How can AI improve medical technology? Medtronic’s GI Genius™ is a compelling example. During a colonoscopy, the system analyses the live camera image and highlights areas that may require closer inspection. The physician remains in control and decides whether a finding is relevant, and a polyp should be removed.
The benefit is measurable: in the randomized COLO-DETECT trial with 2,000 patients, adenomas were detected in 56.6% of examinations supported by GI Genius, compared with 48.4% using conventional colonoscopy.
This shows how the value of a medical device increasingly comes from combining hardware with software, clinical data and algorithms. AI does not replace the physician. It acts as an additional pair of eyes that can help detect disease earlier and improve patient care.
