Simulation Technology Start-Up Featured on the Dr. Oz Show
Wilmington, DE | October 2018 – University of Delaware (UD) licensee Avkin, a leader in wearable technology for patient centered simulation, was featured on an episode of the Dr. Oz show on October 10, 2018, along with special guest, Shark Tank’s Daymond John. CEO Amy Cowperthwait showcased how live patient actors interact with Avkin’s wearable simulators to provide realistic simulation for training medical professionals.
RatnerPrestia Shareholders, Rex Donnelly and Andrew Koopman, working with UD’s Office of Economic Innovation and Partnerships (OEIP), drafted and are prosecuting a series of patent applications licensed to Avkin by the University, including granted U.S. Patent No. 9,721,483 for MEDICAL TREATMENT SIMULATION DEVICES. Ms. Cowperthwait, a faculty member at UD, where she is the Director of the Interprofessional Simulation Center and Co-founder of Healthcare Theater, is one of several co-inventors on a series of patent applications relating to wearable simulators, some of which were developed as part of an Interdisciplinary Senior Design project co-sponsored by the University’s College of Engineering and the School of Nursing’s Healthcare Theatre Program.
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