With Pd-m, intelligent innovation comes as standard. Here’s how we’ve transformed brilliant ideas into real-world products with impact.

STEP-SENSE

By combining motion capture technology with AI and Machine Learning, Step-Sense unlocks the potential for early diagnosis in a wide variety of medical conditions as well as support in rehabilitation.

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LUMA CUBE

Seeing more and more kids suffering with mental health issues, Michael Crinnion came up with a product to help them deal with their problems and learn how to manage and care for themselves.

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Heated floor mat

Not only are Warehouse heating systems expensive to install and run, there’s so much energy waste, thereby increasing costs and carbon footprint. That was until our client came up with a clever idea.

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FACE SHIELD

As experienced medical product designers we volunteered our skills to help protect NHS staff and other key workers. Designed in collaboration with an NHS surgeon in response to the Covid-19 PPE crisis.

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ENGINE COVER

In their obsessive quest to make Defender the best it can be, Twisted consider again and again every single component, even the ones that are never seen. Take this engine cover for example…

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Acetone breath analyser

Durham University had developed a medical device for detecting metabolic imbalances by measuring breath. They needed our help to develop their prototype, to attract key opinion leaders and investment.

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LIFT/ASSIST CHAIR SCALE

Weighing people who are critically ill, suffered a stroke or are immobile can be difficult. But it’s an essential daily task to monitor a patient’s progress or establish their correct medication levels.

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FRUGAL INNOVATION

One-third of the global burden of disease is attributed to conditions treatable by surgery. LMICs make up one-third of the world’s population yet less than 6% of operations are carried out there. RAIS changes that.

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PATIENT RECORD HOLDER

Visual Systems Healthcare (VSH) asked us to upgrade their current record holder product line to a singular more flexible solution; one that not only looked good but functioned well too.

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Companion cane

For blind and visually impaired people keeping 2 metres apart during lockdown was almost impossible. That was until Amar Latif, entrepreneur and TV presenter, came up with an brilliant idea.

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SUPERBUDS

We helped the University of Leeds develop a prototype device that could withstand a succession of medical trails; so they could assess the validity of using nerve stimulation as a treatment to prevent strokes.

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TOURNIQUET MACHINE

Braun & Co came to us because they wanted to reinvent their 1962 double cuff tourniquet machine - a tried and trusted medical device that is still used throughout the NHS and overseas hospitals today.

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BUGBRUSH

Rowena Johnson was having problems brushing the teeth of her daughter Saskia. As an occupational therapist she knew tooth decay in toddlers was a problem and wanted to do something about it.

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ACCESS PLATFORM

Following a change in H&S regulations, ladders became unacceptable to use in the working environment. Vizstark spotted an opportunity for a product idea they knew could fill the gap ladders left.

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BABY CARRIER/Seat

Frustrated mum Sarah Atherton, found eating out with her three small children practically impossible. So she invented Pepeto, a baby-carrier that cleverly transforms into a self-supporting child seat.

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STREETLIGHT ISOLATOR

It’s hot in the Middle East so lamp posts need to be installed quickly. Lucy Zodion came to us with an idea for a more innovative product, to beat the competition and capture this lucrative market.

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ABDOMINAL RETRACTOR

Leeds University were developing a tool to help surgeons reach organs that sit behind other body parts. They had designed a steel prototype but it was far too costly to make, so they asked us to help.

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baby rocker

The Rockit is a portable baby rocker that can be safely attached and used with any pushchair, stroller, buggy or pram. It was the brainchild of three regular dads, who wanted our support to bring it to life.

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CARSEAT ADAPTORs

A name synonymous with high-end automotive safety, Recaro approached us to develop a range of adaptors to allow their baby seats to retro-fit onto different pushchair/stroller chassis.

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forceps

Forceps haven’t essentially changed since 1752, but they have a problem. In a high-pressure adrenaline fuelled situation (3am, after a long protracted labour) it’s impossible to know when to stop.

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