University of Minnesota Volunteer Group Looks To Kick-Start Development Of Medical Devices For Kids

Jodi Fenlon Rebuffoni’s 3-year-old son, Maceo, couldn’t sleep.

He was supposed to be taking part in a medical study of his sleeping problems, but all the wires and electronic gizmos glued to his body kept the Minneapolis boy awake. Rebuffoni’s frustration reached the breaking point when she realized the tech industry had made sure she could use her phone to turn up her stereo speakers, yet no one had invented truly wireless monitors so kids like Maceo could sleep during sleep studies.

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