The elderly members of the community are the most at risk of falling. A number of complications can result from a fall, such as bone fracture or breaking. However, a potentially preventable complication associated with this event is serious skin abrasions- which is currently an unmet clinical need. These wounds can often be detrimental to the patient and potentially even fatal. The cost for the patient is also extremely high- approximately 10 000 (operation and 5 day hospital stay). Due to...

Current minimally invasive stentgrafts are unsuited to patients with suprarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), as they prohibit renal perfusion. An adjunctive stent which can be deployed through the fenestrations of an AAA stentgraft will maintain its position in vivo and enable blood flow to the kidneys. This device should be designed with currently approved fenestrated AAA stentgrafts to enable a quick path to market.

End-stage renal disease (ERD) is increasing in prevalence worldwide. There are over 650 000 cases in the US alone annually. Patients suffering from ERD are often required to undertake dialysis while waiting for a kidney transplant to become available. Peritoneal dialysis involves a catheter being inserted into the abdomen, where the lower end rests in the pelvic region, while the other end it connected to an external dialysis machine. However, these catheters have a high rate of upward mig...