Improving the health, safety, and quality of life of our youngest patients

Medical devices designed for kids lag five to ten years behind adult technologies. We are funded by the FDA’s Office of Orphan Products Development to help pediatric device innovators accelerate high-value, high-impact solutions towards commercialization and clinical use.

Our Mission

The UCSF-Stanford PDC aims to improve the health, safety, and quality of life of pediatric patients by accelerating high-value, high impact pediatric device solutions at all stages of the total product lifecycle towards commercialization.

Accepting applications for pediatric device accelerator pitch competition

Due by January 17th, 2025

APPLY HERE

Eligibility:

Innovator with a promising pediatric device idea that

  • Meets the FDA definition of a medical device.

  • Interested in working with the UCSF-Stanford PDC and its advisors to develop the idea into a marketable product.

  • Based in the United States.

  • Applicants raised less than $2 million in private investment or venture funding.

  • Available to present at the pitch competition on March 17, 2025

Resources

Advising

Learn about our tiers of support for pediatric device innovators.

Funding

Congratulations to the PDC Accelerator Shark Tank 2020 awardees!

Education

Resources and video learning modules for pediatric device innovators.

RWE CONSULTING

Harness the power of real-world evidence in your innovation.

Events

INNOVATORS FORUM: Tuesdays, 4:00-5:00pm Pacific, Virtual via Zoom
If you are interested in attending or presenting at a future Innovators Forum, please email Durgadevi.Pisharam@ucsf.edu

News

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Recap: Michael R. Harrison Innovation Symposium
PDC Pitch Competition 2022 Winners List
New pain management therapy cleared for use in adolescents thanks to a groundbreaking collaboration between the UCSF-Stanford PDC, AtriCure, Inc., and the U.S. FDA

A new pain management therapy has been cleared for use in adolescents thanks to a groundbreaking collaboration between the UCSF-Stanford Pediatric Device Consortium (PDC), AtriCure, Inc., and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

On January 4th, AtriCure announced that the FDA cleared its cryo nerve block (cryoNB) devices cryoICE ® and cryoSPHERE™ for post-operative pain management in patients aged 12 and above. The expanded claims were allowed based on real-world evidence (RWE) developed by researchers at the PDC. RWE is an emerging area of regulatory science where evidence derived from real-world data (captured outside of traditional clinical trial settings) is used to evaluate the potential risks and benefits of a device or drug and inform regulatory decision making.

The UCSF-Stanford Pediatric Device Consortium is funded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration's Office of Orphan Products Development under grant no. P50FD007967.