ARANZ Medical

01/12/2025

A message from Bruce Davey, our CEO.

Over the last couple of weeks we have been fondly remembering Professor Rick Beatson, the brilliant mind behind the FastRBF™ engine that powers ARANZ Medical Silhouette and Leapfrog software (by Seequent, a Bentley Systems company). He passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 18, 2025.

Using mathematical Radial Basis Functions to model 3D data, Rick developed FastRBF, a highly efficient implementation that made it possible to process very large datasets on a standard desktop computer. This technology enables interpolation of data values to generate equipotential isosurfaces or to resample data onto regular grids. Even today, the numerical methods Rick created in the late 1990s remain unmatched in speed.

Rick’s FastRBF inventions led to reshaping 3D modelling techniques in the medical devices and exploration industries – with applications in laser scanning, rapid prototyping, medical imaging, computer graphics, scientific visualization, geological modelling, and geophysics.

FastRBF technology enabled tens of thousands of people with amputations to have comfortable, custom-fit prosthetics, significantly improving their quality of life.

Rick’s work was pure mathematics, yet it remains one of the strongest examples of how profound, foundational research can evolve into impactful applied science, reshaping an industry, guiding countless careers, and generating hundreds of jobs in New Zealand and overseas.

We extend our deepest sympathies to Rick’s wife, Meg, as well as to his family, friends, and colleagues who are mourning this loss.


📸 Rick Fright (left), Rick Beatson (right), founders of ARANZ, holding a 3D printed model of near-earth asteroid Eros, a gift from NASA. This model was generated using FastRBF.

27/11/2025

We take a moment to wish all our customers, colleagues and partners across the United States a Happy Thanksgiving day!

To our incredible U.S. team members - thank you for the passion, resilience, and commitment you bring every day. And to our customers and clinical partners - we’re grateful for the trust you place in us to support the important work you do for patients and communities.

Whether you’re celebrating near or far, we hope you enjoy a well-deserved break surrounded by friends, family, and good food. 🧡🦃

Wishing you all a safe, restful, and joyful Thanksgiving!

16/11/2025

November 14 is . We're highlighting valuable clinician resources and guidelines for the diabetic foot.

🌎 Approximately 830 million people have diabetes worldwide
🤕 According to the World Health Organization, more than half the people living with diabetes are not receiving treatment.
📈 Unfortunately, these numbers are steadily increasing internationally.

Not all people with diabetes have an increased risk of foot ulcers. But for those people with changes to their feet from loss of sensation, poor blood flow or foot deformity the risks are much higher. This is further compounded for the person with diabetes, by a weakened immune response due to high blood sugar levels.

Early detection and intervention can reduce risk of ulcer development and prevent complications such as infection or further trauma. To support clinicians, the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot ( ) updated their guidelines. These guidelines are freely available on their website. They provide evidence-based advice on all aspects of diabetic foot ulcer prevention and treatment guiding clinicians in their everyday practice.

As part of the ongoing assessment, it is vital that clinicians have a baseline of the initial assessment. This documentation allows for comparisons to be made from previous findings so progress is monitored and any sign of deterioration picked up quickly and treated promptly.

This is where comes in - to monitor any changes to ulcers, wounds or skin. This helps the determine if any changes to treatment are needed. For , they’re able to more visibly see the changes over time, which is a motivating factor to become more engaged - to help in healing progress.

📖 Access guidelines: https://lnkd.in/eCa42Y3T
📘 WHO information on diabetes: https://lnkd.in/d9FX5NV
⚕️ World Diabetes Day https://lnkd.in/dcJMsBe

We're for a better

11/11/2025

Another day, another team member to be introduced! We welcome back Nicolette Le Cren as Marketing and Communications Manager.

Nicolette led sales and marketing alongside CEO Bruce Davey during Silhouette’s initial years. We challenged her to dig into the archives for some memorable moments…

🩺 Walking into the Veteran’s Administration hospital, Sacramento, seeing Silhouette, this kiwi innovation join the state-of-art care provided. Walking the corridors, you steer clear of the little robots that transported equipment between departments (in about 2010!).

🏥Valley Presbyterian Hospital Amputation Prevention Center opening, Los Angeles, meeting Edward James Olmos (Battlestar Galactica).

🌍 Helping sell Silhouette to the World Health Organisation, tracking healing of the Buruli ulcer in Ghana.

🚀 Discovering what I enjoyed most – connecting people to solutions that transform their way of working and building brands.

⭐ Staying late at conferences, utterly exhausted, proved to be a great way to meet leaders in the market.

📉 Supporting clinical trials. Getting to be involved and learning what it takes to bring new medical products to market, meeting the incredibly passionate and driven people.

💼 Solo travelling with an entire exhibit. Thanks to Zilla, this is hopefully a thing of the past!

‼️ Breaking suitcases. The hardest wearing Samsonite ones were still no match for us! Particularly that time the handle sprung off...

What are you looking forward to?
- Returning to the best workplace coffee machine ever
- Getting to know how Silhouette has transformed
- Reconnecting with old colleagues and contacts around the world

Nicolette adds a big thank you to ARANZ Medical for daring to invite her on the team again.

10/11/2025

We’re excited to welcome Kerri McQuiggan to the ARANZ Medical team! - as our Key Account Manager, based in California, USA.

Kerri has had a career as a Registered Nurse as well as working in clinical advisory. It’s great to have another clinician on the team who understands the day-day challenges in healthcare. She will be supporting our growing network of partners and customers across North America.

While Kerri has already had a few months to find her feet in her new role - please join us in formally welcoming Kerri to the team! 👋

We passed the 🎤 to Kerri for a quick Q&A:

💫 What attracted you to ARANZ Medical?
It's the ability to still help patients and the healthcare community but from a different perspective. As an RN, I am aware of how crucial wound documentation/charting is - and I enjoy being able to make an impact and learn more about the technology along the way.

