Dream Team Engineering collaborates with UF Health Shands clinicians to design and prototype custom 3D‑modeled medical devices and develop user‑friendly software applications that enhance patient education and streamline clinical workflows. Each solution undergoes in‑hospital research testing to validate safety and effectiveness before deployment, ensuring the tools meet real clinical needs.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Healthcare providers often lack customized, patient-centered tools that combine physical device design, intuitive software, and validated clinical efficacy, leading to gaps in patient education, engagement, and workflow efficiency.
Solution
Dream Team Engineering partners with UF Health Shands clinicians to create tailored medical devices and software applications that address these gaps. The design branch produces 3D‑modeled tools that facilitate patient education and interaction, while the software branch develops user‑friendly medical applications that integrate into clinical workflows. A dedicated research branch conducts in‑hospital testing to validate the safety and effectiveness of each solution before deployment, ensuring that the technologies meet real clinical needs.
Target Audience
Primary customers are clinicians and care teams at UF Health Shands—including physicians, nurses, and child‑life specialists—who require customized tools to improve patient education and clinical workflows.
Features
- 3D modeling and rapid prototyping of patient‑focused devices for education and therapy support
- Development of custom medical software with intuitive interfaces designed for clinicians and patients
- Clinical validation studies performed in partnership with hospital staff to assess efficacy and safety
- Interdisciplinary student team structure that leverages engineering, design, and research expertise
- Collaborative workflow with physicians, nurses, and child‑life specialists to align solutions with care pathways