Three Companies Receive Seed Funds to Develop Medical Devices for Children
From: Medical Design Technology - 01/27/2017

The Philadelphia Pediatric Medical Device Consortium (PPDC) has announced
seed grants to three companies developing medical devices for children. The
Consortium chose those companies from eight finalists in a competition to
receive seed grants of $50,000 each.

Myomo, Inc., of Cambridge, MA, is developing a powered orthotic device to
assist with motion and function in children with neuromuscular disorders. The
MyoPro Motion-K device is a child-sized version of the company's MyoPro
device, a custom-fabricated brace that assists patients with a weak or
deformed arm in performing activities of daily living. The device amplifies
weak muscle signals to help patients move and use their arms.

A device designed by EarGear, LLC, of Philadelphia, aims to correct ear
deformities in infants. The EarGear System uses silicon conformers placed
along the ear to reshape and correct the deformity over time. It would avoid
the need for costly, labor-intensive, and painful surgical procedures.

The third seed grant will go to 410 Medical, Inc. of Durham, NC, for the Life
Flow device, a hand-powered infuser used to quickly deliver fluids to
critically ill patients. A newer version of the Life Flow is in development
for rapid delivery of blood products in patients with severe hemorrhage. The
grant will enable the company to conduct research supporting a second FDA
application for blood delivery, which will have important applications for
the care of injured children.

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https://www.mdtmag.com/news/2017/01/three-companies-receive-seed-funds-develop-medical-devices-children

Links:
Philadelphia Pediatric Medical Device Consortium
https://www.phillypediatricmeddevice.org

Myomo, Inc.
http://www.myomo.com/myopro-upper-limb-orthosis-technology-myomo-custom-myoelectic-arm-brace.asp

410 Medical, Inc.
http://410medical.com/#product