Innovations
The PedREST Story
PMD March 2005: Announcing the PedREST
In 2004 Pediatric Medical received notice that we were going to be granted our first patent – YEAH!!! We were finally ready to share our “creation” with the world Our first opportunity came in March...
PMD 2004: And After Every Rain…A Rainbow
As you can probably tell, 2004 was a bit of a rollercoaster. And trust me when I say that after that disaster of a weekend, I was seriously ready for the cart to start rolling uphill again. Sure enough...
Creating a Prototype
Making Changes for Safety
Now that we had 3-Dimensional pictures, it enabled us to make any necessary changes to make transporting children the safest way possible… The most important one was going from a 3-POINT HARNESS…or...
Turning our 2-Dimensional Prototype into a 3-Dimensional One
The 2-D patent drawings were really just the first step in bringing our concept to life With a little more help from our engineer… we added some color…and some depth… and our...
Novel Ideas
DistrACTION Cards: Because Kids Already Know Shots Hurt
As a pediatrician, I have a confession to make. I’m ashamed to admit that in residency I was amused when kids ramped up the drama getting shots. I’m not talking about a sadistic pleasure watching...
Baby Silk
by MD Moms
Hi, we’re Dr. Diane Truong and Dr. JJ Levenstein, pediatricians and founders of MD Moms, makers of Baby Silk, the first personal care line for babies developed by pediatrician-moms. As pediatricians...
Brecker Bunny Safety Books: Bedtime Stories You Need to Read!
You don’t leave the hospital with an instruction manual on how to protect your child…you learn only by doing. I would do anything to not have learned this lesson the way we did, but it is our reality....
The WarmMe: The Safe Car Seat Winter Coat Alternative
In the Winter of 2012, I found myself as a first time mom of a beautiful 6 month old baby girl and I had a problem. We had moved my daughter out of her infant car seat and into a convertible car seat,...
Senseez Pillows: Vibration to Relax, Calm & Soothe Little Bodies
My name is Stephanie Mitelman. I am a Mom and I created the Senseez Pillows. The name Senseez means to ease the senses… Let me tell you the story of how Senseez was born… When my son was 2, he...
