# Caption Health

> Caption Health developed AI software that gives real-time instructions while a clinician acquires a cardiac ultrasound, then assesses image quality and estimates ejection fraction. Founded as Bay Labs, it sold into hospitals, launched a home-echo service, and was acquired by GE HealthCare in 2023; its technology later appeared on GE ultrasound systems.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** San Mateo, United States
- **Founders:** Charles Cadieu (Co-founder and former CEO), Kilian Koepsell (Co-founder and former CTO)
- **Products:** EchoMD AutoEF, Caption Guidance, Caption Interpretation, Caption Care, Caption AI on Vscan Air SL
- **Notable:** FDA De Novo authorization for Caption Guidance in February 2020., A multicenter novice-user study published in JAMA Cardiology in 2021., Northwestern Memorial Hospital became its first announced hospital customer in 2020.

## Products & services

- **EchoMD AutoEF** — Earlier software that automatically selected echo clips and calculated left ventricular ejection fraction.
- **Caption Guidance** — Real-time probe instructions, image quality feedback, and automatic clip capture for cardiac ultrasound.
- **Caption Interpretation** — Automated estimation of cardiac ejection fraction from standard ultrasound views.
- **Caption Care** — A home-based cardiac ultrasound service launched with Portamedic’s mobile clinician network.
- **Caption AI on Vscan Air SL** — GE HealthCare handheld ultrasound integration combining guided capture and AutoEF.

## Achievements

- FDA De Novo authorization for Caption Guidance in February 2020.
- A multicenter novice-user study published in JAMA Cardiology in 2021.
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital became its first announced hospital customer in 2020.
- Regulatory approvals to market Caption AI in Canada and Australia in 2022.
- Acquired by GE HealthCare on February 17, 2023.
- Caption AI launched on GE HealthCare’s Vscan Air SL handheld in 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2024-04** — GE HealthCare launched Caption AI on its Vscan Air SL handheld ultrasound system.
- **2023-08** — GE HealthCare said Caption Guidance had been integrated into its Venue family within six months of acquisition.
- **2023-02** — GE HealthCare completed its acquisition of Caption Health on February 17.

## Links

- Website: https://www.caption-care.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/caption-health/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/baylabsinc

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