Empathera Healthcare Systems develops patient-safety technology, centered on its StimSense® pressure-ulcer prevention system. The Cornell-connected interdisciplinary team combines biomedical, electrical and computer engineering with clinical and healthcare-management expertise to create a sensor-integrated system that can trigger targeted pressure relief and electrical muscle stimulation while connecting with electronic health records. The company’s work is aimed at improving patient outcomes while reducing the repositioning burden on caregivers.
Frontier Therapeutics IncFrontier Therapeutics Inc. develops pressure-injury prevention and patient-repositioning solutions for hospitals, home care, and the people who support patients at home. The U.S. company, established in 2018 as part of Frontier Medical Group, builds on a group heritage that began in 1966 as a small plastics moulding factory in South Wales. Its Repose reactive-air support surfaces and Toto automatic lateral turning system are designed to redistribute pressure while reducing the physical burden of manual patient turning.BUFFALO, NY
Immersus Health Company LLCImmersus Health Company LLC is a Cincinnati-based medical equipment company known for applying clinical evidence to patient support surfaces. It serves care providers and families with solutions designed to improve comfort while helping address pressure injuries and falls.BLUE ASH, OH
Blue Chip Medical ProductsSince 1996, privately held Blue Chip Medical Products has built its identity around pressure-injury care from its Suffern, New York, headquarters and manufacturing center. The company develops therapeutic support surfaces for hospitals, long-term-care providers and home-care patients, with its work extending from the United States to international markets.SUFFERN, NY
HoverTech InternationalFounded in 1997 in an Allentown home, HoverTech International makes safe patient-handling and mobility equipment for healthcare, best known for creating the HoverMatt air transfer mattress. Now an Etac company, it develops solutions that help prevent pressure injuries and caregiver injuries while supporting patient dignity and early mobility across hospital, outpatient, and home-care settings. Founder David T. Davis has also helped advance the field through safe-patient-handling advocacy and holds 18 patents for related devices.339113ALLENTOWN, PA