OXOS Medical has received clearance for pediatric imaging on its MC2 portable X-ray system, allowing providers to deliver low-dose X-ray imaging to children in comfortable settings rather than traditional imaging rooms. The wireless, lightweight MC2 enables imaging wherever patients feel most at ease, keeping them close to caregivers. The system features a wireless foot pedal for hands-free operation, allowing surgeons to support or comfort children during exams. An automatic collimator limits the X-ray beam to specific areas of interest, whilst manual collimation and a pediatric filter help minimise radiation exposure to developing bodies. The Atlanta-based company develops ultra-portable X-ray devices for clinical, surgical and remote care scenarios. The FDA-cleared MC2 system captures static and serial images with digital radiography and fluoroscopy capabilities.

Read Time: 3 minutesTech Topics In This Article: Atlanta startups, medical device companiesWith new portable X-ray machines, Atlanta-based OXOS is helping more doctors quickly image patients in emergency rooms, clinics, and even on the sidelines of sporting events.MedTech startup OXOS Medical just launched the MC2, a portable and cordless X-ray system. MC2, which received FDA clearance last month, provides healthcare providers with more efficient ways to get accurate images of patients without having to bring them to more traditional X-ray and imaging centers.This is the second X-ray machine OXOS has brought to market. The first one, which received FDA clearance in 2021, was initially designed with hand surgeon’s needs in mind. But as the product came to market, Ruff said the Oxos team discovered that its use case for portable X-ray machines was broader than they initially expected.Most portable X-ray machines on the market today weigh more than 300 pounds, making it challenging for physicians to actually provide on-the-go care.“We had more customers that were in general orthopedics, in sports, urgent cares, home health, and concierge medicine,” Evan Ruff, Oxos Medical’s CEO, told Hypepotamus. Those use cases helped OXOS focus on the portable design seen in the MC2.“It needs to be super portable, you know, still maintain great image quality and load radiation, but be the absolute easiest X ray machine to use,” Ruff added.The MC2 is completely battery powered and wireless. It also allows users to see what image they are going to capture before emitting any sort of radiation.“Everything we do at OXOS is about helping providers move into a new era of imaging,” said Dr