ENvue Reveals AI, Robotic-Assisted Tool for Feeding Tube Placement

ENvue Medical has successfully developed and demonstrated the first prototype of ENvue Drive, which the company believes is the first next-gen robotic-assisted tool built in its electromagnetic navigation platform ecosystem to merge AI, real-time navigation, and robotic assistance into a unified workflow.

The prototype integrates the company’s Ask Oscar AI navigation software with robotic-assisted tube advancement to replicate a bedside enteral access procedure. ENvue Drive was able to identify anatomical pathways, detect trajectory deviations, provide corrective guidance, and assist advancement to a target position in the small intestine under clinician supervision.

The device is meant to assist—not replace—the clinician that keeps full control of the procedure at all times.

ENvue Drive is built on the company’s FDA-cleared navigation platform currently used in U.S. hospitals for real-time electromagnetic guidance during placement of enteral feeding tubes. Ask Oscar was recently introduced and is now extending its architecture toward future procedural guidance and robotic-assisted execution.

The first prototype demonstration focused on enteral feeding tube advancement as the platform’s first application. Near-term platform extensions will include vascular access, neonatal care, urinary access, and other high-volume clinical workflows.

“For decades, bedside medicine has relied on training, experience, and manual execution. We believe the next major advance will come from combining navigation, intelligence, and automation into a unified platform that assists clinicians throughout the procedure,” said Dr. Doron Besser, CEO of ENvue Medical. “We believe ENvue Drive represents an important step toward that future.”

Last October, the company was awarded a U.S. patent protecting its proprietary method of overlaying electromagnetic (EM) navigation data directly onto real-time medical imaging modalities such as X-ray, computed tomography (CT), ultrasound, and MRI.