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October 08, 2026

 

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Healthcare's Revenue Black Box, Decoded

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FreeStep takes the surgeon's foot pedal off the floor

Every operating room has a foot pedal surgeons must find while looking away from the patient. FreeStep, from Romania's MobilService, replaces it with a patented clip-on shoe sensor that tells a walking step from a deliberate command, wirelessly. Used in surgery by its co-inventor for years, it's raising $2.5M for FDA and CE approval.

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