Portfolio Companies

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Ryder Watch
Ryder's Watch is a child safety wearable designed to help prevent children from wandering away unnoticed.
Flexilis
Flexilis is developing a deformable nitinol needle with attached suture material, deliverable through a 2–3 mm introducer directly into the working area during minimally invasive surgery across all body cavities.
H&H Wellness, Inc.
H&H Wellness, Inc. is developing the Caesarean Delivery Glove, a medical device designed to assist doctors during impacted fetal head C-sections.
EndoCellBio, LLC.
EndoCellBio, LLC is developing a small ultrasound device that rests against the roof of the mouth and directs gentle, focused sound waves toward the base of the skull.
Gravitas Medical
Gravitas Medical's Entarik™ Smart Feeding System is an FDA-cleared Breakthrough Device for premature and critically ill babies fed via an NG tube.
Feather Medical
Feather Medical's Dilation & Monitoring System (DMS) is the first soft-robotic platform for Labor & Delivery.
Oraview, Inc.
Oraview, Inc. is a medical device company developing a utility patent-pending camera architecture and software that allows physicians to easily capture images of the entire retina.
Guardian Ortho
Guardian Ortho is developing SmartCast, a microfluidic thermal therapy device designed to replace traditional stockinette under orthopedic casts for arm and leg fractures.
RespireIQ
RespireIQ is developing the Respond Patch, a home respiratory monitoring system for children ages 2–12 who have been discharged after a respiratory illness.
GroLimb, LLC
GroLimb, LLC is developing an adjustable lower-limb pediatric prosthesis designed to grow with the child, reducing the frequent replacements and clinic visits required by traditional pediatric prostheses.
Lamont Innovations, LLC
Lamont Innovations, LLC is developing the miPaw™ System, a pediatric comfort solution designed to help children feel safer and calmer during medical visits, procedures, hospital stays, and moments of separation from caregivers.
SIME Diagnostics Ltd.
SIME Diagnostics Ltd. is a diagnostics company that has developed the POC AIMI, a point-of-care system providing an objective biochemical assessment of neonatal lung maturity using gastric aspirate samples.
Viewpoint
V1EWPOINT has developed a hands-free device that adheres to a patient's skin to guide nurses in finding a vein and inserting an IV on the first attempt.
Optimal Mobility
Optimal Mobility, Inc. is developing a pediatric manual standing wheelchair designed to provide functional mobility in both seated and supported standing positions for children with mobility impairments.
Speak Play Learn
Speak Play Learn is developing Loquivox, an AI-powered speech therapy device designed to deliver ASHA- and Medicaid-compliant pediatric therapy.
Playscape LLC
Playscape LLC is developing a modular, terrain-adaptive mobility platform for children with mobility limitations, designed to expand outdoor access and play.
Nurtured by Design, Inc.
Nurtured by Design, Inc. has developed The Zaky ZAK®, an ergonomic support system designed to improve the safety, stability, and comfort of caregiver-assisted holding,
Tricad Innovation
Tricad Innovation is the company behind Breathe Down Buddy™, a small disposable device used during surgery to help calm children during anesthesia induction.
Gelectric
Gelectric is developing a pediatric hydrogel-based medical adhesive tape designed for the gentle attachment of medical devices, dressings, and monitoring equipment to the skin of neonatal and pediatric patients.
Clavius Health
Clavius Health is a developing a contact-free musculoskeletal measurement platform to quantify spinal curvature and postural metrics across all three anatomical planes in under three minutes.
Precision MedOrtho
Precision MedOrtho is developing a temporary distractive device designed to eccentrically "unload" the vertebra, stimulating growth rather than inhibiting it.
Darroch Medical Solutions
Darroch Medical Solutions has developed the Beat Analytics System, which passively monitors IV infusion data from Alaris Infusion Pumps in real time to detect early warning signs of complications like infiltration or blockage.
Altaris MedTech
Altaris MedTech is developing the first spray-based Strep A diagnostic that eliminates the need for a traditional throat swab.
Dynamic Wrist and Finger Extension Assist Orthosis
Dynamic Wrist and Finger Extension Assist Orthosis is a pediatric device designed to help children with neurological conditions who experience wrist and hand muscle tightness that limits their ability to open their hand.
BiliRoo
BiliRoo is a wearable sling for treating newborn jaundice that uses filtered, therapeutic blue sunlight to deliver phototherapy while enabling kangaroo care.
Double Balloon Occlusion Catheter
Double Balloon Occlusion Catheter is a dual-balloon catheter system designed for controlled, targeted delivery of embolic and therapeutic agents.
Racheon
Racheon is developing SentryFLO, the first integrated flow rate control device designed to eliminate IV Push Medication Errors.
VisiVac (SVEC Medical)
SVEC Medical is developing VisiVac, a suction-assisted otoscope adapter designed to improve pediatric ear foreign body removal.
Lumily
Lumily is a continuous pediatric health monitoring. Personalized wearable + AI algorithm detect post-discharge complications early, preventing readmissions.
Anecare, LLC
ANEclear Pediatric is designed for children to actively clear residual anesthetics from the brain after surgery to improve brain health and reduce complications.
Eldiv, Inc.
Eldiv, Inc. is the company behind BooBoo Cooler®, a self-adhesive bandage that delivers soothing cold therapy to minor cuts, bumps, and bruises, no ice pack or refrigeration needed at the moment of use.
EndoGen Constructs, LLC
EndoGen Constructs, LLC is developing an adjustable surgical band made from biocompatible shape memory polymer (SMP).
Neofeed Analytics
NeoFeed Analytics has developed a wearable armband worn by mothers, connected via a thin, disposable feeding tube to the infant's mouth.
