smaller / lighter / easier to use / more versatile

immobilise / splint / package / extricate / rescue / monitor

Background

• 1.2 Million road deaths PA globally

• * 4-18 this number of injuries

• Spinal cord injury (SCI) incidence

Australia 300 PA

US 12 000 PA

China 60 000 PA

Cost of care for SCI patients in the millions across a lifetime

Massive personal & social impact

The case for the Quicksplit

• Devices of this type have been demonstrated to be far superior to using neck collars alone in the management of spinal injury, yet are under-used for the following reasons:

• 1) Difficult to apply, particularly the leg straps

• 2) Difficult to remove

• The Quicksplit addresses all of these problems and adds added splinting options (pelvis & femur)

Markets• First world: ~ 137 500 ambulances

• BRIC economies: ~ 100 000 ambulances

• Add rescue units, military, shipping, mines & industry

• Assumptions:

1 ambulance / 8000 people in NSW

First world (US, Europe, Japan, Canada & Australia) population of ~1.1 billion

BRIC population of ~ 2.8 billion, lower ambulance numbers

• How many services would upgrade? (example – ASNSW upgraded from the KED to the NEIJ at a cost of $500 / unit in spite of relatively marginal improvements)

• Patent held by Martellus

• Purchasers: Ambulance services, rescue providers, the military, mines & ships

• Standards & testing: in Australia, no standards seem to apply. Sign off by an engineer may be adequate. TGA approval as Class 1 medical device?

• The competition: KED’s available from $50 ex China on Alibaba up to $500 (Ambulance service price) to $600 (individual price) for a NEIJ in Australia. KED is out of patent.

Quicksplit by the numbers

• $20,000+ invested over 2 years

• 2 patents & 2 prototypes

• Consultation with:

– 3 emergency doctors & 1 spinal

surgeon

– 3 military personnel – armoured corps

& SF

– nurses, paramedics, engineers &

designers

– 3 industry players – DHS, RAPP &

Materials

The outer skin for the body and sliding plate will be made of water resistant Nylon just like the existing devices. The eyelets will be made of stainless steel and pressed into the ked.Batons – aluminium along either side of spine, bamboo elsewhereAll other fittings will be made of stainless steel, clips and connectors etc.The extrusions for the release mechanism will be made of Aluminium with a Teflon coating.The rod down the centre will be a 8mm stainless steel rod cut to length.All moulded parts will be ABS plastic for strength.Removable/replaceable Velcro inserts will also be used (T-POD area)