neo-restraint ®: Close proximity neonate restraint

Client: ParAid Medical

www.paraid.com/neo/restraint

The challenge

During ambulance transfer newborn babies are exposed to significant levels of base vibration, impulse shocks and inertia forces during braking and accelerating. Protection from these forces is proven to have significant clinical benefit. The delicate physiological state of newborns requires a gentle, non-abrasive design that can be controlled from infection.

Approach

Leading UK and Irish neonatal transfer teams, including the largest team in the UK, were engaged for expert clinical feedback. Accelerated wash life testing on the materials, inertial load testing and extended clinical trials in the field were all part of the stringent certification and regulatory approval for safe use in ambulances. Specialist material suppliers were used to source and manufacture the parts with high technical specifications.

Result

The neo-restraint® is the first product to effectively address the complex issues surrounding neonatal restraint whilst offering unparalleled levels of flexibility to meet the wide array of clinical requirements The first CE marked infant restraint for use in a transport incubator, the neo-restraint® has been critically acclaimed by the leading neonatal transfer teams in the UK setting a precedent in neonatal transfer.