Latchability Inc
Latchability Inc has developed an AI-powered oral-motor sucking diagnostic disguised as a smart pacifier.
Wearable UTI sensor
Wearable UTI Sensor is a fully integrated optical biosensing device developed by Texas A&M researchers that noninvasively detects bacteria in catheter bag urine, enabling real-time monitoring and early UTI detection without human intervention.
Soundable Health
Soundable Health turns everyday sounds into clinical insights with AI-powered apps for urology and respiratory care.
TheraB Medical Products
TheraB Medical promotes holistic jaundice treatment by keeping babies in the arms of their loved ones during treatment.
Aeraflow, LLC
Aeraflow, LLC is improving pediatric asthma outcomes with a collapsible spacer that increases adherence and medication delivery.
Sipple Care Inc.
Sipple Care Inc. is developing a smartphone-based software tool that listens to infant feeding sounds to track how sucking, swallowing, and breathing coordination develops over time.
Transcatheter TAPVR Repair
Transcatheter TAPVR Repair is designed to treat TAPVR in infants using a minimally invasive, catheter-based approach, offering a potential alternative to open-heart surgery involving sternotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass.
NeoDuoFlo
NeoDuoFlo®: a neonatal concept addressing CPAP Belly Syndrome (CBS) in premature infants on respiratory support. Pre-prototype, in development.
NdVision Incorporated
NdVision Incorporated is developing a radiation-free, cost-effective, single-use catheter designed to fit through the smallest endotracheal tubes to visualize the carina and help clinicians accurately position the tube.
MedIQ Health LLC
MedIQ Health LLC is developing a smart inhaler clip-on and mobile platform to predict asthma exacerbations and enable proactive, personalized care.
EchoNous
EchoNous is developing a portable, AI-guided point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) system designed to deliver diagnostic-grade imaging at the bedside.
SyncVR Medical USA
SyncVR Medical USA is developing Relax & Distract, a CE-certified VR-based Class I medical device (MDR) designed to reduce anxiety and discomfort in patients undergoing medical procedures.
Makani Science
Makani Science is developing a continuous, wireless, wearable respiratory monitoring system designed to work across all patient sizes, from premature infants to full-sized adults.
Skincubator Neocare
Skincubator Neocare is has developed a wearable device enabling immediate and prolonged skin-to-skin care for very and extremely preterm infants.
Zorro-Flow
Zorro-Flow, Inc. has developed a soft, silicone-based urine collection cup for newborns and small children.
PEdELISA
PEdELISA is a microfluidics-based "lab on a chip" diagnostic device specifically designed to identify the causes of serious lung illness in pediatric patients.
NeoHeartWave
NeoHeartWave is developing a contactless heart and respiratory rate monitoring system for infants, using frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar sensors to help reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
Abbe Vision
Abbe Vision is developing ISNAD (Inhalation-Synchronized Non-invasive Aerosol Delivery), a novel pediatric device that delivers aerosolized medication deep into the lungs through a non-invasive, pacifier-like interface.
BiliOnesie
BiliOnesie is a phototherapy garment designed as a soft, textile-based onesie that delivers light therapy directly to an infant's skin.
Vital Vision AI, LLC
Vital Vision AI, LLC is developing Eyes-On™, an AI-enabled, non-contact video safety monitor for infants with tracheostomies.
SalivIQ Diagnostics, Inc.
SalivIQ Diagnostics, Inc. is a diagnostics company that has developed SalivIQ™ Strep A, a rapid molecular test using next-generation qPCR technology to detect Strep A directly from saliva.
InspiRate
InspiRate is a medical device company developing a wearable respiratory monitor for pediatric patients in emergency and critical care settings.
Kinemo, Inc
Kinemo is a wearable assistive technology that enables hands‑free device access to phones, computers, tablets, power wheelchairs, and various assitive equipment by converting small body movements into digital controls.
DialySafe
DialySafe is a contactless sensor for biofluid infection monitoring.
Medernity, Inc.
Medernity designs infant-initiated technologies that support the developmental feeding continuum across inpatient and outpatient care.
FirstThen Inc
FirstThen Inc has developed the first parent-centered, AI-enhanced mobile app for treating pediatric ADHD.
The Navel Cradle, LLC
The Navel Cradle is a wearable elastic design that supports faster umbilical hernia closure
Avira Health
Avira Health is developing a hands-free, wearable electric breast pump enabling mothers to express, store, and feed breastmilk from a single device.
Madison Scientific, Inc.
Madison Scientific, Inc. is developing SmartShunt, the first closed-loop, electromechanical shunt system for treating hydrocephalus.
Respira
Respira is developing a compact nebulizer that converts liquid medicine into a fine mist for deep lung inhalation.
FeVi Co LLC
FeVi Co LLC is developing LilyPAD, a hands-free injection assistance device created by a patient, for patients, who experience fear and pain with injections, using gentle, science-backed sensory stimulation and customizable distraction to bring comfort and confidence to children and adults alike.
Grafton Innovation
Grafton Innovation is developing RAPIDOSE, a patented solution designed to eliminate weight-based medication dosing errors during pediatric resuscitation.
EM Device Lab, Inc.
EM Device Lab manufactures the Quickloop which is an all-in-one abscess drainage device that utilizes a clinically validated, superior loop abscess drainage technique.
Thinks Works, LLC
Thinks Works, LLC is developing the RESILIENT brace which is a life changing, barely noticeable, motion sparing, force monitoring treatment for scoliosis in children.
Edge Eye Works Inc.
Edge Eye Works Inc is developing an occlusion dose monitor to help improve treatment outcomes for amblyopia (lazy eye). The device tracks adherence to eye patch and glasses wear using a modified patch, giving clinicians real-time insight to support timely, effective treatment.
