DENVER, CO IngeniumCare, LLC announced today that it recently received a Phase II, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the Department of Defense - U.S. Army Division of Medical Research Acquisition.
This research applies to human systems technology development in the area of interactive cognitive interface and health monitoring systems. The primary objective is to develop an interactive interface to support soldiers living with cognitive impairments due to injuries such as Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
IngeniumCare was chosen for this award as a result of its successful work on the Phase I SBIR program and a proposal submitted in response to the Army’s solicitation for further development.
This system focuses on supporting daily living activities and providing assistance in self-health maintenance. Soldiers with such injuries may be high functioning in some aspects of life but require a compensatory strategy for performing such activities. Reminding systems that use advanced Artificial Intelligence techniques can be deployed in concert with low cost sensing devices to create a proactive and adaptive self-health monitoring and independent living system.
The United States has made a commitment to soldiers injured in battle to take care of them in the best way modern medicine and technology will allow. It is the mission of the Military hospitals in conjunction with the Veterans Administration (VA) and private healthcare institutions under contract to the government to carry out that promise.
The 2008 National Defense Authorization Act authorized a number of new initiatives for DoD and VA health care. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) have been a growing concern as service members return from Iraq and Afghanistan. The law requires that a comprehensive policy be formulated to address TBI and PTSD and other mental health conditions. In addition, it requires that centers of excellence be established to focus on these conditions.
The Phase I research developed an initial plan and concept design for the overall system. Phase II will advance these results to full implementation of a prototype system and a study to evaluate its usability. Eventually, the system could be used by both civilian and military/veteran populations with cognitive disabilities such as dementia or moderate Traumatic Stress Disorder. This work is supported by the US Army Medical Research and Material Command under Contract W81XWH-08-C-
“With the support of the Army and a commendable effort by the IngeniumCare project team, the Phase I development was a complete success,” said James Wolf, President and Principal Investigator, IngeniumCare. “We are honored to have been selected by the Army to perform this further work.”
“Our role in creating new technologies and products will benefit our country’s active and veteran military personnel,” commented Robert Caruso, Vice President of Business Development and Program Manager. The results of this program with the DoD also supports IngeniumCare’
“We are dedicated to developing products and services that can deliver high quality, home-based and institutional care,” Caruso added. The aging demographics of the U.S. population and the rapidly rising cost of assisted living positions the Remote Healthcare Monitoring and Intervention concept as a vital and rapidly growing segment of the medical device and health care markets.
About IngeniumCare:
IngeniumCare provides real-time remote health monitoring for elderly, the disabled and veterans. Caregivers from anywhere in the world can now stay informed about loved ones (or patient's) patterns, treatments, medications, their whereabouts and general health.
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