Turner Innovations Awarded STTR Phase 1 Contract from US Air Force

June 25, 2021

Turner Imaging Systems has won a small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract from the U.S. Air Force. Turner will use the non-dilutive funds to develop a next generation compact, highly portable, battery-powered full-body fluoroscopic X-ray (Smart-C) to help Special Operations Surgical Teams, Army Forward Surgical Teams (FSTs), and Navy Fleet Surgical Teams, save lives in remote and austere environments.

Winning a Phase I STTR contract qualifies Turner Innovations to compete for an additional Phase II contract. If successful in winning the Phase II contract, Turner plans to commercialize the product. The Smart-C is unique in its flexibility and true portability. It weighs only 16 pounds so that it can be hand carried to the point of care, and is battery- powered for a completely wireless imaging procedure.

The Utah Industry and Innovation Center assisted Turner Innovations with their winning proposal.

“The Smart-C is revolutionizing how and where doctors use imaging,” said D. Clark Turner, Ph.D., founder and CEO of Turner Imaging Systems.

“This STTR contract is an important development for Turner Imaging Systems,” said Kelvyn Cullimore, president and CEO of BioUtah. “The novel imaging system has a range of potential applications from imaging in hospitals and in rural areas, to care on the battlefield and in sports medicine.”

Turner Imaging Systems is currently marketing its Smart-C battery powered fluoroscopic Mini C-arm. The Smart-C is currently being distributed throughout the USA via distribution channels which includes Siemens Healthineers, one of the largest Medical Imaging companies in the world.

The Smart-C is unique in its flexibility and true portability. The patented and patent-pending Smart-C weighs only 16 pounds so that it can be hand carried to the point of care, and is battery- powered for a completely wireless imaging procedure.