ActiveProtective

Wearable airbag belt to protect the hips of older adults.

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Healthcare Services
  • Location Allentown, PA, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded January 2014
  • Employees 2
  • Incorporation Type C-corp
  • Website activeprotective.com

Company Summary

ActiveProtective is creating a smart belt to protect the hips of high fall-risk seniors, and those rehabbing after hip fracture, and hip and knee replacement. The belt detects a fall in progress and deploys an airbag before impact to cushion the fall.

Team

  • Drew Lakatos
    Founder & CEO

    Electrical Engineer. Leader of global sales, engineering, and service teams. Founded two startups, exited one.

  • Charles Hadley
    Executive Chairman

    Three decades of medical device experience as VC & founder:
    http://www.cardinalpartners.com/adv_hadley.html

    ActiveProtective effectively brought him out of retirement.

Advisors

  • Foley & Lardner, LLP
    Lawyer
    Unconfirmed

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