by previewmysite_3um7w1 | Jul 2, 2020
Instant Ear Geometry Capture
The standard process for fitting and manufacturing hearing aids is logistically complex, expensive, and time-consuming. Before a hearing aid can be made, a physical ear impression must be created and shipped to a manufacturer.
Lantos Technologies worked with Archimedic to bring the process of creating hearing aids into the 21st century. Now, rather than having a tube of silicone squeezed into a patient’s ear, audiologists quickly scan the inner and outer geometry of the ear with an optical handheld digital scanner. This results in a detailed 3D representation of the ear instantly sent to hearing aid manufacturers through the Internet. The Lantos technology captures a better scan of the ear canal resulting in a more comfortable and accurate fit for patients.
by previewmysite_3um7w1 | Jul 2, 2020
Smart belt to Protect Hips
of Older Adults in Falls
One in three people over the age of 65 falls every year. Many of these will suffer a debilitating injury–a broken hip.
Hip fractures are associated with a significantly increased risk of mortality and are estimated to cost upwards of $22,000 per patient in the first year after a fall.
ActiveProtective and Archimedic collaborated to create the Tango belt, a novel inflatable hip-protection garment to shield the hips of the wearer during a fall.
Tango fall prediction technology continuously monitors a user’s movement and deploys cushions around at-risk areas of the femur when it predicts a serious hip-impacting fall. The final design is small, lightweight, offers a style that appeals to both men and women, and can be worn outside of clothing or underneath an untucked shirt.
“One of [Archimedic’s] true strengths is helping to bring new-to-the-world concepts to life. They’ve been a very capable and long-standing design partner of ours, from the MVP that allowed us to establish initial product-market viability to the mass-manufacturable design for commercialization. And, importantly, they understand and can work within the time and budgetary constraints faced by startups and established companies alike.”
CTO, VP OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, Tango
by previewmysite_3um7w1 | Jul 2, 2020
Laparoscopic Surgical
Closure System
There are 600,000 hysterectomy procedures conducted every year in the United States. Laparoscopic surgical wound closure for hysterectomy procedures can be a time-consuming, multi-step process, prone to inconsistent results.
ZSX Medical partnered with Archimedic to develop Zip-Stitch®, a laparoscopic surgical closure system designed to make difficult surgical closures fast and easy for gynecologists and other physicians, saving money for hospitals and improving outcomes for patients.
Archimedic provided prototyping services, industrial design, mechanical engineering, and production supply chain resources to ZSX to help develop their new device currently under review with the FDA.
“As our engineering partner, [Archimedic] has been rapid, creative, and adaptable in bringing our napkin sketches to realization.”
PRESIDENT AND CEO, ZSX MEDICAL
