Matbock, LLC SBIR Phase I Award, December 2019

Fast and efficient transport of wounded personnel is critical to the prognosis of the patient. The medical teams waiting on the ground at the forward care facility often have limited information and must act quickly but sometimes blindly for a successful outcome. The MATBOCK SMART (Stretcher for Medical Assessment and Rescue Transport) litter aims to increase the knowledge of the medical teams by utilizing existing communications and physiologic architecture coupled with the lightest stretchers on the market. The medic or pararescueman on the ground will be able to effectively monitor the patient during transport, intervening if necessary, with more information, while at the same time seamlessly communicating to the ground team the status of the patient. This is key to enhance the patients “golden hour” and will ultimately improve their prognosis while giving the medical teams valuable information needed for immediate care. This system will be integrated by AFRL with their new drone air rescue vehicle already in development for future enhanced rescue operations. Phase I will seek to engage end users to assist development of capabilities and drive requirements.