SpectraWAVE, located in Bedford, Mass., is a privately held medical device company founded in 2017 to provide unrivaled optical and computational insights to improve the treatment and outcomes for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). CAD, the buildup of plaque in the wall of the arteries that supply blood to the heart, affects 18.2 million adults age 20 and older. In CAD patients that undergo percutaneous stent placement, it is estimated that one in five patients experience adverse events within two years. SpectraWAVE’s state of the art HyperVue™ Imaging System combines next generation DeepOCT™ images and near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) with workflows optimized for the cardiac catheterization lab.