Launch · Healthcare & Life Sciences
Cureous Labs launches turning system for hospitals
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- Date
- Company
- Cureous Labs
- What it does
- Medtech devices for bedridden patients
- Kind
- Launch
What they do
Cureous Labs designs medical devices for bedridden patients
What happened
It launched the Eturnal turning system, a retrofittable solution for hospitals
Why it matters
The company plans to expand into geriatric care and senior living centres
The details
- Cureous Labs is a medtech startup that designs medical devices for bedridden patients.
- The company focuses on pressure injuries and patient transfer problems.
- It launched the Eturnal turning system, a retrofittable solution for hospitals.
- The product was tested with over 300 volunteers during development.
- Cureous Labs provides on-site installation, training, and 24-hour problem response for customers.
- The company currently delivers products across India.
The bigger picture
- The startup was founded by Asish Mohandas, who has a background in mechanical engineering and a Masters of Design at IIT Kanpur.
- His healthcare pivot started with a thesis project on patient transfer.
- He connected with clinicians at PGI during his thesis work.
- He completed a Biodesign fellowship and received early grant funding.
About the business
- Cureous Labs designs medical devices for bedridden patients.
- Its focus areas are pressure injuries and patient transfer problems.
- The design approach is jobs to be done, creating simple, reliable devices with no feature bloat.
- The Eturnal turning system is a retrofittable solution for hospitals.
- The company offers on-site installation, training, and 24-hour problem response.
- Products are currently delivered across India.
What happens next
- The company plans to target geriatric care, senior living centres, assisted-living facilities, and hospitals.
- Future plans include using AI, connected devices, and digital healthcare for smarter monitoring and predictive maintenance.
Founders
- Asish Mohandas, Founder
About Cureous Labs
- Product
- based medical technology startup
- Customers
- Hospitals, rehabilitation centres, and home care providers
- How it makes money
- Develops and sells automated patient repositioning systems and related care products
- What sets it apart
- Retrofittable automatic repositioning system priced at about one-fifth of international alternatives
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