Access For Life
Subcutaneous Implanted Device for Vascular Access
Startup Seed Health Tech & Life Sciences Est. 2013
Total Raised
Undisclosed
Seed
Last Round
Undisclosed
2 rounds
Investors
1
1 public
Team
2
1-10 employees
Confidence
98/100
Patents
1
About
Access for Life aims to facilitate repetitive therapies requiring vascular access for patients with chronic diseases. The companys patented JEM device acts as a smart needle guide and is designed to preserve the vessel wall and reduce the rate of clinical complications due to vessel wall damage (e.g. perforation, pseudoaneurysms, hematomas, and infection), reducing morbidity and mortality as well as healthcare costs. The device is designed to allow for easier and safer repetitive vascular access, particularly for hemodialysis and eventually for chemotherapy. The JEM smart device attaches directly to an arterio-venous (AV) fistula or graft and is implanted in the subcutaneous tissue directly beneath the skin. It provides safer and easier repeated insertion of needles for vascular access and prevents unintended vein perforation and bleeding. The device requires much less skill for proper needle insertion, encourages home and self-care hemodialysis, and can use a blunt needle for pain reduction. It could also replace the chemoport currently used for chemotherapy. In addition, Access for Life has added sensors which allow ultrasound and velocity measurements to provide clinical data to clinicians and patients and to enable dialysis-related big data analysis.
Classification
Sector
Health Tech & Life SciencesMedical DevicesMedical Treatment & Therapeutics
Core Technology
Materials & SubstancesImplantsSensing
Target Customer
Healthcare & Life SciencesHealthcareProvidersPatients
Business Model
B2B
Tags
doctorshospitalsvascularmedical-devicesdata-analyticsmedical-productshealthcare-providersclinicsdialysischemotherapysensors
Funding & Events
Jan 2016
Seed Undisclosed
Pharmes Innovations Limited
Apr 2016
Non-equity Undisclosed
EU Horizon 2020
Details
Product Stage
R&D
Employees
1-10
Exact Count
10
District
Center District
Founded
2013
Registrar
515263382
Crunchbase
access-for-life
Locations
HaGra 11, Netanya, Israel
625 Gramatan Ave, Mount Vernon, NY 10552, USA
Links
Website
LinkedIn
Twitter
Admin
Last Update
Sep 21, 2024
Verified by
Yanina Wainscheinker
Claimed
Yes
Missing
news, markets
Team (2)
Philip Libman
CEO
Roger Mason
Founder & CMO
Founder
Internal
Created by
Sharon Shapira (shapira.sharon2@gmail.com)
Created
2015-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
Last editor
Paul Weisko (pweisko@gmail.com)