Medi Teddy
The Medi Teddy is a teddy bear sleeve that hides an IV bag from the patient.[1] It was developed in 2019 by 12 year old Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura (ITP) patient Ella Casano[2] whose treatment included an IV transfusion every six to eight weeks.[3] With the product, the child only sees a teddy bear; on the other side (made of mesh),[4] medical staff get to monitor blood IV fluid movements.[5] TODAY honored her as a Groundbreaker for International Day of the Girl.[6] The Medi Teddy set out to arrange $5,000 on a GoFundMe page but within less than a week raised over $20,000.[7] The bears are given to children in need at no cost.[8] Ella described to her mother Meg Casano what the design should look like and her mother drew it for her.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Girl Afraid Of IVs Invents 'Medi Teddy' To Disguise Them, published 2019-06-14, at CBS Boston; retrieved 2020-01-14]
- ^ "Once afraid of IVs, girl invents teddy bear pouches to hide them". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ "12-Year-Old Girl with Rare Chronic Illness Invents Cuddly Teddy Bear to Hide IV Bag". My Modern Met. 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ America, Good Morning. "Little girl with rare disease shatters funding goal for Medi Teddy IV bag cover". Good Morning America. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ "Little girl with rare disease shatters goal for Medi Teddy IV bag cover". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ "Groundbreakers: Celebrating 18 girls under 18 who are changing the world". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ EDT, Daniel Avery On 6/18/19 at 2:04 PM (2019-06-18). "A 12-year-old girl with a rare disease has invented 'Medi Teddy' IV covers that look like teddy bears". Newsweek. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Amanda Jackson; Gianluca Mezzofiore. "A young girl was afraid of IVs. So she invented a teddy bear to disguise them". CNN. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ "12-Year-Old Girl With Rare Disorder Creates Teddy Bears That Hide IV Bags For Other Young Patients". Bored Panda. Retrieved 2020-01-14.