🌞 What are you most looking forward to?
I am looking forward to helping improve the workflow for clinicians in different clinical environments. I am excited to assist in bridging the gap for clinicians who may be new to running their own business and showing them, how easy Silhouette is to utilize for documentation.

🚀 What motivates you?
I am motivated to be a resource for customers who are passionate about improving patient outcomes, because together, we can continuously improve based on where the needs are - by listening and responding to customers’ wishes and visions.

😎 What’s a fun fact or hobby that might surprise us?
Scuba diving is one of my favorite things to do in the world! I hope to dive in the Red Sea one day!

👋 If you’re interested in learning more about Silhouette in the US – please connect with Kerri via our website, she’d love to hear from you - https://www.aranzmedical.com/contact-us/sales-inquiry/

03/11/2025

It’s 4 days until we’re at RCNI Nursing Live! We’re excited to be running a workshop on ‘Driving Wound Care Excellence - Digital Innovation in Action’.

Our UK partner, Entec Health’s Managing Director, Achala Patel will facilitate the session, alongside Liz Hawes, Advanced Wound Care Nurse and CEO of Clinical Research Solutions. The workshop will explore real world case studies, design of digital wound care pathways and enablers to support success.

Wound Care has a high economic impact*

🚶‍♀️‍➡️ Around 2.2 million people have wounds managed by the NHS each year

💰 Annual wound care costs are estimated at £6.5 billion

🩺 Approx. 390,000 nursing staff are involved in delivery of wound care

📉 Variation in wound outcomes needs to be addressed with urgency

*Data for NHS England

Nursing professionals are at the heart of advancing wound care with digital innovation, which is why we’re excited to be there!

03/11/2025

Last week, we went Inside Out for EB Awareness week! We want to increase awareness of Epidermolysis Bullosa, a rare, lifelong genetic condition that causes the skin to blister or tear - it's painful, with a grueling woundcare routine.

Tears happen at the slightest friction or trauma, even from seams in clothing, a light touch, or eating certain foods. It impacts 500,000 globally - it's likely there's a few people suffering from this in your region.

What's the inside out part?
We turned our clothes inside out and a bit upside down 🙃.. Wearing your clothes inside out for a day highlights a daily reality for children with EB, who often wear clothing this way to avoid painful seams against their fragile skin. Fingers and toes can become webbed due to healed tissue from repetitive wounds - your dexterity becomes limited like having shoes on your hands we imagined...

ARANZ Medical has proudly provided Silhouette to over 10 EB related clinical trials and it's used to support multidisplinary healthcare teams treat people with EB. Skin and wound assessment information (with images and measurements) are available via the hospital or clinic's digital health records, enabling the experts to give the best care at the right place, right time. Even the patient can submit images from their home to save in clinic visits, which can come with a higher risk of infection.

“Having the ability to show the development of suspicious wounds and getting them seen in time could honestly be the difference between life and death – it’s a game-changer.”
Mo Blishen, EB Clinical Nurse, New Zealand

📖 More about using Silhouette for EB: https://www.aranzmedical.com/news/skin-and-wound-care-for-people-with-eb-epidermolysis-bullosa/

Thanks to DEBRA International for leading the global ! 25-31 October, 2025.

Our team (including some who missed our morning tea as they were on calls with customers) are keen to go bigger next year, any suggestions?

07/10/2025

The diabetes epidemic in New Zealand now causes nearly 1200 amputations a year – a 55% increase in the past decade. How can we help frontline staff?

These devastating operations can mostly be prevented by treating foot ulcers and lesions in diabetic patients early – before they become infected to the point of no return. Research shows more than 80% of diabetes-related amputations can be avoided. Read the recent Stuff article ➡️ https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360841414/kiwis-are-losing-limbs-record-numbers-and-most-never-see-it-coming

Unfortunately, these saddening statistics are part of a worldwide trend, with diabetes being one of the world’s fastest-growing chronic health conditions and diabetic foot ulcers among the top 10 causes of global disability and morbidity.

There aren’t enough health professionals to support our growing need to treat lower limbs – from nurse practitioners, podiatrists, and woundcare specialists.

How can we help frontline staff?
Technology helps extend the capability of our stretched healthcare services. Silhouette is a telehealth solution used globally that helps measure and monitor wounds and lesions, designed to be used by clinicians and patients. Patients can help monitor their wounds from home and in between specialist visits, saving both clinician and patient time with less visits while wounds are safely monitored remotely.

View our customer stories ➡️ https://www.aranzmedical.com/solutions-for-telehealth/ #



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It’s the “inexcusable” blight on our health system - a diabetes epidemic causing hundreds of preventable amputations every year.

18/08/2025

We asked some Silhouette ‘insiders’ what excites them about our solution.

Fred from Development – "When I first tried Silhouette I was surprised how smooth the experience is from taking an image with the camera to doing a measurement on the computer screen."

Rebecca from Services – "I love how non-invasive and eye-opening the Silhouette solution can be for patients. Without the need for physical wound probes, they can have all their wound data on screen for them to own their own healing."

Sarah from Marketing – "I get inspired by the difference Silhouette makes to front line carers! The measuring and recording is made easy. So they’ve got more time for more of the patient’s needs, and for more patients!"

12/08/2025

Were you aware that as well as our specialized wound camera, we also have the option for you to capture wound images with your phone and use the same Silhouette platform to measure, assess and record your data?

Learn more about Silhouette on Mobile Devices @

Silhouette is an easy-to-use system that enables all users to quickly capture images and record healing data. Silhouette when running on mobile devices allow...