MOVU creates best-in-class optical imaging devices and improves quality of life for patients and eye experts alike.
The key to better health outcomes is early detection and accurate diagnoses. MOVU is built on superior engineering and the drive to impact as many people as possible: when you capture disease early, you can create better outcomes for the patient. When you make it easy to capture multiple modalities in a single screening, you make it far more likely that consumers will get the care that makes a difference to their health.
R＆D based in Komaki, Japan and Santa Clara, California, we leverage our 45 years of experience in cutting-edge optical science.
By focusing on creating advanced optical imaging techniques, we help physicians improve the speed and accuracy in diagnosis. When consumers access powerful and advanced health care, their futures look brighter.
Milestones
MOVU is a medical brand of Santec OIS Corporation, a company known for pioneering photonics. As medicine shifts from reactive to preventative care, MOVU continues developing proprietary technology and fueling healthcare’s ongoing transformation.
Today we empower interconnected care at multiple touchpoints and increase the impact of early intervention. MOVU’s latest innovation includes ARGONAUT, a centralized and integrated solution empowered by an AI platform.
- 1986
World's first tunable laser instrument, TSL-80 (Santec)
- 2005
First commercial swept source laser for OCT, HSL-2000
First SS-OCT for anterior chamber demonstrated by Dr. Yoshiaki Yasuno using HSL-2000 - 2006
Patent application Swept Source OCT using VCSEL
- 2007
First SS-OCT angiography demonstrated by Dr. Yoshiaki Yasuno using HSL-1000
- 2008
OEM for first commercial ophthalmic SS-OCT
First whole-eye imaging with SS-OCT, C. Chong, et al., Applied Optics 2009 - 2013
Launch of MOVU brand and Santec Photonics Laboratory in Santa Clara
- 2015
First FDA-510 clearance for ARGOS®
- 2019
Second FDA-510 clearance for ARGOS®ver1.5 with reference imaging capability to link surgical instruments
Exclusive global distribution agreement for ARGOS®ver1.5 with Alcon - 2020
Started sales in Japan for ARGOS🄬ver1.5
- 2023
50% biometer share of new installations in the U.S
Awards & Recognitions
Since 2000, Santec/MOVU have been collaborating with Tokyo Institute of Technology, the University of Tokyo, University of Southern California and Yokohama National University. See the impact we’ve made to the healthcare industry along the way:
In November 2017, ARGOS® was voted Best Technology in Data For Cataract Surgery by members of CRST’s editorial board.
Over 35 Swept Source and its OCT-related patents were granted in the US, Japan and other countries.
Five of commercially available medical equipment use Swept Source from Santec/MOVU in various medical fields including endoscope for GI, cardiovascular, dermatology as well as ophthalmology.
Leadership
Partnering with MOVU
In 2019, MOVU partnered with Alcon for ARGOS®. Now, Alcon Laboratories is an exclusive distributor of ARGOS® Biometer under the MOVU brand.
Today, we offer partnerships for ARGONAUT, a comprehensive and innovative solution in the field of diagnostics, preventative medicine and disease prevention.
Benefits to Retail / Drug Stores
For most consumers, eye exams are a regular part of life. Imagine if a typical eye exam could also deliver powerful preventative healthcare? Retail eyeglass stores and drugstores can partner with MOVU to go beyond vision exams and actually serve as a healthcare hub. Because ARGONAUT measures multiple modalities in a single, easy-to-use, no-contact scan, consumers will look to retail to fill in a critical component of healthcare management.
Compact and efficient, ARGONAUT can be used in retail's small spaces with no additional staff needed.
Interested in partnering with MOVU?
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