TRUE-See Systems, LLC

What TRUE-See Systems, LLC does

TRUE-See Systems, LLC is a New Orleans-based, private medical-imaging technology company, founded in 2010 and operating as a subsidiary of Smart Works Intl. The company has developed, patented, and commercialized an mHealth photo platform that combines a physical Calibration Slate featuring clinically relevant colors (including the Monk Scale) with cloud-based software to produce verifiable, color-calibrated medical images. Each captured image is QR-certified with a unique reference number, creating a tamper-resistant audit trail intended to support clinical documentation, reimbursement substantiation, and legal defense. The platform also layers AI-driven computer vision capabilities including AI Intelligent Photo Capture, wound boundary detection and measurement, and color-calibrated tissue analysis, delivered through the TRUE-View Mobile & Desktop Viewer.

The company targets enterprise healthcare buyers across multiple verticals: wound care clinics, inpatient and outpatient hospitals, provider practices, burn units, plastic surgery, cancer treatment centers, forensic units, S.A.N.E. teams, and emergency departments. Distribution combines direct enterprise field sales (Schedule Demo model) with EHR integration partnerships through Epic, Allscripts Unity/Veradigm, and Altera, exposed via HL7 FHIR, SMART on FHIR, and RESTful APIs. TRUE-See operates under SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA compliance, positioning the platform to meet hospital IT procurement requirements. Cumulative adoption reported on the company website includes 2M+ calibrated photos, 700+ clinicians, and 800,000+ patients documented.

The revenue model combines hardware sales or leases of the patented Calibration Slate with subscription-based SaaS for cloud software, image certification, AI analytics, and reporting, priced via quote-based annual contracts tailored to facility count, user seats, and integration scope. The company markets a quantified ROI narrative of up to 35% improvement in reimbursement rates through standardized, verifiable documentation. Headcount is disclosed as 1-10, leadership is led by CEO Uncas "Ben" Favret (former Vestagen CEO with FDA-clearance and exit experience), and the broader team includes a CTO, VP Engineering, VP Operations, Consulting VP Projects (color science/computer vision), and Director of Customer Success.

Name

TRUE-See Systems, LLC

Legal name

TRUE-See Systems, LLC

Website

https://true-see.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TRUE-See Systems is a New Orleans-based medical-imaging software company that has patented a color-calibration slate plus cloud platform which uses AI computer vision and QR-certified audit trails to deliver standardized medical photos for wound care, hospitals, and adjacent specialties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Imaging Software

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (3391)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827), Photographic Equipment & Supplies (3861)

akta.pro primary industry

Universal Viewers & Enterprise Imaging Access (Zero-footprint/Diagnostic) (HLACALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Radiology AI, CAD & Advanced Visualization Software (HLAHABAJ), Imaging & Diagnostic Interoperability (DICOM exchange, image sharing, VNA connectivity) (HLACABAM), Medical Imaging AI (HDAAAEAH)

Keywords

• Medical photography software
• Color calibration technology
• Wound care documentation
• EHR image integration
• MHealth imaging

Headquarters

HQ city

New Orleans

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Calibration Hardware (Patented Slate): TRUE-See sells or leases its patented calibration slate hardware that enables standardized color calibration in medical photography. This forms a recurring hardware component of the revenue model.
2. Software Subscription / SaaS: The company offers cloud-based software tools for image certification, color calibration, and analytics. Software likely operates on a subscription model supporting the calibration slate and providing the QR-certification, audit trail, and reporting capabilities.
3. Reimbursement Improvement Services: TRUE-See's system can improve reimbursement rates by up to 35% through standardized, verifiable clinical documentation that substantiates medical necessity and reduces payment denials and audits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TRUE-See Systems has developed, patented, and commercialized a medical photography platform combining a hardware calibration slate with cloud-based software to produce color-calibrated, QR-certified medical images clinicians can trust. The system corrects images for lighting, distance, and device variability and integrates with major EHR platforms (Epic, Allscripts, Altera) to support standardized wound care, forensic, plastic surgery, oncology, and telemedicine documentation.

