iStone Kidney Stone Risk Assessment System
What is iStone?
The iStone Kidney Stone Risk Assessment System uses AI and routine health check data to quickly and accurately predict the risk of kidney stones without additional examinations, helping to identify high-risk individuals early.
Service Advantages
- Utilizes AI and routine health check data for fast and accurate kidney stone risk prediction
- Accuracy up to 92.7%, far surpassing traditional imaging diagnosis (X-ray 50-60%, ultrasound 40-50%)
- No additional invasive exams required; only basic clinical information is needed for assessment
- Multi-center clinical validation completed and multiple international patents applied
Assessment Process
- Patient authorizes use of clinical health check data (gender, age, BMI, urinalysis, medical history, etc.)
- Data is entered online into the iStone system
- The system instantly calculates and returns the kidney stone risk result (low risk <0.5, high risk ≥0.5)
- Probability report is printed for the patient’s reference
- The physician interprets the result and provides further recommendations (high-risk individuals are advised to consult urology)
Clinical Data & Professional Validation
- 2019-2021 Clinical Test: AUC 96.7%, Accuracy 92.7%, Sensitivity 87.3%, Specificity 94.5%, PPV 85.3%, NPV 95.4%
- Partner Hospitals: Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Siaogang Hospital
- Multiple international journal publications; Taiwan patent granted; US, China, and Europe applications in progress
Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: Who should consider iStone assessment?
- A: Those with a family history of kidney stones, previous stone episodes, or abnormal health check results.
- Q: How soon are the results available?
- A: Results are available within seconds after data entry.
Medical Device Contract Development
Service Content
- Medical device software design and development (compliant with IEC 62304)
- Implementation of medical device risk management systems (ISO 14971)
- Establishment and guidance of medical device quality management systems (QMS, ISO 13485)
- Support for patent strategy, clinical validation, and regulatory consulting
Target Clients
- Medical device startups
- Medical institutions
- Traditional industries transforming or upgrading to the medical sector
Service Advantages
- Cross-disciplinary professional team providing full support from requirement analysis to mass production
- Familiar with international medical device regulations, assisting products to market smoothly
- Accelerated development timeline, reduced regulatory and quality risks
Various software and hardware development
Service Content
- Web, APP and system software development
- Server installation and maintenance─NAS, FTP, web, database
- Various API (Application Programming Interface) development and connection services