NOUSNAV

NousNav is developing technology and providing training for sustainable neurosurgical capacity building in low- and middle-income countries around the globe. Central to this mission is the creation of affordable, off-the-shelf and open-source technology for state-of-the-art neurosurgery... For years, patients in developed countries have benefitted from the increasingly widespread use of neuronavigation. However, the high cost of this technology-which can carry a price tag of hundreds of thousands of dollars per system-puts it out of the reach of surgeons in many middle-income and developing countries, even in nations with well-established medical infrastructure. Brain tumors, surgically treatable epilepsy, hydrocephalus and other neurologic conditions affect people all over the world, and millions have potentially treatable conditions. Economic access shouldn't dictate the level of care they receive, or their access to technology which can dramatically improve outcomes. NousNav aims..