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A low-cost skin assessment tool and a pulse oximeter that measures oxygen levels in the blood are among the medical devices designed for children that won $50,000 grants at a competition aimed at supporting African-American and Hispanic pediatric innovators.
The winners of the Alliance for Pediatric Device Innovation's "Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids" competition were chosen from a field of five finalists who gave pitch on their innovation's attributes, benefits to patients, and pathway to commercialization before a panel of five expert judges, reports the Los Angeles Times.
The winning devices are Rubitection, a low-cost skin assessment management tool for chronic wounds that allows the user to monitor incremental changes in skin health to predict risk, monitor progression, and customize care, and Kofimi Technology Inc., a pulse oximeter designed specifically for pediatric populations to provide superior accuracy for all levels of skin pigmentation, per a release.
"Funding innovators of African-American and Hispanic backgrounds is crucial for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives because it addresses systemic barriers and inequities that have historically hindered this group from accessing resources and opportunities in the life sciences sector," says Kolaleh Eskandanian, Ph.D., vice president and chief innovation officer at Children's National Hospital, which led
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