Njord Medtech® has received a grant of approximately 800,000 SEK to develop a motorized transfer device supporting efficient supine to prone position transfer, improving patient oxygenation.
To increase patient oxygenation and thereby the likelihood of survival, covid-19 patients at Intensive Care Units (ICUs) are subject to daily transfers from supine to prone position. The transfers are fairly complex and time consuming, requiring up to twelve nurses to support the transfer and can take up to 45 minutes.
Njord Medtech will work together with the ICU departments at Sahlgrenska University Hospital and Kungälv Hospital to prototype and develop the foundation of a new motorized device that could heavily facilitate the crucial movement of the patient.
In addition to the above-mentioned healthcare institutions, Njord Medtech’s product development and manufacturing partner Scanfil Oy will partake in the project securing a possibility to quickly scale the project from prototyping to manufacturing.