit-Control - the most advanced, comprehensive and effective medical treatment for Kidney Stones. Lit-Control is a family of four innovative medical foods that have been formulated to treat and manage the nutritional needs of patients with each of the four major groups of Kidney Stones (i.e. calcium, uric acid, infectious and cytine stones). And in combination with these medical foods, Lit-Control also incorporates a ground-breaking digital therapeutic to ease the follow-up of these patients.
Devicare has developed Lit-Control - the most advanced, comprehensive and effective medical treatment for Kidney Stones. Lit-Control is a family of four innovative medical foods that have been formulated to treat and manage the nutritional needs of patients with each of the four major groups of Kidney Stones (i.e. calcium, uric acid, infectious and cytine stones). And in combination with these medical foods, Lit-Control also incorporates a ground-breaking digital therapeutic to ease the follow-up of these patients.
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Country: USA | Funding: $3.8M
Oxalo Therapeutics develops a first-of-its-kind peptide-based drug to prevent kidney stones.
Oxalo Therapeutics develops a first-of-its-kind peptide-based drug to prevent kidney stones.
