VML: Aritium's PainVisible

In medical diagnoses, 90% of patients report pain, yet traditional assessment rely on subjective patient reporting, leading to disparities in care caused by language barriers, cognitive impairments, age and many more factors. This leaves many patients' pain unheard and unmeasured.

Enter Artitium’s PainVisible, a truly transformative new medical tool that transcends the limitations of using language to communicate pain.

Devised by VML Health and WideLabs, this innovative tool utilises thermal imaging to provide objective, data driven, real-time pain measurement. A portable thermal camera, connected to a smartphone, detects heat patterns on the body’s surface which are indicative of pain. An AI-powered app then analyses this data to compare it with thousands of patient studies to provide doctors with accurate assessments. This unique approach allows pain to be discussed within a universal language, empowering healthcare professionals to make informed treatment decisions for every patient, regardless of their background or ability to advocate for themselves.

By providing an objective measure of pain, the tool eliminates biases and communication barriers, leading to more precise diagnoses, personalised treatment plans, and improved patient outcomes. Currently being used in hospitals across Spain and internationally with plans to introduce to hospitals in Europe, Latin America and United States during 2025 and 2026.