DESIGN CONCEPTS, INC
Medtech · Private
Wireless wearable system with skin-mounted accelerometers that measures tendon tension during dynamic movement by tracking shear wave propagation
- Grants
- $1.8M
- 3 awards
- Sector median: 1
- Raised
- —
- No Form D on record
- Contracts
- —
- No federal contracts on record
- Patents
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- No published records under this name
- Sector median: 2
Capital Timeline
Federal ↑Equity ↓20182019202020212022
| Date | Event | Source | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grant | Department of Health and Human Services · Phase I · Wearable Shear Wave Tensiometry for Tracking Tendon Load during Dynamic Movement | $225,000 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Health and Human Services · Phase II · Wearable shear-wave tensiometry for tracking tendon load during dynamic movement | $805,387 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Health and Human Services · Phase II · Wearable shear-wave tensiometry for tracking tendon load during dynamic movement | $806,658 |
Federal grant · SBIR/STTR
Peer position
| # | Company | Contracts | Disclosed equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1031 | Limber Prosthetics, Inc. | — | $3.9M |
| 1032 | CAREBAND, INC. | — | — |
| 1033 | REGENCOR INC | — | — |
| 1034 | DESIGN CONCEPTS, INC | — | — |
| 1035 | VASOWATCH LLC | — | — |
| 1036 | Vita Imaging Inc. | — | $950K |
| 1037 | Stratosphere ATC LLC | — | $250K |
Ranked on federal contract value rather than capital raised. The equity column is the comparison worth making — companies at the same procurement position often sit at very different points in their funding history.
Regulatory activity · Medtech
- New Animal Drugs; Approval of New Animal Drug Applications; Withdrawal of Approval of New Animal Drug Application; Change of SponsorFood and Drug Administration
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- Medical Devices; Anesthesiology Devices; Classification of the Monitor for Opioid Induced Impairment of OxygenationFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; Orthopedic Devices; Classification of the Medial Knee Implanted Shock AbsorberFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; Neurological Devices; Classification of the External Lower Extremity Nerve Stimulator for Restless Legs SyndromeFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; General Hospital and Personal Use Devices; Classification of the Infant Supine Sleep SystemFood and Drug Administration
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