Question 1

Great product and could help seniors. Not sure if the economics works as a business. Appreciate if any growth and cashflow projections can be shared to understand the business thought process.

Accepted Answer

Sure! We're in our pre-seed raise now. Our phase 1 goal is to build an advance prototype that we can test on healthy adults. In phase 2 we'll design and enroll people in pilot studies. We'll need to raise again at this stage as we generate longer term data, prepare for commercial launch and make our case for Medicare reimbursement. We project operating revenue in 2025 and should hit breakeven in 2027 on revenues of $1.5M. Our TAM covers the 56M older adults in the U.S.--of which more than 1 i...

Question 2

I love this.. I am a Healthcare professional in the hospital in the country of Bermuda. This us a game changer and it's pioneering in the safety industry.!@@@

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Thanks George! We feel the same way! We just don't accept fall injuries as part of the aging process. We can do better. That's why we're pushing so hard to get our advanced prototype built and tested. If personal crash protection systems are already out there for motorcyling, downhill skiing and equestrian, then we should be able to provide comfortable, lightweight fall injury protection for older adults.

Question 3

Hi- how is this different than some of the products i see in market already? WILLQ Anti-Fall Airbag Suit Elderly Intelligent Anti-Fall Airbag 0.18s Pop Up Protection Head Protection Cap Lumbar Support Belt Strict Detection of Your Body Data Without Co2 Cylinder https://a.co/d/...

Accepted Answer

Hi Fawad, Our SAF-T VEST, designed by an orthopaedic surgeon, will not only inflate a system of airbags in less than a half second, the airbags also rapidly deflate to absorb the impact of the fall. The result is a soft, cushioned landing--similar to laying on an air mattress with the inflation valve open. Also, the SAF-T VEST provides forward fall protection, thanks to its anterior "donut" shaped airbag. Most falls are in a forward direction. And finally, the SAF-T VEST will also protect the...

Question 4

1) How does SAF-T's patent protect you from competitors like "WILLQ Anti-Fall Airbag Suit" product? The title of the patent sounds like you can prevent similar products from being sold in the US. If it doesn't, why not? 
 2) Do you have a demo video of how your prototype works?

Accepted Answer

Hi John Jay, Thanks for those questions. Our U.S. Patent (No. 10,897,938 B2) offers protections for many proprietary elements of our design. The patent cannot prevent other companies from selling other products designed to reduce injury from falls. However, we would be concerned if those companies used our design specs and other proprietary engineering elements in their technology. Yes, we have a video of our early prototype, first demonstrated in Dec. 2021 at the School of Engineering at Uni...

Question 5

Hi Ryan, If I understand the B2 designation correctly on the patent, it's a pre-grant. This just means you've applied for a patent, correct? When do you expect to get the official grant?

Accepted Answer

Hi! We received our Notice of Allowance from the USPTO in Sept. 2020 and received the formal letters patent on January 26, 2021. I just looked up what the B2 code means. It means our non-provisional grant application was published pre-grant.

Davenport SAF-T Systems

The SAF-T VEST™ will detect a fall and deploy airbags to reduce risk of injury.

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