CARY Moves Forward in the U.S.

In October 2025, Innovation Norway, together with official Norwegian defence industry delegation and Norway Health Tech, hosted the USA–Norway Business Summit in Minneapolis to mark the 200th anniversary of Norwegian emigration to the United States.
Excitus Medical participated as part of the health-focused delegation. The program included a visit to Mayo Clinic, where we gained valuable insight into innovation in medicine and technology, followed by a conference featuring parallel sessions on defense and health. A highlight of our visit was meeting His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon, whose attendance underlined the importance of strengthening ties between Norway and the United States.

We held a exclusive briefing for senior representatives from Norway’s Ministry of Defence (FD), the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), and the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agencey (FMA). The operational medical need in Ukraine was discussedin detail, and we explored pathways for CARY to be provided to the Ukrainian medical services through the Nansen Program.

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Additional productive meetings were held with the Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) program, the USSOCOM innovation office, and American distribution partners who are prepared to shipinitial evaluation packages to selected U.S. units at short notice.

Excitus Medical participated in the official Norwegian defense industry delegation to Washington, D.C., through the LINC program and NADIC. The main event was the AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition (October 13–15), where we exhibited in the Norwegian pavilion. On the sidelines of the expo, we held several targeted meetings and presentations and were encouraged by the strong response to our medical suction device, CARY.

U.S. Army medical officers, Air Force medevac personnel, Special Operations medics, and representatives from several U.S. program offices visited our stand, asked detailed technical questions, and expressed clear interest in evaluating the product. Many remarked that they had not seen another single device that integrates the same set of capabilities.

The need for CARY is significant across ground ambulances, helicopters, and fixed‑wing transport aircraft. We are now planning initial testing with U.S. stakeholders.

Building on this momentum, we also sought real‑world feedback from first responders and visited Baytown, Texas, where the Baytown Fire Department — responsible for both ambulance and fire services — conducted hands‑on testing of CARY. Their feedback was strong: they indicated readiness to replace their existing units with CARY, calling it “a no‑brainer.”

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Overall, the trip gave us valuable new contacts, confirmed that CARY addresses areal and recognized capability gap, and most importantly, defined concrete next steps in both Norway and the United States. We are now following up on all leads and expect to share more news and orders in the near future.

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