Developers of FDA-cleared smart bottle for premature infants building discharge decision tool

One out of every 10 births was premature in 2015, according to data form the Centers for Disease Control. One complication of premature infants is that they can have trouble gaining weight as they learn to suckle. Atlanta-based medtech company Nfant Labs developed a connected baby bottle for use in nenonatal intensive care that was cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2015.

In a phone interview with CEO Lou Malice, he talked about the evolution of the business and plans to create a clinical decision support tool to help clinicians better determine when infants are ready to be sent home.

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