Vince Ehrenberg: Safer Bathroom Design for Aging Adults and Caregivers | Stories in Life Sciences

80% of serious accidents at home happen in the bathroom. Most of the equipment designed to prevent those accidents hasn't changed since the 1970s. In this episode of Stories in Life Sciences by MedAxis AI, Christopher Wilson sits down with Vince Ehrenberg, Founder and Inventor of PeriChair, to explore what happens when a caregiver decides to solve the problem himself.Vince became a full-time caregiver overnight when his father developed vascular dementia. What he found was a gap: bathroom safety equipment designed with everyone except the user in mind. Flat benches that don't feel safe. Transfer chairs you can't see around. Equipment that forces people to stand in soapy water just to stay clean. So he started building, moving from jerry-rigged prototypes with a saw and foam to a patented product now navigating Medicare reimbursement and medical device manufacturing.One detail that stood out: his 90-year-old mother uses the chair now, and he hasn't had to give her one shower. That's what happens when you design from lived experience instead of a lab.We cover:Why the bathroom is the most dangerous room in the home for aging adultsHow bathroom safety equipment has gone largely unchanged since the 1970sVince's journey from caregiver to inventor and medical device founderHow PeriChair was designed around the lived experience of patients and caregiversThe process of moving from prototype to patented product with no industry backgroundNavigating Medicare reimbursement as a first-time medical device founderWhat the aging adult care market needs that current equipment isn't deliveringWho this is for: medical device founders, caregivers, clinicians, and investors in aging care, home health, and MedTech who want to understand how lived experience drives product innovation.Guest: Vince Ehrenberg, Founder and Inventor, PeriChair www.perichair.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincent-ehrenberg-10037819aHost:Christopher Wilson, Founder, MedAxis AIwww.medaxisai.orghttps://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-wilson-medaxisai https://www.linkedin.com/company/medaxisaiFollow Stories in Life Sciences on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube for new episodes.