Three components. One workflow. The correct angle on the first pass.
CT-guided needle procedures are planned in 3D and, today, executed by hand. NeedleGPS closes that gap with vendor-agnostic planning software, a handheld bubble-level targeting device, and a sterile single-use shield — so the angle the clinician achieves matches the angle they drew on the screen.
From plan to insertion, without leaving the CT suite.
The clinician plans on the images they already have, transfers a single target angle to the device, and inserts — with visual and haptic confirmation before the needle moves.
Vendor-agnostic planning software reads the CT
The planning software reads DICOM from any CT scanner — no proprietary acquisition, no new imaging protocol. The clinician marks an entry point and a target; NeedleGPS computes the precise insertion angle in three dimensions.
The handheld device guides the hand to that angle
The reusable, palm-sized device receives the target angle wirelessly from the planning software or accepts manual entry. Its bubble-level display guides the clinician to the correct entry angle in real time; haptics confirm alignment before insertion — a bubble level, re-engineered for the CT suite.
A sterile single-use shield keeps the field clean
A single-use sterile shield with a precision needle-guide interface snaps onto the reusable handheld, maintains the sterile field, and detaches once the angle is set — so the device never contacts the sterile pathway and the clinician inserts along the planned trajectory.
Every reinsertion costs time, radiation, and risk.
Roughly 15,000 CT-guided procedures are performed every U.S. workday. When the achieved angle misses the plan, each corrective reinsertion adds scan time, radiation dose, and the chance of a pneumothorax, bleed, or non-diagnostic biopsy. Guiding the first pass is the point.
See it on your images.
Clinicians, investors in surgical navigation, and strategic partners in imaging informatics — request a demo and we will walk through the workflow on a case like yours.