Smiling Ear to Ear Medical Devices LLC
Smiling Ear to Ear Medical Devices is developing an endoscope-guided system that allows pediatricians to treat common ear problems like infections, fluid buildup, and wax, directly in the clinic.
Venocare, Inc.
Venocare, Inc. has developed a needle-free blood collection tool, allowing clinicians to draw lab samples directly from a patient's existing catheter without additional needle sticks.
Dextify
Dextify is developing the Bead-Wire Dexterity Test, a device that measures fine motor skills in children by tracking the forces they exert while sliding a bead along a wire.
Medmiro, LLC
Medmiro is developing a platform of medical devices to better secure and manage surgical tubes.
PediaHeart Technologies
PediaHeart Technologies is developing a small, catheter-delivered heart implant designed to help children with leaky mitral or tricuspid valves avoid open-heart surgery.
Compremium AG
Compremium AG is a Swiss medtech company that develops non-invasive medical devices as diagnostic aids to objectively quantify soft tissue and pressure-related conditions, bringing standardized measurement to clinical care.
Unilateral Mandibular Brace
Unilateral Mandibular Brace is a facial device designed to apply gentle lateral pressure to the lower jaw, helping realign it to open the airway and relieve obstructive sleep apnea in patients with congenital unilateral mandibular underdevelopment.
SafeTrach Technologies
SafeTrach Technologies has developed a soft, secure harness and fastener system for children with tracheostomy tubes who are ventilator dependent.
BiliDx
BiliDx has developed BiliDx, a bilirubinometer that measures Total Serum Bilirubin (TSB) in neonates using a disposable test strip and light-based analysis.
Bryan Medical, LLC
Bryan Medical, LLC is developing a low-profile catheter solution designed to safely and effectively treat Eustachian Tube Dysfunction.
Bone Age AI
Bone Age AI is an AI-powered algorithm that automatically predicts a patient's bone age based on hand and digit radiographs
IntimaVision
IntimaVision is developing IntimaSeal, a device that improves vaginoscopy procedures by eliminating the need for manual labial closure.
OptiLung
OptiLung is developing a clot-resistant blood oxygenator for the underserved pediatric ECMO market.
Eclipse Regenesis, Inc.
Eclipse Regenesis, Inc. is developing the Eclipse XL1 Distraction Enterogenesis System, a stent-like device that stimulates the body's natural tissue-stretch response to grow new intestinal tissue and replace what's been lost.
EarSmart AI
EarSmart AI uses AI-powered software to help diagnose acute otitis media (AOM) at home, connecting patients in real time to a telemedicine pediatrician for diagnosis and treatment.
Draper
Draper is developing the LEAP valve, designed to treat pediatric heart valve defects. Using spring-like technology, the valve can grow with the child after implantation, supporting proper valve function over time.
Pediatric medical device with AI software component
Pediatric Medical Device with AI Software Component is an ultrasound-based technology that monitors and quantifies blood flow in infants, combining imaging with AI-driven software for more precise pediatric care.
Minimally Invasive Port Closure Device
Minimally Invasive Port Closure Device is designed to safely and efficiently close fascia in pediatric patients following minimally invasive procedures.
Chest Tube Placement Assist Device
Chest Tube Placement Assist Device is designed to improve the safety and precision of emergency chest tube placement for collapsed lungs.
Stable Securement Device for Transcutaneous Circulatory Support
Stable Securement Device for Transcutaneous Circulatory Support is a novel securement solution for dual-lumen VV ECMO cannulas, designed to prevent dislodgement during patient movement.
Implantable Pump for Biventricular Blood Circulation
Implantable Pump for Biventricular Blood Circulation is designed to minimize blood flow disruption from pump mechanical failure while improving circulation throughout the body.
Perineal Mold for Intra-vaginal Visualization
This is a body-adhesive designed to seal the vaginal opening while allowing insertion of a vaginoscopy tool. offering a less invasive approach to identifying vaginal foreign bodies.
Speedy Vitals
Speedy Vitals has developed a pediatric monitoring system that measures heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood oxygen saturation to help screen for respiratory infections.
Sen-SORE LLC
Sen-SORE LLC has developed a wearable sensor and guided smart massage system for pediatric musculoskeletal pain, inflammatory disorders, and post-injury recovery.
Chest Compressor Device
This is the first chest compression device designed specifically for children undergoing ECPR delivering consistent, high-quality compressions.
Stride Robotics
Stride Robotics is developing a powered prosthetic knee using lightweight artificial muscle technology.
Zewski Corporation
Zewski Corporation has developed a handheld, battery-operated device that enhances high-flow respiratory therapy to support secretion clearance and airway stimulation.
Heamac Inc
Heamac Inc. develops intelligent neonatal healthcare technologies, including AI-driven robotic phototherapy systems for precise jaundice treatment
SmartShunt Technologies
SmartShunt Technologies is developing a device to remove the uncertainty of shunt malfunction in the treatment of hydrocephalus.
Navi Medical Technologies
Navi Medical Technologies is developing neoNAV, a catheter-tip ECG technology designed to help physicians place catheters more accurately in premature newborns, potentially eliminating the need for confirmatory X-rays.
LungME
LungME is a medical device company developing a portable solution to manage pneumothorax, helping patients avoid the mobility limits and hospital dependency that come with traditional wall suction treatment.
Smileyscope VR
Smileyscope VR is an evidence-based Virtual Reality which lowers procedural pain and anxiety while reducing sedation and restraints.
AAA Medical Corp
NeoPatch is a soft, wearable neonatal monitoring patch that wirelessly tracks vital signs such as temperature, oxygen saturation, humidity, and blood glucose.
Microvitality Inc.
