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Ammortal Chamber
Ammortal Chamber

The Ammortal Chamber is an immersive experience that guides the user through physical, mental, and spiritual rejuvenation. It blends sound, light, vibration, an electrical field, meditation, molecular hydrogen, and breath work. The team at Ammortal had developed an...

ATI N95 Mask Test Fixture
ATI N95 Mask Test Fixture

Air Techniques International (ATI) produces their 100X Automated Filter Tester. It is generally used by customers to test 2-dimensional material samples to validate their filtration performance as part of their manufacturing process. Aerosolized particles of a...

PevcoBeam™ Delivery Management Station
PevcoBeam™ Delivery Management Station

The PevcoBeam™ delivery management station makes the process of sending and receiving specimens, drugs, and blood products throughout a hospital fast, safe, and simple. We worked with the Pevco Systems International Inc. team to design and develop their...

COVID-19 Protective Drape
COVID-19 Protective Drape

Safety and Protection for Medical ProfessionalsWe worked with Drape Medical, LLC to quickly design and fabricate a prototype protective drape to cover patients and protect medical professionals during necessary procedures. As medical professionals fight to care for...

Brainchild Smart Pacifier
Brainchild Smart Pacifier

Monitor and Diagnose Newborn Neurodevelopment at HomeWe worked with Brainchild Technologies, LLC to develop a novel pacifier that monitors the suckling behavior of babies. The pacifier communicates intensity and frequency data to a fellow Bluetooth® – enabled device...

Cord Blood Collection
Cord Blood Collection

Improving efficiency and simplifying the processWe worked with Theracord LLC to develop a device to improve the cord blood collection process. Cord-blood is a dense source of stem-cells derived from the umbilical cord and placenta after a baby is born and the cord is...

Coaptech PUMA Feeding Tube Insertion at the Bedside
Coaptech PUMA Feeding Tube Insertion at the Bedside

Making a procedure more accessible to patientsWe worked with Dr. Steven Tropello, an Emergency and Critical Care Physician at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, to develop a novel method of Coaptive Ultrasound Gastrostomy to insert a feeding tube under...

Pedicle Screw System
Pedicle Screw System

Improving surgical outcomesWe collaborated with a surgeon at the University of Maryland Medical Center and the Office of Research & Development to develop prototypes of a novel pedicle screw system. The new design would improve the wound closure and healing process...

Fetal Heart Rate Monitor
Fetal Heart Rate Monitor

For Low-Resource SettingsWe worked with a graduate student team at the Johns Hopkins University to support their development of a new Fetal Heart Rate Monitor for developing countries. Their goal was to improve the state of medical care for expecting mothers through...

Marketplace  Opportunities
Marketplace Opportunities

Exploring the Blue OceanOur customer had performed extensive user interviews on behalf of their own customers, visiting hospitals and talking to a variety of staff and administrators. The goal was to identify opportunities in the marketplace for new product ventures....

Dental Implant Development
Dental Implant Development

Better Installation. Better Outcomes.Our customer asked us to help analyze the feasibility of an innovative dental implant design to evaluate specific risks to the development process. For the business case, we interviewed a prosthodontist, a periodontist, and a...

Podiatry Nail Bandage
Podiatry Nail Bandage

Relieving Patient PainOur customer had a painful hangnail and had gone to a podiatrist for help. The podiatrist could perform surgery, but the options were limited and drastic. Most solutions involve removal of a significant portion of the nail which changes the...