Fox Medical Systems
Houston, Texas
Fox Medical Systems
Houston, Texas
Fox Medical Systems is developing wearable technology to detect aspiration in people living with swallowing disorders.
© 2026 Fox Medical Systems LLC. Technology in development; not FDA-cleared or available for sale. Nothing here is an offer to sell securities.
The Device
SwallowSense™ is applied externally. No radiation, no procedure, no specialist operator and no delay — so it can be used whenever and wherever the patient needs.
Eats and drinks normally. The collar stays on through the aspiration test or meal rather than capturing a single moment in a radiology suite.
Receives feedback of aspiration events in the ward, the nursing home or the home.
Design rendering. SwallowSense™ is an investigational device in development; it is not FDA-cleared and is not available for sale.
Intellectual Property
Fox Medical's core intellectual property is granted in the United States and published internationally. Everything below is a matter of public record.
United States
Issued by the USPTO, September 2026.
PCT International
Published by WIPO; national phase in progress.
Priority date July 14, 2023. As published, the applications describe an external, collar-like sensor assembly worn on the neck, carrying multiple integral sensors for the detection of a foreign substance, together with signal conditioning and processing, a power source, and communication elements for alerting the user or clinician to aspiration events.
Infrared optical, ultrasonic and capacitive, as set out in the published applications.
Listed in full on the published applications, available from the USPTO and WIPO.
Additional applications in preparation; details withheld pending filing. US granted, PCT published, European national phase planned.
Team
Founder
Founded Fox Medical after two decades living with compromised swallowing following treatment for throat cancer.
Chief Executive
A 45-year engineering career spanning 17 years at Shell Oil and 28 years in value engineering and strategic innovation.
Device Development
Developer of ventricular assist heart pumps; deep medical-device engineering experience.
Research · Lead Inventor
Medical device research and development; lead inventor on the core technology.
Strategic Advisor
Retired senior automotive executive; scale manufacturing and commercialisation.
Medical Advisory Board
Guiding clinical strategy, study design and evidence generation.
Laryngology and swallowing disorders · Chair of Medical Advisory Board
World-leading swallowing expert; clinical authority guiding the science.
Thinking differently about a silent killer.
info@foxmedicalsystems.comInvestor, partnership and clinical collaboration enquiries welcome. Detailed materials are provided to qualified parties under non-disclosure agreement.