Microvitality has developed a swallowable capsule that safely and non-invasively collects fluid samples from the small intestine to help doctors and researchers better understand gut health.
Deep Breathe
Deep Breathe is a software as a medical device (SaMD) company developing AI-driven tools to automatically detect key pulmonary and intra-abdominal conditions.
Indigo Affect, LLC
Indigo Affect, LLC is a virtual reality therapy company offering an immersive simulation that helps reduce anxiety and support a healthier self-concept in patients.
Imagine Devices
Imagine Devices is a next generation feeding tube for use in prematurely-born babies.
IMAGExRAY LLC
IMAGExRAY PedScan, is a patented mobile fluoroscopic imaging system specifically designed for the diagnosis and treatment of dysphagia and for conducting Esophagram tests in pediatric patients.
SmoVac
SmoVac is a single use detachable suction device that provides efficient intraoral aerosol mitigation with less noise while providing without obstructing the surgeon’s field of sight
Ultration
Ultration is a handheld battery operated ultrasound device that has AI software technology that provides an automated constipation score.
TNC Medical Solutions
TNC Medical Solutions is developing a G-tube reinsertion system to improve patient care and procedural outcomes.
BSD SAGI LLC
BSD SAGI is a patented delivery system for inhaling medicines, making the treatment more effective and more friendly for both parents and children,
SageSpectra Inc.
SageSpectra develops pediatric wearable patches for non-invasive, real-time monitoring of temperature and StO2, supporting early detection and improved clinical outcomes for infants and neonates
Kilele Health Inc.
Kilele Health designed a wearable SunVida system which monitors Phe levels real-time around the clock with a small wearable sensor.
Sprout
Sprout is the first balloon-expandable RV-PA conduit to replace right ventricular outflow tracts for congenital heart disease (CHD) patients. These can mechanically grow with the patient, reducing surgical re-interventions by 75%.
Exhalos
Exhalos is a neonatal medical device company focused on early detection of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in newborns, using a breath-based monitoring device
Enhance Diagnostics
Enhance Diagnostics develops noninvasive breath tests to monitor ammonia levels in pediatric Urea Cycle Disorder patients, enabling early intervention and care.
Glome Health
This device is a standalone, contamination-resistant (CR) continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) system designed for low-resource settings.
Bearing-less Axial Flow Pump
This is a miniaturized, magnetically levitated axial flow blood pump designed to provide mechanical circulatory support for children with complex congenital heart defects, particularly those with Fontan circulation.
Telescoping Vascular Access Sheath
Telescoping short sheath is designed for pediatric catheterization and electrophysiology procedures. This innovation reduces risks, radiation exposure, and the overall length of the procedure.
NurseAid
NurseAide assists in the safe transfer of neonates in NICUs to enable safer transfers, promoting bonding and neurodevelopmental benefits for preterm and critically ill infants.
ColubrisMx (Endoquest Robotics)
Robotic surgical system that allows for minimally invasive procedures with smaller instruments than in currently available systems
AcQumen Medical
AcQumen Medical develops an impedance and ultrasound device with cardiac analytics to improve pediatric urgent care diagnostics.
Altra, Inc
Altra Infusion has developed an advanced infusion system that addresses key challenges in the infusion industry, such as mechanical failures, flow issues, and false alarms, making it particularly beneficial for specialized units like NICUs and ICUs.
NeoMate
The Pouch Pal is a three-ringed device that enhances neonatal ostomy care by integrating a secure catheter port for efficient, leakproof refeeding.
AVaTAR MedTech
AVaTAR MedTech has developed a surgical method and set of medical devices designed to reconstruct the aortic or pulmonary valve in children and adults using autologous tissue.
Kalogon
Kalogon is building a bedsore pressure management system designed for Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs).
iFocus Health
iFocus Health enables ADHD treatment measurement using a computer webcam, tracking eye movements during daily activities with AI to support data-driven clinical decisions.
CathConnect
The novel CathConnect device is a simple technology to transform the existing standard Foley Catheter into a safe and effective solution.
Auctus Surgical
Auctus Surgical develops novel technologies focusing on non-fusion scoliosis correction allowing for non-surgical dynamic adjustment of implants over time.
CergenX
CergenX Wave, a FDA breakthrough-designated medical device, leveraging advanced AI to identify newborns at highest risk of brain injury.
Central Line Protector
Silver-based central line protectors are designed to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs)
Lectra Technologies
Lectra Tape offers a solution combining targeted, wireless muscle stimulation with kinesiology tape to provide non-invasive, personalized pain relief.
Staley House (FreeArm)
The FreeArm clamps to surfaces like tables, cribs, and strollers, serving as a travel IV pole with a bendable arm for convenient gravity feeding.
Mu'id Mecca
Mu'id Mecca is an emerging medtech company with global recognition focused on preoperative and postoperative medical devices for babies born with cleft conditions. "We are American Innovated, Saudi Driven"
PectusVac
PectusVac is a non-surgical option for the correction of the pectus excavatum condition using negative suction pressure.
Walterspiel ET Tube
A New Endotracheal Tube to Avoid the Asphyxiation of Premature Infants
Intake Breathing
Intake Breathing is a nasal dilation system that uses external magnetic strips to enhance airflow, improving breathing for sports, sleep, and daily activities.
FreezeNit
FreezeNit is an innovative head lice treatment that uses cold CO₂ gas to eliminate lice and nits without the need for messy creams, harmful pesticides, or tedious combing.

ClearCam
ClearCam is a laparoscopic lens-cleaning device that removes debris and fog without requiring scope removal, improving surgical visibility.
Kitea Health
Kitea Health is building the next generation of micro-implantable devices (Intracranial pressure (ICP) microsensor) for managing chronic health conditions.
