Mole Mate

MoleMate™ is a non-invasive, rapid, and painless melanoma screening device that has been specifically designed with and for General Practitioners and skin specialists. By assisting and accelerating the diagnostic process, MoleMate™ enables the medical professional to quickly scan and make a decision to refer a patient, excise a lesion or immediately assure them that their lesion is not suspicious.

It also allows the photographic recording of suspicious moles for the purpose of later review and comparison. It is important to understand that melanoma cannot be diagnosed with 100% accuracy even in the best of hands. There are certain limitations because of the variability of presentations of melanoma. Only removing a mole and getting pathologists to examine it can be a doctor is 100% certain of the diagnosis. Obviously removal of all moles is not practical or necessary in most cases.

MoleMate™ comprises a handheld scanner and software that uses SIAscopy™, the skin imaging technology that scans and visualises haemoglobin, melanin, dermal melanin and collagen (SIAscans) up to 2mm under the skin. SIAscopy™ provides medical professionals with a wealth of previously unavailable information to assist them in making an instant clinical decision about a lesion during a patient consultation.

MoleMate™ incorporates an easy-to-use decision support system that asks the medical professional questions about features in the haemoglobin, melanin, dermal melanin and collagen images that are displayed on the screen. The scoring system (The Hunter Scoring System) aids in the detection of many types of suspicious lesions at the early stages, before they become apparent to the naked eye. MoleMate™ also provides a magnified dermatoscopic view, which means that medical professionals used to dermoscopy will find the transition to MoleMate™ easy and familiar.

The Mole Mate equipment uses technology that enables the most the most accurate diagnosis (short of surgically removing every mole). Importantly, less than 50% of melanomas arise from existing moles. This means that most melanomas arise from apparently 'normal' Skin.

The medical professional can then share SIAscans with the patient on the spot, thus reassuring the patient whilst increasing patient confidence during and after the consultation. MoleMate™ produces a patient report that includes the patients SIAscans together with data required for referral, or for the patient to take Home.