Product overview

TRUE-See Systems offers a unified medical photography platform built around its patented Calibration Slate and proprietary cloud-based software. The core system combines a physical calibration slate (featuring clinically relevant colors including the Monk Scale) with AI-powered software that performs patented image certification, color calibration, AI wound boundary detection and measurement, and color-calibrated tissue analysis. The TRUE-View Mobile & Desktop viewer provides AI-driven interactive data analysis, reporting, and benchmarking. The platform integrates with major EHR systems (Epic, Allscripts, Altera) via FHIR/HL7 and RESTful APIs, enabling calibrated photo workflows across inpatient, outpatient, emergency, wound care, telemedicine, and home care settings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TRUE-See Calibration Slate A patented calibration slate featuring clinically relevant colors, including the Monk Scale, that ensures true-to-life color accuracy across all skin tones. Used with the TRUE-See software to correct images for lighting, distance, and device variability.
• TRUE-See Patented Image Certification & Color Calibration Patented image certification and color calibration technology that delivers consistent, clinically reliable images regardless of who takes the photo or what device is used. Each image is QR-certified with a unique reference number, creating a tamper-resistant audit trail.
• TRUE-View Mobile & Desktop Viewer Cross-platform viewer providing AI-driven interactive data and image analysis, audit measurements, progress tracking, reporting, custom benchmarking, and procedure notes for calibrated medical photos.
• TRUE-See Mobile App Mobile application that brings patented calibrated and certified imaging capabilities to telemedicine, enabling providers to verify color accuracy remotely on mobile and desktop workflows.

Quantifiable outcome

• Improve reimbursement rates by up to 35%
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability2 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• EpiccoreTechnology or IntegrationEpic integration enables TRUE-See calibrated photos to be embedded within Epic EHR workflows, allowing healthcare organizations using Epic to access standardized clinical photography directly within their existing systems.
• Allscripts Unity/VeradigmcoreTechnology or IntegrationAllscripts Unity/Veradigm integration enables TRUE-See to integrate with Allscripts EHR platforms using established secure protocols, supporting interoperability for healthcare organizations.
• AlteracoreTechnology or IntegrationAltera (a healthcare IT company) partnership provides additional EHR integration pathways for TRUE-See's calibrated photography solution.
• Smart Works Intl.coreOthersTRUE-See is a subsidiary brand of Smart Works Intl., providing corporate structure and operational support for the medical photography technology company.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• MolecuLight: MolecuLight builds fluorescence-based point-of-care wound imaging devices that visualize bacterial load, competing directly with TRUE-See for the wound care clinician's photo-based assessment workflow and reimbursement-supported documentation.
• Net Health (Tissue Analytics): Net Health's Tissue Analytics is a leading wound care imaging and documentation platform that captures wound photos and applies AI for measurement and healing tracking, overlapping most directly with TRUE-See's wound photography, AI measurement, and EHR-integrated documentation.
• WoundVision: WoundVision provides thermal and multispectral imaging plus digital wound assessment tools aimed at wound care clinicians, sharing TRUE-See's clinical workflow and standardized documentation value proposition.
• FotoFinder Systems: FotoFinder provides specialized medical imaging systems (primarily for dermatology and aesthetics) with calibrated photography and AI skin analysis, comparable to TRUE-See's calibrated medical imaging and AI tissue analysis approach.
• Aranz Medical (Silhouette): Aranz Medical's Silhouette product line is a wound measurement and documentation system used by wound care clinics and burn units, directly comparable to TRUE-See's calibrated photography and AI-driven wound boundary measurement.

Broad incumbents

• Canfield Scientific: Canfield Scientific is an established provider of medical and aesthetic imaging systems with calibration hardware and software for dermatology, plastic surgery, and clinical research, overlapping TRUE-See's plastic surgery and clinical photography use cases from a much larger installed base.
• Smith+Nephew: Smith+Nephew is a large medical device incumbent with a substantial advanced wound care portfolio, including digital wound management offerings, and competes broadly with TRUE-See for hospital wound care budgets and standardization initiatives.
• 3M Health Care (Solventum / KCI): 3M's health care business (including legacy KCI wound care assets) provides wound documentation and advanced wound therapy at global scale, representing the kind of large, well-capitalized incumbent TRUE-See must displace or partner with inside health systems.

Emerging players

• imito (wound documentation app): imito offers a wound and dermatology photo documentation app integrated with hospital EHRs, targeting the same clinician pain points of standardized photography but without TRUE-See's patented hardware calibration layer.
• Healthy.io: Healthy.io turns smartphone cameras into regulated clinical diagnostics (e.g., urinalysis, wound assessment), sharing TRUE-See's smartphone-first, color-standardized imaging approach to enable remote and home-based clinical workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@TRUE-See
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/true-see-systems
• Xx.com/trueseesystems
• Facebookfacebook.com/trueseesystems

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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