Dr. Leal had a hypothesis: the sound and vibration emitted by the patellofemoral joint has a direct correlation with the condition of this specific joint cartilage.
Kneevoice Inc. was created by a group of experienced knee surgeons and software developers who combined their unique knowledge of the inner workings and biomechanics of the knee, sound and vibration capturing, artificial intelligence and neural networks for sound filtering.
Development of proof of concept prototypes began. We listened to more than 3,200 knees, captured the sound the joint made, and developed a software and algorithm that created a Kneevoice score representing the cartilage status.
Commercial prototype development began, and intellectual property and patents were applied and granted.
We began a financial round for commercial production of Kneevoice. A contract with design and manufacturing was created. Product launch is expected for 2022.