We provide Help for Children through the creation of child-appropriate health products that allow them to live life to its fullest.
We inspire Hope for Families by developing solutions for the unique needs of children that others ignore due to limited profit opportunities.
We are DesignWise Medical, a volunteer based, technology driven, child focused, non-profit organization.
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Learn more about who DesignWise Medical is and how we are making a difference in the health of children. Read More...
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Sample of DesignWise Medical Projects
Help for Children —
Locating a feeding tube in an adult is challenging; locating a feeding tube in an infant is downright dangerous. If misplaced, caregivers can be pumping liquid into the child’s lungs, yet there have been no major advances … Read More
Help for Children —
Difficulty in locating veins in the extremities for IV access in neonates and infants is an ongoing problem. Some pediatric statistics are detailed below for the success rates if inserting peripheral IV catheters:
As you can see, some … Read More
Help for Children —
When children are faced with a procedure or treatment in a hospital it frequently represents the scariest thing in their young lives [even for us adults that oftentimes holds true]. To help alleviate their fear, anxiety and … Read More
Help for Children —
Cough is also a fundamental feature of lung defense. It is critical in maintaining the patency of our airway system by propelling secretions out of the lung. The absence of cough destines an individual to retained secretions, … Read More