ROOTS Medtech
ROOTS Medtech is a not-for-profit organization based in Cambridge, UK, dedicated to uncovering medical device needs in low- and middle-income countries. Their mission focuses on improving health outcomes for women and children by developing impactful, cost-effective, sustainable, accessible, and usable medical devices for low-resource settings.
Industries
Nr. of Employees
small (1-50)
ROOTS Medtech
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, Europe
Products
Neonatal weighing scale (development project)
Design and development of an affordable, reliable neonatal and infant weighing scale intended for use in low-resource clinical settings to improve monitoring of newborn weight.
Neonatal weighing scale (development project)
Design and development of an affordable, reliable neonatal and infant weighing scale intended for use in low-resource clinical settings to improve monitoring of newborn weight.
Services
Unmet needs discovery and field research
Qualitative research and clinic visits in low-resource settings to identify unmet clinical needs and contextual requirements for device design.
Human-centred design and usability evaluation
User-centred design, human factors analysis and formative/summative usability studies to inform safe and effective device interaction.
Medical device engineering and prototyping
Mechanical and system-level engineering support including prototyping, integration of diagnostic engines and engineering de-risking toward manufacturability.
Regulatory and quality management consulting
Advice and support on regulatory strategy, Quality Management Systems and early-stage compliance for medical device development.
Partnership facilitation and fundraising support
Facilitation of strategic partnerships and fundraising activities, including community fundraising events to support device projects.
Unmet needs discovery and field research
Qualitative research and clinic visits in low-resource settings to identify unmet clinical needs and contextual requirements for device design.
Human-centred design and usability evaluation
User-centred design, human factors analysis and formative/summative usability studies to inform safe and effective device interaction.
Medical device engineering and prototyping
Mechanical and system-level engineering support including prototyping, integration of diagnostic engines and engineering de-risking toward manufacturability.
Regulatory and quality management consulting
Advice and support on regulatory strategy, Quality Management Systems and early-stage compliance for medical device development.
Partnership facilitation and fundraising support
Facilitation of strategic partnerships and fundraising activities, including community fundraising events to support device projects.
Expertise Areas
- Human-centred needs discovery
- Medical device design and engineering
- Usability and human factors
- Regulatory compliance and quality management
Key Technologies
- Human-centred design research
- Usability testing / human factors engineering
- Mechanical design
- Fluidics