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Center of Medical Innovation

About us

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Our Model

We specialize in developing highly impactful, easy to implement, meaningful solutions to problems found in our healthcare system today.  

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Our Mission

To develop innovative solutions to better the health of patients and the lives of those around us. 

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Simplistic Solutions

Please take a look at our portfolio of previous and ongoing projects.

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Grass Roots Design & Development

Innovative Clinical Solutions - Our team has the expertise and knowledge to develop concepts from the "drawing on the napkin" phase to commercialized product. 

Capabilities

Our management and advisory team is comprised of seasoned academic clinicians and researcher consultants with a diverse background. We are experienced in device design, development, and commercialization of disruptive healthcare solutions. 

Clinical Validation & Testing

Our in house capabilities include, concept development clinical validation, rapid prototyping, 3-D printing/scanning, product testing and validation using multiple modalities. Our in house testing/validation capabilities include; high fidelity simulation, animal and cadaver testing, and clinical end user feedback and research trial testing in the healthcare setting. 

 

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News

Eduardo Vidal Blanco

Cathaid Inc. Welcomes new Chief Operating Officer, Eduardo Vidal Blanco to the management team!

 


Mr. Blanco is a seasoned healthcare executive and proven leader and a wonderful addition to the Cathaid team.

Bio: 

  • Healthcare executive with 15 years of international experience.
  • Operational and strategic expertise in manufacturing, development, quality, and commercialization of advanced therapies.
  • In-depth knowledge of systems of care in multiple geographies.
  • Cranfield University (UK), MSc Nanotechnology and Microsystems.
  • Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, (Spain), Bachelors, Industrial Engineering with focus on manufacturing.
Cathaid New CEO welcomed

CATHAID INC. WELCOMES NEW CEO TO THE MANAGEMENT TEAM  

 


The Cathaid Management team welcome new CEO, Dr. Rick Richards.  He is an experienced innovator and entrepreneur in the field of healthcare and will help implement Cathaid Inc's vision of improved catheter safety to patients and healthcare systems around the world.

SOMA 2023 Training, Education and Scientific Assembly

SOMA Conference 2023: Training, Education & Scientific Assembly

May 15 - 19, 2023


 

 

 

 

RALEIGH CONVENTION CENTER | RALEIGH, NC

SOMA Annual conference | 2023

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Cathaid Inc. Completes clinical trial

Cathaid Inc. completes clinical trial with Lifeline V acute care.

May 9, 2021


Cathaid completes initial clinical trial in partnership with Lifeline V acute care facilities.

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I-Guardian Officially Partners with the Child Advocacy Center  

May 9, 2021


I-Guardian partners with the Child Advocacy Center to improve and modernize the care of abused children in the CSRA.  The official partnership will allow for improved early detection/monitoring and the streamlining of the clinical care of children of the CSRA region.   

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