Medical Device Services
CAPE's services to medical device developers are designed to facilitate device design and usability testing in a highly controlled environment that presents no risk to real patients. Simulation-based testing speeds time to market by enabling a robust exploration of human factors and systems design issues.
The team at CAPE has worked with a number of industry, faculty and trainee entrepreneurs to assess the utility and safety of their devices prior to large-scale implementation within the operational clinical environment.
Please contact us at (650) 724-5307 or at contactcape 'at' stanford.edu if you are interested in our medical device services.
Examples
STANFORD MEDICINE
FetalSim
FetalSim was conceived and designed in collaboration with Advanced Medical Simulations, Inc. As a software-based tool, it was designed to drive actual fetal monitors with realistic uterine contractions and fetal heart rate tracings.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
AdaptAir
AdaptAir is a simple and affordable nasal interface that delivers life-sustaining oxygen therapy to children in the developing world who suffer from respiratory illnesses. The creators of AdaptAir originated their idea during Stanford's D.School class Design for Extreme Affordability. The student team tested the design of the nasal interface by delivering pressurized gas through the interface on patient simulators at CAPE. AdaptAir won the Core77 Design Award 2012 in the Social Impact Student Category for its ability to deliver effective pneumonia therapy to the developing world.
INDUSTRY
Monivent
CAPE had the honor of hosting as a usability testing site for a neonatal respiratory monitor (RFM) by Monivent, a medtech company based in Sweden. Testing the device took place over a span of four weeks with multiple healthcare professionals, which was required for market approval in the US, and initiated the process for FDA clearance on the device. You can read more on the Monivent device here.