Shift Labs Expands Military Partnerships, Awarded Air Force AFWERX Phase I SBIR Contract
SEATTLE (PRWEB) MAY 02, 2019
Shift Labs, Inc., a Seattle-based company that designs and manufactures innovative, high-quality infusion technologies, announces that it has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the United States Air Force (USAF) and AFWERX, the Air Force’s tech accelerator and innovation hub.
With this Phase I contract, Shift Labs will engage with USAF to validate their DripAssist Infusion Rate Monitor as a way to improve IV medication administration in settings where Air Force medical personnel provide critical care, including forward surgical teams, aerovac, and prolonged field care.
”IV medication administration is one of those ‘unknown unknowns’ that really affects patient care, especially in austere settings or surge events. We’ve already seen the difference DripAssist makes in military field hospital settings,” says Beth Kolko, CEO of Shift Labs. “We applied for the AFWERX program because we got repeated requests from military and civilians for a DripAssist-style solution that would be optimized for the whole patient care continuum. We’re excited to explore how the affordable, robust kind of solutions that Shift Labs is known for can make it easier for military personnel deployed around the world to deliver quality medical care.”
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