HeartSciences
Impaired relaxation (indication of diastolic dysfunction) detection via ECG Intracranial pressure (ICP) microsensor.
Halcyon
IF-based microfluidic leukapheresis devices separate white blood cells (WBC) from whole blood using fluid dynamic principles and the larger size of WBC compared to the other cells. This is achieved without moving components or a driving pump, although one can be used.
PediaStent
The CardiaZn is a bioresorbable stent made of Zinc alloy which is a required dietary supplement, is naturally inflammatory, and has great mechanical performance. The stent has the same radial strength as metal stents, has the right degredation rate for pediatrics, and all elements are safe and biocompatible.
Bridgeway Innovations, LLC
The Canta-S Bone Graft is a bone grafting technology designed to neutralize reactive oxygen species (ROS) that exist at elevated levels in patients with metabolic disorders.
YourSteps Health
The YourSteps platform includes a web-based therapist portal and a family mobile app. The therapist portal enables remote therapeutic monitoring to overcome time and travel constraints. The family app provides a user-friendly interface with video, audio, and written instructions for effective home-based therapy.
NeurAxis
NeurAxis focuses on targeted therapies for the pediatric and adolescent population suffering from disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBIs).
Optimal Mobility
This pediatric mobile wheelchair enables users with physical impairments to switch from seated to standing positions and move independently while standing. It promotes equity, inclusion, and participation in activities that traditional wheelchairs make challenging.
Octo
The innovation is an interactive educational toy called Octo for kids with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) to learn about their condition (including medical terminology, cardiac anatomy, etc).
Wiscmed
Commercially available digital otoscope that attaches directly to clinic handles from Welch Allyn. Unique speculum geometry and built-in touch screen.
Dialysis Innovations
Universal platform technology that integrates smart needles to minimize injury during IV insertion for kidney patients and children.
Korion Health
An affordable and easy-to-use electronic stethoscope that pairs with a web app that is accessible on laptop, phone, or tablet devices. The webapp uses augmented reality to show exactly where to position the stethoscope on the patient's body, and then begins sound recording when the device placement is correct.
Pediatric Oxygen Concepts
The Overnight Pediatric Oxygen Delivery (OPOD) System is designed to deliver a consistent, non-contact flow of oxygen to a sleeping pediatric (ages 0-5 YO) patient to reduce the effects of chronic hypoxia without the need for a nasal cannula.
NICU Carseat Test Device
A simulation car enviornment to determine safe discharge of preterm and infants at high-risk for cardiorespiratory compromise. It provides realistic, safe training scenarios for parents, ensuring they are well-prepared to care for their newborns during travel which will enhance infant safety and parental confidence.
Low-cost securement bandages to detect peripheral IV infiltration
This device is a low-cost wearable device combining temperature sensors to detect tissue temperature changes and an alert application system for early detection of IV infiltration in infants. This design improves clinician response time and reduces negative outcomes for the patient.
MRI compatible patient warming device
Current warming techniques are not MRI-compatible, which can cause long-term damage to the MRI, or are not developed for pediatric patients. This device is an MRI-compatible pediatric device that normalizes the temperature of pediatric patients.
Nasogastric tube suction regulator
Nasogastric suction is used in children for stomach decompression and post-operative care, but high suction levels can cause injury. A solution with a computational model, valve mechanism, internal valve cap, canister lid, and external valve cap regulates pressure, releasing excess pressure through a mechanical feedback mechanism.
Surgical Micro-instruments to improve Pediatric Eye Muscle Surgery
Strabismus, a common pediatric ophthalmology issue involving misaligned eyes, often requires surgery. This device will braid extraocular muscle fibers by fastening grouped and separated fibers and guiding them through a braiding pathway using gears and manipulators.
Ultrasound based continuous coagulation monitoring device
This medical device placed between the pump and oxygenator of the ECMO circuit aims to use acoustic sensing to continuously monitor the clotting capabilities of blood in circulation to assess whether anticoagulant doses must be increased or reduced.
Enuresis
A novel device to detect impending enuresis before unintentional voiding by using Near Infrared (NIR) light.
NeoEar (Sawbones)
NeoEar is a silicone splint shaped to gently correct ear deformities during the first weeks of life
CPT Handle
3D-printed handle that attaches to a conventional face mask to perform chest physiotherapy.
Comfortable and easy vaginal dilation device
A novel vaginal dilation device commonly used in adolescent women that utilizes safe and sterlizable polymers as well as incorporated uniform lubrication and automated mechanical expansion.
Mackey Mask
Mackey Mask is an adhesive free, waterproof, wipeable, and comfortable NG tube securement device. Mackey Mask encases the NG tube on the face and has patent pending halo design for storage of excess tubing.
Aegis Star Dental Technologies
Aegis Star Dental Technologies has developed Keles Keyless Expander (KKE), which is a rapid palatal expander (dental device) specifically designed for pediatric patients (7-14) by incorporating a novel built-in activation mechanism.
NeuroBell
The NeuroBell EEG Monitor offers 8-channel EEG monitoring for automated neonatal seizure detection in real-time, alerting NICU staff for immediate intervention.
HealthSeers
HealthSeers is developing Cairdio, a portable AI-driven device that captures pediatric heart sounds and identifies cardiac abnormalities in seconds.
AV Healthcare Innovators
AV Healthcare is developing NasoGuard, a pediatric medical device for safe and accurate nasogastric tube insertion. The device enhances precision, reducing the risk of malpositioning and related respiratory complications during tube placement.
Herald Medical, PLLC
Herald Medical is developing a minimally invasive catheter for suture mediated closure of enterocutaneous fistulae.
Vascudyne
Vascudyne is advancing the development of a conduit with the ability to grow with the child, aiming to eliminate the need for multiple operations and the morbidities these produce.
