Dr. Mohamed, Vice Chair of Neonatology at the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital and founder of CPAP Cannula, LLC, came to Root3 Labs with a big idea to develop a novel CPAP cannula for premature babies. He recognized the shortcomings with many CPAP cannula devices...
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Biomedical Armband Neuro Wearable
In the world of prosthetic limb control, precise muscle signal detection can make the difference between natural movement and frustration. Our client, Infinite Biomedical Technologies (IBT), has spent over 25 years pioneering gesture-based control strategies for...
Neural Blockade Monitor
BLOCKsynop® is a technology startup developing a product that will objectively measure the effectiveness of regional anesthesia. The team is led by Wayne Sternberger, PhD, and Robert S. Greenberg, MD, who had developed a benchtop version of the device using...
Wellness Product Engineering
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...
Cryogenic Tumor Therapy
The Kubanda Cryotherapy system provides a simple, point-of-care, minimally invasive tumor treatment for pets that leverages cryogenic temperatures to kill tumor cells. A thin probe inserted through the skin enters the tumor and a custom gas-control module cools the...
Stethoscope Sterilization System
StetPulse is a prototype UV-C sterilization system to be used in hospitals/clinical settings for stethoscopes. The original prototype was designed and built by a team of undergraduates at Johns Hopkins. Doctors and other medical professionals use their stethoscopes to...
N95 Respirator Test Fixture
ATI had asked us to investigate better test methods for disposable N95 respirators that could be used with their 100X Automated Filter Tester. We answered the following questions and performed the engineering, prototype fabrication, and testing of a new fixture for...
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...
Feeding Tube Insertion at the Bedside
We 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 ultrasound guidance. This method simplifies the...
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
Embedded Systems Monitoring NeurodevelopmentWe worked with Brainchild Technologies, LLC to develop a smart pacifier that uses embedded sensors to monitor the suckling behavior of newborn babies. The pacifier communicates intensity and frequency data to a fellow...
Disinfecting Dialysis Tubing
Relavo is a medical device company led by a female-founded team of biomedical engineers from Johns Hopkins University. They are working to minimize the risk of infection with at-home dialysis systems. Their device, the PeritoneX™, makes it possible for more patients...