FaceShift

FaceShift is developing a way to minimize facial traumas associated with invasive surgeries in pediatric patients with cleft lip and palate that reduces surgical complications and lowers healthcare costs, leading to better psychological and physical outcomes.

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One in 600 babies is born with cleft-lip palate deformities, making it the most common surgical difference in the United States. Infants with cleft lip and palate often have difficulties with feeding and swallowing, speech and language development, and are at a higher risk of developing chronic ear and gum infections.

Recent advances in non-surgical molds have allowed babies to reform parts of their craniofacial anomalies using custom surgical commercial molds since their tissues are still malleable and growing. By using 3D-printing technology, we aim to expand the application of custom surgical molds to cleft-lip palate deformities. The mold will be 3D printed based on an intraoral scan of the infant’s mouth. The molds will progressively realign the tissue surrounding the infant’s lip and mouth to recreate a standard cleft lip and palate.

Our MTM team will be involved with market analysis, business model development, scientific research, and Minimum Viable Product development.