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
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...
BreathableBaby Mesh Crib Liners: For Baby’s Safety AND Comfort

For more than ten years, parenting experts, child product safety organizations, and new parents have been talking about the potential safety hazards of using traditional crib bumpers inside infants’...
BUZZY – Because We ALL Need Shots That Don’t Hurt!

As a pediatrician, I strongly support vaccination. I never thought shots were a big deal; parents and staff even chuckle sometimes when a kid is freaking out about shots. You know, ‘deal with it’....
“My Body Belongs to Me” Children’s Book: Prevent The Unthinkable
As a former prosecutor of child abuse and sex crimes in New York City for 22 years, I often encountered children who were sexually abused for lengthy periods of time and suffered in silence. One case in...
Senseez Pillows: Vibrational Therapy to Soothe Anxious Kids

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...