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A global movement to democratize medical device innovation

About Openwater

We're building the Linux of medical devices - open-source platforms for breakthrough healthcare technology

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Our Mission

Democratize medical device development by making cutting-edge technology accessible to researchers, developers, and clinicians worldwide. We believe healthcare innovation should be open, collaborative, and available to all.

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Our Technology

OpenLIFU and OpenMOTION are open-source platforms for Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound and optical imaging. AGPL 3.0 licensed, FDA breakthrough device designated, and battle-tested in clinical settings.

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Our Community

Growing community of active developers, researchers from universities, and partnerships with leading institutions like Mayo Clinic and Stanford. Together, we're accelerating medical innovation by decades.

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Success Stories

Real impact from the Openwater community

Mayo Clinic

Clinical AI Integration

Deployed OpenMOTION for stroke detection across 3 comprehensive stroke centers, achieving record sensitivity and specificity in LVO detection. The open-source platform enabled rapid protocol customization and cross-site collaboration that would have been impossible with proprietary systems.

Stroke Detection Clinical Trials 151 Patients FDA Breakthrough

Stanford Neuroscience

Research Innovation

Developed custom OpenLIFU protocols for depression treatment, contributing 15+ pulse sequences back to the community. Their open collaboration model accelerated FDA breakthrough device designation by 18 months compared to traditional closed development.

Neuromodulation Open Protocols FDA Breakthrough

FreeMoCap Foundation

Technical Integration

Integrated OpenMOTION's optical tracking with their motion capture ecosystem, creating a comprehensive movement analysis platform for physical therapy and sports medicine.

Motion Tracking Open Integration Physical Therapy

Johns Hopkins University

Neuroimaging Research

Leveraging OpenLIFU for advanced neuroimaging studies in movement disorders. The open-source architecture allowed researchers to customize ultrasound parameters for specific research questions while contributing improvements back to the community.

Neuroimaging Research Movement Disorders

Research & Safety Resources

Open data, transparent safety, collaborative research

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Publication Library

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Open Datasets

2.5TB of shared clinical data with DOIs and peer review

  • Clinical trial data (45+ datasets)
  • Imaging datasets with DOIs
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  • Reproducible research
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Safety Registry

FDA-compliant adverse event tracking and transparent reporting

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  • 127 days incident-free
  • 100% resolved within SLA
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All our code is freely available under AGPL 3.0 license

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