“What I look for in an NPI is a technol- ogy that can fill a current capability gap or can improve the performance of an existing capability,” said NPI SME Teal LaRocca, a program analyst with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Develop- ment Activity. “A request for information from a theater of operation was sent to us for the research, development and materiel acquisition of a lightweight dis- mounted litter. An NPI was submitted for such a device and is now being evalu- ated under a solicited proposal.”
Troughout the years, users have pre- sented product concepts from the mundane to the unusual—including an idea for camouflage toilet paper. Each submission is carefully reviewed by a qualified product evaluator. Novel ideas for litters, dental equipment and various combat kits are among the 140 products and ideas submitted in 2014.
Items introduced through the NPI site and currently in use by the military include an adjustable, coiled IV tub- ing design fielded to support combat medics and a single-use drainage line stripper fielded to intensive care units to simplify the cumbersome emptying of drainage lines.
Site users historically have consisted of representatives from industry or the nonprofit community. Most users are unfamiliar with DOD’s acquisition pro- cess, and many have a unique idea but don’t know where to turn for funding. Commercial vendors
frequently have a
product that they want to bring to the command’s attention or are looking for feedback on how an existing item can be modified to support DOD efforts.
SPO staff grease the skids of these many moving parts. Tey ensure that reviewers have proper training on the assessment
ENHANCING COMBAT CASUALTY CARE
Wisconsin Army National Guard combat medics perform lifesaving stabilizing procedures on battle-damaged mannequins during a two-day U.S. Army Medical Department (AMEDD) training session at Fort McCoy, WI. Combat casualty care is one of many wide-ranging areas in which the NPI site has collected and channeled more than 1,250 fresh ideas since its inception in 2006; other areas include military operational medicine, medical chemical and biological defense and clinical and rehabilitative medicine. (Wisconsin National Guard photo by 1SG Vaughn R. Larson)
The NPI site serves as a one-stop shop for leaders from USAMRMC to view new and exciting ideas generated outside the government.
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