SmartHeal

08/09/2026

Did you know that chronic wounds affect millions globally?

Research shows that timely intervention and advanced monitoring are critical for preventing complications.

Explore how we are changing the game at smartheal.org.

References available on request.

Measure wounds, track healing, and document faster with SmartHeal’s AI-assisted platform for clinicians.

30/06/2026

Up to 80% of chronic wounds contain biofilm.

It is invisible to the naked eye. Standard wound assessment cannot detect it. It does not reliably show as increased exudate, erythema, or odour. Yet biofilm is one of the primary reasons chronic wounds stall.

Biofilm is a structured community of bacteria embedded in a protective matrix. It resists the immune response and resists topical antimicrobials at concentrations that would normally be effective. Once established, it cycles through dispersal, re-attachment, and reform, driving chronic inflammation and preventing tissue repair.

For nurses and wound care clinicians: any wound that appears to plateau without a clear clinical explanation is biofilm until proven otherwise.

The clinical response is not more dressings. It is active debridement to disrupt the matrix, followed by an appropriate antimicrobial strategy and thorough wound cleansing at every visit.

Objective tracking of wound area and progress over time helps clinicians spot the plateau early. When the data shows a wound stalling across consecutive visits, that is an earlier signal than visual inspection alone.

AI-assisted measurement supports that clinical picture. The AI assists. The clinician investigates and decides.

Reference: Malone M et al. (2017). The prevalence of biofilms in chronic wounds: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Wound Care, 26(1):20-25.

29/06/2026

If a wound has not reduced in area by 30 to 40% after four weeks of treatment, evidence suggests it is unlikely to heal without a change in management.

This is one of the most actionable clinical rules in wound care. It comes from landmark research in diabetic foot ulcers and has since been applied broadly across chronic wound types as an early warning signal.

Four weeks is the window. 30 to 40% area reduction is the threshold.

If the wound is not progressing by that marker, the treatment plan needs review. Compression, debridement, infection management, off-loading. Something needs to change.

This is why consistent, objective wound measurement matters at every visit. Not just because it is good practice, but because the data from those measurements is what tells you, at four weeks, whether this wound is on a healing trajectory or heading toward a stall.

AI-assisted wound tracking gives clinicians that data consistently, visit to visit. The AI assists with the numbers. The clinician reads the trend and makes the call.

Reference: Sheehan P et al. (2003). Percent change in wound area over 4 weeks predicts complete healing at 12 weeks. Diabetes Care, 26(6):1879-1882.

11/06/2026

Time in the venture has only made SmartHeal real!

There was a time that we had to explain the market to people.

Our founder had to explain to people what she did, why she did.

But now the product market fit is clear.

Organice reach is clear. The traction is clear.

IF you want to join the cohort of people currently using SmartHeal, then email us - [email protected].

09/06/2026

SmartHeal is a semifinalist in technology Competition.

Being recognised alongside some of Australia's most thoughtful health technology teams is a milestone we are genuinely grateful for.

We are a nurse-founded company building objective wound measurement tools for clinicians working in the hardest parts of wound care.

To every clinician who has shared their experience with us and told us what they actually need: YOU are in every decision we make.

08/06/2026

A wound is assessed at the first visit. Area is captured objectively. At the follow-up, it is captured again the same way. And again at the next.

What you get is a clean line from first assessment to follow-up. Not a guess. Not a memory. A documented trajectory the whole care team can see in one view.

This is what consistent tracking looks like when measurement is objective: visit to visit, nothing lost between appointments, the trend visible to everyone who needs it.

We frame this as early pilot signal, not proof at scale. We are honest about where we are.

SmartHeal tracks wound area and perimeter over time, on a smartphone, with zero hardware. Every data point sits behind a clinician decision. The AI assists. The clinician decides.

This is what the data looks like when the baseline is solid.

05/06/2026

Acute wounds tell a story too. A burn that is healing well should show a steady reduction in area across visits. A burn that is not should show you, early, that something needs to change.

The value is not any single photo. It is the line you can draw through all of them.

When each assessment is captured the same way, the healing trajectory becomes something you can actually read, rather than something you reconstruct from notes and memory at the next review.

Early signal, not proof at scale. We say that plainly.

SmartHeal captures wound area and perimeter consistently at the point of care, on a smartphone, with zero hardware. The clinician reviews every output, confirms or adjusts, and acts. The AI assists. The clinician decides. Always.

05/06/2026

SmartHeal is one of 11 finalists in Start Up World Cup.

We are honoured to be alongside teams building technology that matters.

We are building AI-assisted wound assessment tools for wound care clinicians. Zero hardware. Any smartphone. Objective measurement at the point of care.

Chronic wounds affect 450,000 Australians and cost the health system $3.5 billion every year. The tools clinicians have today were built for a different era.

We are changing that.

The AI assists. The clinician decides. Always.