New smartphone app measures wound depth

December 4, 2017February 25, 2020 Wound Care Advisor

Swift Medical, a wound care company based in Toronto, has launched its AutoDepth technology, a mobile phone app that measures the depth of wounds by waving it over the injury without ever making contact. Read more.

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