Tracheal stents
This project supports development of a 3D printed bioabsorbable stent that can be made for this underserved pediatric population.
Bloom Standard
Bloom Standard is an autonomous, hands-free ultrasound scan for the detection of heart or lung abnormalities in neonates, infants and children, particuarly in under-resourced, humanitarian and font line settings
On-demand peritoneal dialysis fluid generator
On-demand compounding of peritoneal dialysis fluid in dialysis centers with limited dialysis access to provide treatment for the pediatric AKI and ESKD patients for whom PD is the only option
Adialante
Adialante is a compact neurological pediatric MRI system using Frequency-modulated Rabi Encoded Echoes (FREE), to enable the system.
Digital workflow for the fabrication of nasoalveolar molding (NAM) devices
Digital workflow for the fabrication of nasoalveolar molding (NAM) devices
Custom MASK Interfaces to Advance Pediatric Respiratory Support
Custom MASK Interfaces to Advance Pediatric Respiratory Support
Automated Chest Compression Device for Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
A working prototype to provide automated chest compressions on infants.
Deep Learning Digital Inline Holography for Real-time Peritonitis Detection
Deep Learning Digital Inline Holography for Real-time Peritonitis Detection
Pawper Tape
The PAWPER tape is an advanced weight estimation system for children and adolescents. It is easy to use and can rapidly provide estimates of total and ideal body weight. It is designed for emergency care, to be used with a comprehensive drug dosing guide.
PGXL Technologies
PGXL Technologies is developing the Uromarker test for rapid screening of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and sleep disordered breathing that may contribute to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.
4WEB Medical
4WEB Medical’s 3D printed technology utilizes engineering principles such as structural mechanics and adjacent material reaction to produce innovative implants that may actively participate in the healing process.
Ember Sleep
Ember Sleep is creating the next generation medical device to treat sleep apnea. This device is comfortable, effective, and non-invasive.
Neurastasis
Neurastasis is helping patients suffering from acute ischemic stroke to reduce long-term symptoms through neurostimulation.
Integrated Molecular Innovations
Integrated Molecular Innovations is developing cutting-edge biowearable devices that continuously monitor hormone levels in the interstitial fluid.
SMoLTAP
SMOLTAP is an Infant Spinal Tap positioning solution developed to reduce the variability and increase 1st stick spinal tap success rates.
DriQ Health
DriQ Health is an intelligent IoT diaper monitoring system for the management of urinary incontinence among adults in long-term care (LTC) and in patients with complex conditions in hospital geriatric departments.
Periscope
The Periscope aims to reduce the incidence of mucosal trauma during gastrointestinal procedures requiring the use of a duodenoscope (e.g. ERCPs).
Star Harness (UArk Biodesign)
Star Harness at University of Arkansas Biodesign is creating a harness for infants with developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) that is comfortable, easier for the parents to use, and price comparable to the leading model.
Aurelia Vitals (Neonatal)
Aurelia Vitals is working on a wireless monitoring system of neonatal vital signs for early warnings for sepsis.
KnovelCam Inc
KnovelCam specializes in cutting-edge, compact medical X-ray systems tailored for both human and veterinary applications.
Vascular Perfusion Solutions, Inc
Vascular Perfusion Solutions is working on a perfusion device intended to extend the viability of pediatric hearts longer than the standard of care.
Sonura
The Sonura Beanie was designed to protect newborns from high-frequency & intensity noise exposure in the NICU while promoting neurodevelopment through the transmission of parental audio messages.
Atrility Medical
Atrility Medical is developing the AtriAmp which facilitates the monitoring and treatment of atrial arrhythmias by providing a continuous atrial electrogram.
Momentum Health Inc.
Momentum Health is a digital health platform for remote 3D Management of Scoliosis & Other Deformities.
Advanced TeleSensors Inc.
Advanced Telesensors developed Cardio/i which uses advanced radar technology and proprietary machine learning/artificial intelligence algorithms to sense heart rate and breath rate in real-time, sending alerts when an abnormal event occurs.
Earflo Inc.
Designed as a sippy cup, the EarFlo medical device is designed to non-invasively treat Otitis Media with Effusion (OME) in order to prevent developmental delay earlier and avoid surgery.
PigPug Health
PigPug Health is an AI-powered neurofeedback platform with a patented wireless EEG headset helping children improve focus, calm, and emotional regulation.
Hoth Intelligence
Hoth Intelligence believes augmented reality will change the future of medicine. They are developing transformative software that improves healthcare for providers, patients, and their loved ones around the world.
AmpliPharm, LLC
AmpliPharm is creating a device that dispenses an accurate dose of solid oral granule medications for pediatric patients.
BioLum Sciences, LLC
BioLum Sciences specializes in bioanalytical chemistry & assay development for chronic disease. BioLum's novel chemiluminescence provides a ‘window into the body,’ by measuring biomarkers relating to cardiovascular, respiratory and other inflammatory diseases.
MiraHeart
MiraHeart noninvasively monitors central venous pressure, a crucial metric in pediatric heart failure care, for better-informed medication management.
Baby BioSignals
Baby BioSignals developed Miro-Baby Sense which can detect markers of motor delay toward early detection of ASD and neurodevelopmental disorders at home.
SpineX Inc.
SpineX is a clinical-stage bioelectric MedTech company, committed to improving the lives of people with neurological conditions by restoring day-to-day function through non-invasive neuromodulation.
Gabi SmartCare
Gabi SmartCare is an AI-powered, cloud-based platform which processes and structures collected data, detects health events, and gives healthcare professionals a real-time, personalized, and predictive health assessment report.
