QUA, INC.
LAS VEGAS, NV · Founded 2012 · CIK 0001562092 · Medtech
PPAL®: a motorized, height-adjustable bedside commode with integrated moving transfer boards for safer toilet transfers
- Grants
- $1.9M
- 5 awards
- Sector median: 1
- Raised
- $530K
- 1 Form D · Nov 2012
- 167 months since last filing
- Contracts
- —
- No federal contracts on record
- Patents
- 2
- 0 granted · 2 pending
- Sector median: 2
Capital Timeline
Federal ↑Equity ↓2012201420162018202020222024
| Date | Event | Source | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $530,000 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Health and Human Services · Phase I · The PPAL: The Bedside Commode as a Safe Self-Toilet Transfer Device for Aging Adults | $149,338 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Health and Human Services · Phase I · I- Corps Supplement to The PPAL: The Bedside Commode as a Safe Self-Toilet Transfer Device for Aging Adults I-Corps Program, | $55,000 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Health and Human Services · Phase II · Development and Evaluation of the PPAL Bedside Commode for Safe Independent Toileting Transfers | $273,056 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Health and Human Services · Phase II · Development and Evaluation of the PPAL Bedside Commode for Safe Independent Toileting Transfers | $611,302 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Health and Human Services · Phase II · Development and Evaluation of the PPAL Bedside Commode for Safe Independent Toileting Transfers | $821,451 |
Federal grant · SBIR/STTRForm D · SEC
Peer position
| # | Company | Contracts | Disclosed equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1540 | MEDICARBONE, INC. | — | — |
| 1541 | SCIENCEPLUSPLEASE LLC | — | — |
| 1542 | Enhanced Ultrasound Inc | — | $190K |
| 1543 | QUA, INC. | — | $530K |
| 1544 | Plasmonic Diagnostics LLC | — | — |
| 1545 | Breath Diagnostics, Inc. | — | — |
| 1546 | CACTUS BIO LLC | — | — |
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.
Founders & Team
- KACY QUADirector · Executive Officer · Promoter
Patents
- Apparatus With Transfer Boardapplication
- Mobile Equipment For Non-ambulatory Peopleapplication
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
- Medical Devices; General and Plastic Surgery Devices; Classification of the Skin Patch for Treatment of HyperhidrosisFood and Drug Administration
- 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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