MedTech AI
Powering the intelligence behind tomorrow’s medicine
We engineer technologies that support physicians in delivering high-quality care — complementing their clinical expertise through thoughtful innovation.
Our work in AI and intelligent systems is focused on helping improve detection, simplify workflows, and support more personalized care experiences.
Through close collaboration with the medical community, we are advancing the future of endoscopy and beyond — for clinicians, for patients, and for healthier communities worldwide.
Medtronic is the sole distributor, marketer and owner of GI Genius trademarks.
Nhan Ngo Dinh
President, MedTech AI
"We’ve released the first real-time AI-enhanced medical device, showing how healthcare professionals can get crucial advantage from AI technologies."1
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The GI Genius™ Platform: the leading real-time AI platform for GI endoscopy
The first real-time AI system in healthcare, GI Genius™ introduced real‑time colorectal polyp detection in 2019 and earned the FDA’s first De Novo clearance for an AI GI device in 2021. Since then, it has supported over 4 million patients worldwide.
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Medtronic plc. Medtronic unveils the future of AI in GI: Genius Summit 2024 reveals innovations and collaborations that advance endoscopic care. News release. 10 April 2024. Available from: https://news.medtronic.com/2024-04-10-Medtronic-unveils-the-future-of-AI-in-GI-Genius-Summit-2024-reveals-innovations-and-collaborations-that-advance-endoscopic-care
Andrea Cherubini
Chief AI Officer
"The accuracy achieved by the hybrid AI-endoscopist team is higher than the accuracy of the endoscopist alone, or the AI alone."
GI Genius™ ecosystem
Impact and recognition:
In clinical trials, GI Genius™ cut missed polyp rates by up to
50%1,2,3
Winner of the Artificial Intelligence Innovation in
2023 AI Breakthrough Awards Program
Globally adopted by major health systems, including the U.S. Veterans Affairs, and honored on
Fortune’s “Change the World” list4
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From idea to impact: the Innovation Center
A platform for bold thinkers and breakthrough technologies. Designed for developers, software innovators, and medtech startups, the Centre offers a unique opportunity to build, test, and refine real-time AI solutions for medical procedures.
Through access to our virtual sandbox environment and the GI Genius™ AI Access developer kit, innovators can accelerate time-to-market, validate their ideas in a realistic clinical context, and bring AI-powered tools closer to the point of care.
This is where clinical relevance meets technical ingenuity - and where the next generation of healthtech begins.
Become part of the Innovation Center
Join our Innovation Center and leverage the power of the GI Genius™ platform to bring your innovative AI medical product to market faster.