Able Innovations

Able Innovations is a medical robotics company based in Canada that develops patient handling technology for healthcare. Its main product is the ALTA Platform, which the site describes as automating patient logistics and transfers. The site says current transfers place heavy physical strain on staff. Able presents its approach as a new standard of care in patient handling that also protects patients.

The ALTA Platform

• Motorized transfers: a single caregiver can transfer a patient at the push of a button.
• Status and data: the platform monitors and communicates transfer status, with utilization data and analytics.
• Precision drive: precision-engineered gears power the transfer mechanism.
• Safety sensing: patient presence detection, collision avoidance and AI algorithms, with SmartMoov technology.

The ALTA Platform is described as connected and intelligent, combining a motorized drive with a smart interactive display and data analytics.

Deployments

The site lists news of ALTA Platform deployments at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center and Mission Memorial Hospital in B.C. It also includes a quote from Southlake Regional Health Centre about smoother transfers for patients and staff. The site invites hospitals to become Change Leaders, a programme for healthcare organisations that want transformative care for patients and staff.

Patient and staff outcomes

The site says the platform is meant to protect delicate skin and tissue during transfers, and that it reduces time and injuries for staff. Able describes its approach as an experience rather than only a product. A user quoted on the site from Southlake Regional Health Centre describes transfers as smoother and more comfortable for patients, while remaining manageable for one operator. Its news pages also include an article on physical AI and the patient experience.

Key facts

• Based in: Canada
• Products: ALTA Platform with SmartMoov technology
• Markets: hospitals and healthcare providers