Mendability LLC
Mendability: a digital platform for Sensory Enrichment Therapy (SET), benefiting patients with developmental disorders
PortaVision Medical LLC
PortaVision focuses on the unique challenges of caring for fragile, immobile, or remote-location patients that are underserved by traditional mobile C-Arm systems.
Neuro Solutions Group
Neuro Solutions Group is developing healthcare technology solutions designed to empower children with neurodevelopmental disorders and their parents. Their stand-alone solution, Kairos, provides parental guidance and helps children develop skills while monitoring behavior and medication information.
Tippit
Tippit is developing an umbilical venous access catheter for infusing fluids.
Deft Medical
Deft Medical allows for easier needle placement in any procedure by tracking the needle position against an ultrasound image in real time.
EnOPrep LLC
EnOPrep provides a sealed system for safely crushing and dissolving solid medications at the point of care for oral and enteral administration. Medication loss is negligible, and caregivers are protected from airborne drug exposure.
SyNAPS, LLC
SyNAPS is launching a line of functional headwear for young children with cochlear implants. SyNAPS headwear supports the performance of the cochlear implant by holding the processor(s) in place, enabling uninterrupted access to sound during a child’s most critical period of brain development.
PFRx LLC
PFRx is an innovative biofeedback technology designed for an adjunct treatment for pediatric pelvic floor dysfunction to advance pediatric pelvic health and rehabilitation through noninvasive neuromuscular therapy solutions.
Hera Biotech
Hera Biotech is developing and commercializing the world’s 1st non-surgical test for definitive diagnosis and staging of endometriosis and a novel POC screening device for cervical cancer
Advanced Optronics, LLC
Advanced Optronics is developing a guidance system for cochlear implantation to improve hearing outcomes.
Longhorn Life Sciences
Longhorn Life Sciences is developing a wound monitoring system to remotely track early infections in post-operative cancer patients.
Blow by Oxygen
The Blow By Oxygen Foundation is developing low-cost oxygen delivery systems for children and disabled individuals with pulmonary hypertension.
XN Health
XN Health is treating diaphragmatic atrophy on patients on ventilators by stimulating the diaphragm
Rx Bandz
Rx Bandz is a drug delivery platform company that has developed the world's smallest auto-injectors and formulations to save lives around the world.
CurieDx
CurieDx is an AI-based remote screening of strep throat or UTIs for telehealth.
Bivacor
Bivacor is developing a long-term therapy for patients with severe heart failure. It is an implantable artificial heart based on rotary blood-pump technology.
Compact Medical Inc.
Compact Medical is on a mission to revolutionize bag-valve-masks with the Butterfly BVM, the first BVM designed to be able to precisely deliver adjustable volumes and peak inspiratory pressures to patients of all sizes.
Pedia-Dose
Pedia-Dose is a mobile application that helps parents and caregivers accurately dose over-the-counter medication for their children, track dosing frequency, set dosing reminders at recommended intervals, and track common symptoms of an illness.
Southwest Neuroendovascular Technologies
Southwest Neuroendovascular Technologies IS developing a novel embolization catheter tip that blocks blood flow through feeder vessels during the injection of a liquid embolic agent to localize the delivery of the embolic agent during the treatment of pediatric AVFs.
Nen
Nen is a digital therapeutic for pain management in pediatric cancer patients.
PeriCor
PeriCor, LLC was founded with the primary mission to provide minimally invasive alternatives to infants, children and adults who require interventions including pacemakers, defibrillators or cardiac ablation procedures.
Solenic Medical Inc.
Solenic Medical Inc. is developing an innovative non-invasive treatment for infected metallic implants in the body.
Gogoband Inc.
Gogoband is the first Intelligent bedwetting alarm capable of waking children prior to them wetting themselves.
Anuncia Inc.
Anuncia's ReFlow System helps patients with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) disorders, such as hydrocephalus, that require draining or shunting the CSF.
Actuated Medical Inc.
The TubeClear System, which uses a mechanical method to clear clogged EADs, is comprised of a reusable Control Box paired with a single-use Clearing Stem.
OtoNexus Medical Technologies
OtoNexus Medical Technologies’ state-of-the-art advanced ultrasound otoscope analyzes the presence and type of effusion so that primary care pediatricians can instantly and accurately assess middle ear infections.
Sunny
Sunny is a a self care brand that simplifies your period and saves the planet with the Sunny Cup + Applicator. The Sunny Cup + Applicator is the reusable period cup that inserts like a tampon, while combining the sustainable, cost-saving, and body benefits of a period cup.
Blue Comet Medical Solutions LLC
Blue Comet Medical Solutions LLC is creating a non-invasive, user-friendly medical device to allow a non-clinician to test for the presence of Strep throat.
Luminoah
Luminoah is on a mission to revolutionize the enteral feeding market with a wearable system that combines durable medical equipment, consumable nutrition pouches, and remote patient monitoring to optimize compliance and clinical outcomes.
KidTech, Inc
KidTech is working to develop a safe and highly effective lightweight baby-friendly mobile phototherapy system which allows continuous treatment without interruptions of breastfeeding and parent-child bonding.
EvoEndo
EvoEndo is developing a single-use endoscope system enabling completely unsedated upper endoscopy for children and adults.
EpiWatch Inc
EpiWatch is an integrated digital health platform for people with epilepsy. They reduce the burden of the disease and provide safety and peace of mind to children and young adults with epilepsy and their caregivers.
PLEGS: Pediatric Lower Extremity Gait System
PLEGS is an exoskeleton for young children that delivers consistent walking therapy with less effort both in clinic and at home
MSTATT LLC | Lighthanded Enterprises
Lighthanded’s otoscope enables pediatricians to detect MEE with up to 90% accuracy, with a quick and low-cost solution.
