Valley Children's and Innovation Lab Present Fifth Annual Pediatric Innovation Showcase

MADERA, CA – Valley Children's Healthcare, in collaboration with Innovation Lab, will host the fifth annual Pediatric Innovation Showcase on Thursday, May 22, 2025. This free and virtual event will highlight seven companies that have developed impactful products and technologies to address significant challenges faced by the smallest patients and their caregivers.

The lineup showcases innovators from various backgrounds, all driven by a shared passion for transforming care for patients and their families and inspired by the spark of innovation.

Pediatric Innovation Showcase, Thursday, May 22, 2025, 10 to 11 a.m. (PDT), Location: Virtual 

Register here to attend the event or receive the recording link.

The following companies will be featured:

•  The GiggleFIT Therapeutic Play Gym (TPG) offers essential movement opportunities for children with medical complexities, facilitating body-weight-supported exercises in various developmental positions. It is compact and portable, making it suitable for hospitals, outpatient facilities, and rehabilitation settings.

• The Kangarobe™ is a specially designed robe that supports kangaroo care (skin-to-skin care) in the NICU, allowing parents to bond with their medically fragile infants while managing tubes and lines safely. Its innovative features include easy access for nurses and secure fastening for the baby's equipment.

• Konica Minolta’s Dynamic Digital Radiography (DDR) enables visualization of anatomy in motion with low-dose X-ray imaging. This technology captures up to 15 sequential radiographs per second and playback as a cine loop, providing invaluable insights for medical professionals.

• The Mackey Mask provides an adhesive-free, waterproof solution to encase NG tubes on infants' faces, simplifying the process of placement and maintenance. Its grooved design allows for easy adjustments while ensuring secure tube placement.

• PyrAmes is a digital health company focused on fundamentally transforming health care through its proprietary wearable, continuous blood pressure (BP) monitoring technology. Their first product, Boppli®, offers an accurate, non-invasive, low-risk, and easy-to-use solution for continuous, non-invasive blood pressure (cNIBP) monitoring of babies in critical care settings and has been cleared by the FDA as a potential alternative to IALs and inflatable cuffs.

• Ricoh 3D for Healthcare offers an end-to-end solution for creating patient-specific 3D-printed anatomic models that are simple, fast, and accurate, enhancing medical practices' capabilities. This cost-effective service serves the needs of patients and providers, while driving innovation in medical technology.

• SmölTAP is a device designed to improve the success rates of infant spinal taps by utilizing a gravity-assist position and a pelvis-tipping seat to facilitate smoother procedures. It ensures patient comfort and calmer experiences for infants during lumbar punctures.