ModMed® announced that it will collaborate with Medtronic to enhance the documentation of polyp detection by utilizing the AI capabilities of the GI Genius system sold by Medtronic. Medtronic has publicly stated a goal of supporting gastroenterologists in detecting lesions in the colon that could lead to one of the deadliest and most preventable forms of cancer. ModMed supports this goal and believes that additional efficiency can be built into the colonoscopy process.

The GI Genius system enables AI-assisted colonoscopies, which have been shown to achieve a 50% reduction in missed colorectal polyps over a standard colonoscopy. The companies intend to interface data from GI Genius into ModMed?s gGastro platform with the expectation of reducing manual effort in documenting procedural metrics captured during the colonoscopy process.