BRITESEED, LLC
Kerrison rongeur with integrated optical sensor for intraoperative detection of dura and nerve root during spinal surgery
- Sector
- Medtech
- Headquarters
- CHICAGO, IL
- Founded
- 2013
- Latest Form D
- $690K, Jan 2014
- Total capital
- $5.4M
- Federal grants
- $4.7M
- 8 awards · 2015–2025
- Rank in peer group#134 of 538
- Private capital raised
- $690K
- 1 Form D · last Jan 2014
- 153 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 14
- 26 pending · first 2019
- Rank in peer group#43 of 538
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Development of a Multispectral Kerrison Rongeur for Dura and Nerve Root Detection$1M
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Development of a Multispectral Kerrison Rongeur for Dura and Nerve Root Detection$307K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Intraoperative Ureter Detection System$669K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Intraoperative Ureter Detection System$1.4M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Label-free imaging for real-time, intraoperative blood vessel visualization$750K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Intraoperative Ureter Detection System$50K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Intraoperative Ureter Detection System$275K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$690K
Show 1 earlier federal award
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Label-free imaging for real-time, intraoperative blood vessel visualization$150K
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Standing among 538 peers
Line = medianMedtech · Device
- Federal grants#134 · top 25%
- Granted patents#43 · top 8%
- Linked publications#75 · top 14%
Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.
Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Jonathan Whitney GunnResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 2 patents · $900K in grants as PI
- Paul Albert FehrenbacherExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 14 granted of 40- PendingA Visual Interface For A System Used To Determine Tissue CharacteristicsUSPTOApplication 18863848
- GrantedSystem and Method for Determining Vessel Size and/or EdgeUSPTOUS 12,593,989
- PendingSystem And Method For Electrical Coupling Of A Surgical System Or Part ThereofUSPTOApplication 19026315
Show all 40 patent records
- A Visual Interface For A System Used To Determine Tissue CharacteristicsJul 2, 2026 · Application 18863848Pending
- System and Method for Determining Vessel Size and/or EdgeApr 7, 2026 · US 12,593,989Granted
- System And Method For Electrical Coupling Of A Surgical System Or Part ThereofMay 15, 2025 · Application 19026315Pending
- User Interface For A System Used To Determine Tissue Or Artifact CharacteristicsJan 21, 2025 · US 12,201,385Granted
- Optical Surgical System Having Light Emitters And Light Sensors Coupled To A Controller Configured To Remove Angular Distortion Via Comparison Of Illumination PatternsOct 8, 2024 · US 12,108,944Granted
- System and Method for Determining Tissue CharacteristicsSep 19, 2024 · Application 18670522Pending
- System To Differentiate And Identify Types Of Tissue Within A Region Proximate To A Working End Of A Surgical InstrumentMay 28, 2024 · US 11,992,235Granted
- A System And Method Used To Detect Or Differentiate Tissue Or An ArtifactMay 28, 2024 · US 11,992,338Granted
- System And Method For Determining Vessel SizeApr 30, 2024 · US 11,969,258Granted
- System and Method Used to Detect or Differentiate Tissue or an ArtifactJan 25, 2024 · Application 18004485Pending
- System And Method Used To Determine Tissue And/or Artifact CharacteristicsAug 15, 2023 · US 11,723,600Granted
- A Compact System Used To Determine Tissue Or Artifact CharacteristicsJul 11, 2023 · US 11,696,777Granted
- Optical Surgical System Having Light Sensor On Its Jaws And Method For Determining Vessel Size With Angular Distortion CompensationFeb 28, 2023 · US 11,589,852Granted
- System And Method For Determining Vessel Size And/or EdgeNov 8, 2022 · US 11,490,820Granted
- User Interface for a System Used to Determine Tissue or Artifact CharacteristicsAug 2, 2022 · US 11,399,898Granted
- A System And Method With Applied Stimulation Used To Detect Or Differentiate Tissue Or ArtifactNov 4, 2021 · Application 17268923Pending
- System For Determining Vessel Size Using Light AbsorptionNov 3, 2020 · US 10,820,838Granted
- System And Method For Detecting And/or Determining Characteristics Of TissueOct 29, 2020 · Application 16962177Pending
- System And Method For Determining Vessel SizeJul 21, 2020 · US 10,716,508Granted
- Vessel Detector And Method Of DetectionApr 9, 2019 · US 10,251,600Granted
- System And Method For Electrical Coupling Of A Surgical System Or Part ThereofFeb 7, 2019 · Application 16077043Pending
- Surgical Tool With Integrated SensorMar 5, 2015 · Application 14383173Pending
- User Interface for a System Used to Determine Tissue or Artifact CharacteristicsApplication 62384841Pending
- System And Method For Determining Vessel Size With Angular Distortion CompensationApplication 62381529Pending
- System And Method For Determining Vessel Size And/or EdgeApplication PCTUS2016018805Pending
- System For Determining Vessel Size Using Light AbsorptionApplication PCTUS2016018798Pending
- System and Method for Electrical Coupling of a Surgical System or Part ThereofApplication 62295005Pending
- System and Method for Determining Tissue CharacteristicsApplication 62294996Pending
- System and Method for Determining Vessel SizeApplication 62239152Pending
- Vessel Detector And Method Of DetectionApplication PCTUS2015022244Pending
- System and Method for Vessel Edge DetectionApplication 62118554Pending
- System for Determining Vessel Size Using Light AbsorptionApplication 62118429Pending
- System and Method for Determining Vessel SizeApplication 62118443Pending
- Vessel Detector And Method Of DetectionApplication 61970165Pending
- Surgical Tool With Integrated SensorApplication PCTUS2013029412Pending
- System And Method For Excitation And Detection Of Fluorescent IndicatorsApplication 19521881Pending
- System And Method For Excitation And Detection Of Fluorescent IndicatorsApplication PCTUS2024047095Pending
- System And Method For Excitation And Detection Of Fluorescent IndicatorsApplication 63584460Pending
- A Visual Interface For A System Used To Determine Tissue CharacteristicsApplication PCTUS2023066875Pending
- Visual Interface For A System Used To Determine Tissue CharacteristicsApplication 63340928Pending
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Regulatory activity · Medtech
- New Animal Drugs; Approval of New Animal Drug Applications; Withdrawal of Approval of New Animal Drug Application; Change of SponsorFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; General and Plastic Surgery Devices; Classification of the Skin Patch for Treatment of HyperhidrosisFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; Anesthesiology Devices; Classification of the Monitor for Opioid Induced Impairment of OxygenationFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; Orthopedic Devices; Classification of the Medial Knee Implanted Shock AbsorberFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; Neurological Devices; Classification of the External Lower Extremity Nerve Stimulator for Restless Legs SyndromeFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; General Hospital and Personal Use Devices; Classification of the Infant Supine Sleep SystemFood and Drug Administration
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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