GRAVITAS MEDICAL

About the start-up

Gravitas Medical was founded in 2015 with one goal in mind, to save lives by improving the way enteral nutrition is delivered. Spun out of San Francisco based Theranova and led by the visionary Saheel Sutaria, an inspired team of engineers designed, prototyped, tested, and drove the March 2023 FDA Clearance of the Entarik Platform. Leveraging bio-impedance expertise of this team, Gravitas Medical transformed enteral feeding tubes into enteral intelligence.

Inspired by the tragic story of 11 day old Grant Visscher who died as a result of a misplaced feeding tube, Gravitas Medical is committed to digitally transforming enteral nutrition, to digitize the gut, so that ICU clinicians can confidently place feeding tubes and optimize the enteral care of patients.

Over time, Gravitas expects to expand the capabilities of the Entarik Platform with advanced data collection and AI enabled algorithms that use gut data to earlier identify serious complications that threaten ICU patients, giving ICU teams a head start on addressing any complications that arise.

Gravitas is developing a re-usable bedside monitor, a disposable smart nasogastric feeding tube and various algorithms for multiple indications and patient populations.

For more information contact Sam Radochoski or visit Gravitas Medical.

Project Title

Optimizing Gen2 Entarik Feeding Tube: Development and Testing

Project summary

This person will support the development and testing of the Gen2 Entarik Feeding tube. This feeding tube design is a re-design of our FDA cleared feeding tube with performance improvements as well as manufacturability/cost improvements.

RESponsibility

The role involves various responsibilities including conducting bench testing, tracking the budget, designing components, maintaining quality documentation, and supporting clinical studies. Additionally, the individual will be required to present updates and findings to leadership.

About the candidate

We are looking for a hands-on and driven individual that is willing to take on tasks outside of their comfort zone and work efficiently with a very small team. As a startup company we all wear many hats of responsibility and take pride in our ability to learn quickly and adapt when needed. A great candidate would have a similar mindset. Preferable degree would be Bioengineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering or similar.

Experience using SolidWorks, robotic design, excellent writing skills, passionate about engineering is a plus.