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Pascal Smart Mat

Empowering Comfort, Defying Pressure Ulcers.

PROBLEM

Pressure ulcers are injuries to the skin and underlying tissue, that develop due to prolonged pressure on the skin.
  • Damage to the skin
  • Tissue & fat loss exposing the bone or tendon
  • High risk of infection
  • Increased mortality rate

Over 60,000 deaths anually just associated to pressure ulcers

SOLUTION

Pressure Sensors' Placement

Pascal Smart Mat

An intelligent smart mattress topper that collects pressure data and analyzes patients' sleeping patterns in order to help them make informed turn decisions.

COMpETITIVE EDGE

Pressure Sensors' Placement

  • Extract Pressure Data from Sensors to Build a Dataset for ML
  • Predict Ulcer Development for Each Point Corresponding to a Pressure Sensor.
  • Precision Pressure Relief with Zonal Inflation & Deflation
  • “Artificial” Blood Circulation at Critical Spots

VALUE PROPOSITION

50%

$21K

Cost Savings: Pascal's preventive approach can lead to significant savings by reducing occurrences and treatment expenses. Efficiency and Workload Reduction: The smart mattress's proactive pressure relief mechanism allows nurses to allocate their time more effectively, enhancing overall healthcare efficiency.

in workload of Nurses.

Avg. incremental cost of treatment due to HAPIs

$10B

2.5M

AHRQ's estimated cost of Hospital - acquired pressure Injuries

People each year in US with

DIFFERENTIATION (POSITIONING)

  • Precision Pressure Relief with Zonal Inflation & Deflation
  • “Artificial” Blood Circulation at Critical Spots

TARGET userS

COMA PATIENTS

HEART CONDITIONS

ELDERLY PATIENTS

SEVERE FRACTURES

CUSTOMER DISCOVERY THIS TIME - WE FOCUSED ON SPEAKING WITH NURSES

NURSES

DOCTORS

DEPT. CHAIR

DOMAIN EXPERTS

Kelly Collier, Laura Ohlund, Steven Guo

Prof. Sheila Alexander

Dr. Luis Escobar-Robledo

Taylor McMahon

UPitt Nursing

General Physician

Medical Devices Entrepreneur

Nurse, UPMC SeniorCare

  • Constant pressure causes necrosis
  • Ulcers start within 2 hours movement
  • Massaging can help lymphatic drainage
  • FDA 510(k) Pathway info
  • Home heath agencies / Hospice care market segment
  • Pressure ulcer related lawsuits
  • Enthusiastic about the idea
  • Connected us with other nurses within UPitt Nursing School
  • Nurses often work under-staffed and are overworked
  • Face physical challenges with having to turn patients

FDA ApPROVAL

510(k) Submission

Our Product

510(k) Approval

  • Eligible for 510(k) based on criteria involving device type and risk
  • We assume our device falls under "medium-risk"
  • Demonstrates device is "substancially equivalent" to previously FDA cleared device
  • FDA issues clearance letter allowing device marketing in the US
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target market and potential

tam

TAM - Total number of people affected by pressure ulcers anually in United States

sam

som

60%

SAM - Approximation of the number of people that can be reached by top 15 medical insurance companies

20%

som300K People

sam 1.5M People

tam 2.5M People

SOM - Total number of people that we can target our sales towards assuming an adoption rate of 20%

$1.2B

$10B

$6B

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TEAM

Pascal Smart Mat

Sayli Bhavsar

Nihaal Singh Adarsh

Marketing / UX Research

Idea Conceptualization / Business

Thomas Jacob

Machine Learning

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