Patented umbilical-vessel port prototype
UMP-123
A Luer-lock connection at the umbilical vein
A short-port prototype designed for emergency vascular access during newborn resuscitation.
The Device
The clinical need
When a newborn requires emergency vascular access during resuscitation, current guidance prefers the umbilical venous route. Many clinicians without neonatal specialty training perceive conventional catheterization as difficult.
AHA/AAP 2025 guidanceThe Luer-lock interface
The UMP-123 prototype presents a Luer-lock connection at the opening of the umbilical vein. Its rounded tip and curved anchoring features offer a different approach from threading a conventional catheter through the vessel.
The current stage
The design has evolved through more than a decade of prototype iteration and ex vivo testing using human umbilical-cord specimens. That work has informed the design; it does not replace clinical evaluation or clinical trials.
Patent
Patents for the UMP-123 design have been granted in Norway and the United States.
- Invention
- Device for introducing and maintaining a port in an umbilical vessel
- Inventor
- Terje Eide
- Priority
- 25 March 2015 · NO 2015 0362
- Granted patents available here
- NO 338751 B1 · US 10,485,581 B2
Founder
Dr. Terje Eide
Terje is the founder of NeoResQ and the named inventor of the UMP-123. His work on the device draws on clinical experience in anaesthesiology and intensive care, together with years of hands-on prototype development.
Contact
For clinical feedback or conversations about product development, manufacturing and licensing, write to
hello@neoresq.com