Technology

Stochastic Resonance is the phenomenon where introducing a random, sometimes called "noisy" signal, enhances the detection of weak signals.

Our pad improves the detection of weak signals sent to and from the brain, shifting breathing, heart rate, and body movements to healthy rhythmic rates.

Pacemaker neurons transfer the signals responsible for breathing rhythm

Stochastic Stimulation

Infants with NOWS experience dysregulated control of their nervous system, movement & muscle tone, and sleep.

The vibration therapy provided by the Prapela SVS hospital bassinet pad is designed to resonate with nerve endings and boost the brain's control of the nervous system, movement, and sleep. This premise is strongly supported by published scientific, animal, and human studies. Drs. Paydarfar (co-founder and Scientific Advisor to Prapela) and Buerkel were the first to report that a stimulation, operating within a precise range of speed and up & down movement, improved respiration in preterm newborns without waking them from sleep.

Since 2017, Prapela has been dedicated to making an easy-to-use product with this breakthrough therapy.

The Evolution of Prapela's Stimulation Therapy

1995 -1997

Paydarfar and Buerkel postulate and then show with a single preterm infant that random stimulation can alter breathing rhythm.

2009

Bloch-Salisbury, Indic, Bednarek & Paydarfar demonstrate improved breathing rhythm without disturbing sleep cycles in 10 preterm infants.

2015

Dr. Vincent Smith & others report reduced apnea along with improved oxygen levels and heart rates in a study with 36 preterm infants

2017 - 2023

Elisabeth Bloch-Salisbury and others publish results on several investigations into Prapela's technology to improve treatment of opioid-exposed newborns

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