Intubation Assist Device (BCM)
The Intubation Assist Device assists in LMA-ETT exchange under direct visualization using a fiberoptic scope. There is a critical need in pediatric airways due to their acuity, the smaller size of the airway, and smaller equipment, therefore offering far less margin for error.
Refreshable Biosensors for Continuous Renal Function Monitoring
Refreshable Biosensors for Continuous Renal Function Monitoring's long-term goal is to transform kidney disease treatment by developing a fully wireless, miniaturized, multifunctional biosensor that can be directly interfaced to a urinary catheter or the internal surface of patient bladder.
Renata Medical
Renata is developing an adjustable stent that has been purposefully designed for pediatrics to last a lifetime. The device’s initial size at birth is less than 2 millimeters in diameter and can expand greater than 20 millimeters in diameter as the patient grows.
Epitel
Epitel’s Epilog is a wearable, wireless, discreet EEG sensor. which enables universal access to medical-grade, remote EEG monitoring.
PREEMIEr Diagnostics, LLC
PREEMIEr Diagnostics' technology will help predict which preterm infants are at risk of glucose-related morbidities (such as retinopathy of prematurity). This will allow for early intervention of glucose control to help prevent such disorders.
Tremedics Medical Devices, LLC
Tremedics manufactures a bioresorbable stent, Illusicor, that is designed to treat the coarctation of the aorta and manage aortic growth.
Relavo
Relavo is changing the way kidney failure patients receive treatment by making home dialysis safer and more accessible.
Glimpse Diagnostics (COHI Group)
Glimpse believes that by diagnosing ear exams accurately from home, Glimpse can give moms and kiddos, and society what they deserve.
HERO Medical Technologies
HERO Medical Technologies is developing a cap-shaped rapidly applied hemorrhage-control HERO “Smart” Bandage and mobile app that leverages artificial intelligence to automate vital signs and patient monitoring.
PhotoniCare
PhotoniCare has received US FDA clearance for the OtoSight Middle Ear Scope, an ear exam device that uses near-infrared light (optical coherence tomography, or OCT) to uniquely see behind the eardrum, which is vital for accurate diagnosis of ear infections and judicious use of antibiotics.
Bio-zipper
The Bio-Zipper is a surgical device that reinforces extensive suture lines in LUTR to decrease the total rate of post-operative complications & readmissions by 20%.
Starling Medical
Starling Medical is bringing the future of a proactive and predictive home based healthcare system to patients today. They are developing medical devices to improve the lives of chronic care patients by passively monitoring changes in their urine over time with their AI and care team infrastructure.
Prapela, Inc.
Prapela is a breakthrough, noninvasive stimulation therapy that naturally improves breathing and oxygenation in newborns.
Spark Biomedical
Spark Biomedical developed the Sparrow Therapy System™ — the first FDA-cleared, drug-free, personalized, wearable solution for opioid withdrawal relief backed by evidence from a double-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial targeting patients with opioid use disorder.
Rhaeos
Rhaeos is developing a FlowSense device, a wearable non-invasive patch that looks like a bandage and which can provide data on flow through a shunt.
PyrAmes Inc.
PyrAmes offers the FDA-cleared Boppli® to continuously, non-invasively monitor the blood pressure of critically-ill infants & older patients
Invictus Medical, Inc.
Invictus is developing the Neoasis accessory to reduce noise levels within an infant incubator in the NICU.
Vax-Immune Diagnostics
Vax-Immune Diagnostics' LabReady’s Enriched Specimen Transport ™ is a radical new way to diagnose infections faster, more accurately, in the lab, at the point of care, and soon the home.
Trexo Robotics
Trexo Robotics provides wearable robotic gait-training for children with disabilities, enabling them to experience walking in a stable and independent way, leading to improved physical, cardiovascular, respiratory, and digestive function, as well as enhanced quality of life.
Abilitech Medical
Abilitech Medical creates assistive devices to aid those with upper-limb neuromuscular conditions or injuries in functional activities associated with home, community, and work. The Abilitech™ Assist helps people use their arms to live more independently and complete activities of daily living.
Cystomanometer and Cystoelastometer (UI)
Cystomanometer and Cystoelastometer monitors at-home bladder pressures +/- bladder volumes in patients using catheterization for their neurogenic bladder. This will result in improved health care and prevention of kidney and bladder damage.
Global Continence LLC
Global Continence has developed a novel technology that intercepts a bedwetting (enuresis) episode with transcutaneous nerve stimulation (TENS) methodology that overrides and curtails the episode with a neuromodulation signal.
Noninvasix, Inc.
Noninvasix recognized that there are no continuous, non-invasive vital signs monitors of the right side of the heart. They will be first to non-invasively monitor central venous saturation and the severity of sepsis and septic shock, enabling clinicians to diagnose and monitor the response to treatment of tissue hypoxia in real-time.
Strados Labs Inc.
Strados Labs is developing RESP™ Biosensor, a revolutionary wearable lung sound sensor and AI-enabled monitoring solution. It is the first FDA-cleared device to remotely capture lung sounds, tracking respiration rate, heart rate, activity, and sleep quality.
Vaginal Stents (HerStent)
HerStent is a novel degradable & resorbable vaginal stent designed to prevent vaginal fibrosis following surgery for female adolescent patients & post-radiation vaginal stenosis for adult patients.
CorInnova
CorInnova is developing a non-blood contacting cardiac assist device for heart failure, scalable for smaller hearts. It deploys within the pericardial sac, gently compressing the heart, increasing output and promoting heart recovery.
Polyvascular
PolyVascular’s aim is to transform the care of children with congenital heart disease by developing an entirely new generation of valves made of medical-grade polymer devoid of any biological tissue and extending the time between open-heart surgeries.