Illuminant Surgical announced $8.4 million in seed funding to accelerate the launch of its flagship Skylight platform, a projection-based clinical guidance platform that gives doctors a "heads-up display" of a patient's internal anatomy, shown directly on the body.
The system doesn't require headsets, goggles or external monitors, and it enables millimeter-level accuracy for procedures ranging from spine surgery to cancer biopsies.
The platform combines two proprietary technologies:
- SkinMatch — A non-invasive patient tracking system using adhesive markers (SkinDots) and computer vision algorithms to align medical images with the patient's anatomy in real time.
- LightScreen — A depth-adaptive projection system that displays key anatomical details directly on the patient's skin, adjusting dynamically for movement and contours.
Originally developed for spine surgery, Skylight is built to adapt across a range of procedures. Its flexible design allows integration into different clinical workflows, removing barriers to adoption and accelerating impact in the operating room.
"Our mission from day one has been to build technology that doctors actually want to use and to deliver it in a way that makes adoption effortless," said Eldrick Millares, co-founder and co-CEO of Illuminant. "With Skylight, we're combining clinical impact with a business model that gets this into operating rooms quickly and sustainably."
