Disease and sickness in infants: heart defects, fever, hypothermia, hypoxia, hyperoxia, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, etc..///
We are developing a product to make parents more aware of the status of their baby's health. This product is a pacifier that monitors heart rate, body temperature, oxygen level and blood sugar levels through a mobile app. Through these diagnostics, parents and/or doctors will be able to identify potential diseases or defects.
CDC. "Infants & Toddlers (Ages 0-3) - Diseases & Conditions." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 21 July 2016. Web. 31 Aug. 2016. <http://www.cdc.gov/parents/infants/diseases_conditions.html>.
Advantages Owlet: monitors heart rate and oxygen levels in infants, connected to a mobile app, has an independent base station that awares parents of abnormal activity.
Pacif-i: monitors body temperature and medication, connects to a mobile app, has a location feature, multiple Pacif-i's can be connected to the application at once.
Disadvantages Neither products monitor blood sugar nor connects certain data to common infant illness. Our product combines the abilities of both of these products into one device that also expands upon these features.
Provider Insurance companies willing to cover the cost of our product: Aetna, Humana, UnitedHealthOne, etc...
Purchaser Abbott Laboratories, Johnson & Johnson, Stryker, etc...
Sources: Abbott | Global Healthcare & Research." Abbott | Global Healthcare & Research. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Sept. 2016. <http://www.abbott.com/>.
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies | Johnson & Johnson." Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies | Johnson & Johnson. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Sept. 2016. <http://www.jnj.com/>.
Summary: A pacifier that records an infants body temperature through their chin. if the infant has a fever the pacifier will change appearance indicating that the baby has a fever.
Filing date/Status: 09/08/1997
Number/Assignee: FR2694977A1
Title: Body temp. measuring procedure for new born baby- using electronic thermometer to measure and continuously monitor temp. of baby.
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Summary: This device used both a pacifier and bracelet to monitor an infants body temperature. The bracelet insures permanent monitoring as well as over night monitoring. both the pacifier and bracelet include an alarm that alerts parents when temperature is abnormal.
Competitors 2
Summary: We gave ourselves a 2 for competitors because even though their are several other companies in this market, their are many improvements which can be made to existing products. Our product will improve upon those already in distribution in a way that will make it sought after by customers.
Customer Validation 3
Summary: We gave ourselves a 3 for customer validation because people are very willing to buy new products that will better monitor the health of their child. It will also improve upon existing products in a way that will make customers more interested in buying this product.
IP Position 2
Summary: We gave ourselves a 2 for IP Position because patents will not be difficult to acquire in with this product but no patents are in place currently.
BME 100 Fall 2016
