Near-infrared spectroscopy · Kuopio, Finland
Enrich the hand‑feel with data.
Incight Medical Technologies develops JED Explorer, an optical instrument for assessing cartilage during knee arthroscopy. It builds on near-infrared spectroscopy research our founders have published since 2013, developed at the Biomedical Spectroscopy Laboratory of the University of Eastern Finland.
JED Explorer is in pre-clinical development. It is not CE marked and is not available for sale.
Independent evidence
Cartilage decisions are hard, even for experts.
In 2025 an international expert panel rated ninety-six clinical scenarios of knee cartilage injury in football players, asking whether surgery was appropriate.
- 32%appropriate
- 21%inappropriate
- 47%uncertain
Those decisions rest on an assessment of the tissue. We are developing JED Explorer to add an objective measurement to that assessment.
Kon, Papakostas, Andriolo et al. ICRS-FIFA-Aspetar consensus on the management of knee cartilage injuries in football players, part 1. British Journal of Sports Medicine 59 (2025) 902–911. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2024-108960
Published research
More than a decade in print.
- 2013
Application of near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy for determining the thickness of articular cartilage
- 2018
Characterizing human subchondral bone properties using near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy
- 2021
Characterization of connective tissues using near-infrared spectroscopy and imaging
Founders
The people behind it.
- Teemu HaapalaCEO
- Isaac AfaraCSO
- Ervin NippolainenTechnical Lead
Co-funded by the European Union
JED Explorer: Preclinical Evidence and MedTech Readiness for Objective Intraoperative Cartilage Assessment in Knee Arthroscopy
The project builds the pre-clinical evidence, the quality management foundation and the market understanding needed to prepare JED Explorer for the regulatory pathway.
Results will be reported here when the project closes.