At NYU Langone, the MedTech Pipeline program immerses medical trainees in hands-on device development with real-world impact. One standout project—an infant safety device named “Kedge”—aims to mitigate the high risks encountered during ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) in neonatal care.

Through pairing creative minds with clinical mentors, the program accelerates innovation from concept to prototype. Trainees learn design thinking, regulatory pathways, and prototyping techniques, producing tools that address critical care gaps. The Kedge prototype, for instance, responds to alarming mortality and complication rates in fragile infants on ECMO.

This initiative underscores a growing movement where clinicians become inventors, bridging the gap between unmet clinical needs and technological solutions. With funding and mentorship, these innovations hold potential not just locally but as scalable health technologies worldwide.