1. – Falls and Fracture Prevention –
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Founder of first US hospital
Founder & CEO
William Beckett

2. 10,000 falls daily
78,000
hip fractures p.a

3. In Hertfordshire, last year there were...
Reduction in the number of A&E admissions is the No. 1 priority in the NHS 5-year plan
£29.84m
£114m
£6.6m
£150m
In the UK
Falls = 34%
of all A&E
admissions
25% =
Long stay
Total cost = £150m. pa.
Herts. with 1.154m = 1/55th pop. of UK, so total cost for UK = £8,250m p.a.
Source: Dr. R. Jankowski, PHE. & POPPI statistics

4. FALL-SAFE ASSIST Wearable assistive technology for the elderly
FDA Registration
UK & US patents granted
European patent applied for

5. Double-sided, breathable, silicone side on thigh
FALL-SAFE®
HIP PROTECTORS
Adhesive film
“FALL-SAFE APPLY”
Wearable 24/7 for 2 weeks –
In bed and in the shower
Double-sided, breathable, silicone side on thigh

6. by Third Party
Date/Time, Place
Direction, Force,
Gait

8. Medical Alert and Activity Monitoring Solution
BioSensics
US market 2017
ActivePERS
The Rest
ActivePERS app
Medical Alert and Activity Monitoring Solution
Fall Detection
The industry’s best fall detection technology
Designed for the elderly
Easy to set-up
Wizard guides the user through startup
Easy to use
Large fonts, intuitive design and simple navigation
Always On
App runs in background anytime phone is on
GPS location
Emergency alerts include user’s location
Non-Usage Alerts
Optional alerts if the device is not worn
No Recharging
>2 years of battery life for sensor

9. Android mobiles 50% of all seniors are already using smartphones
The ActivePERS App lets seniors use their Android smartphone to receive medical alert services
Activity Tracking
Stay Active
and Healthy
Emergency Alerts
Connect the user to
your call centre
Flexible Features
Choose which
features to use

10. Hip Impact Protection Manchester University & Imperial College
Health Partners
– Trials and Users –
BioSensics
USA
– Technology –
Fall-Safe
Assist
I am the key person in HIP, but I am supported by the BioSensics guys in Mass. who developed the chip,
and have adapted it to our requirements and by the Falls Prevention and analysis team at Manchester
University, who are managing the trials of the device and ensure the ethical and statistical issues are
taken care of.
Fall-Safe
Distributors
35,000 pads sold
NHSSC, Lloyds etc.

11. Comparisons Cost Facilities Philips Tunstall Fall-Safe £50 a month
Detection
Activity
Monitoring
Falls Data
Capture
Hip
Protection
Gait
Analysis
Cost
Database
Philips
£50 a month
Tunstall
£650
Fall-Safe
£275
+ £15 p.m

12. Fall-Safe Assist Pads absorb 78% of the impact – so no hip fractures
F-SA monitors falls, steps and gait in real time, sending alarms
F-SA automatically calls emergency services & next-of-kin, etc., so no “long-lies”
F-SA records time, location, direction & force of fall for analysis
With unique evidence of F-SA’s efficacy from the proposed trials –

13. the sky’s the limit