Inventors

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Michael T. Pickett, MSN, APRN, PNP-BC, RediStik® Founder | Lead Inventor

is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner at Texas Children's Hospital (TCH) with over 20 years of clinical experience in pediatrics and leading through innovation. In addition to Michael’s fulltime clinical requirements, he has an interest in creating staff-led solutions through videography and user-centered product design, development, and implementation into clinical practice. Michael is the project lead or co-lead in the design, development, and implementation of many innovative products at TCH and continues to actively work on new user-centered designs to fill identified “Needs” in the healthcare space.

Projects Commercialized: Based on a needs assessment from frontline clinicians on skills training tools, The RediStik® Task Trainer series of products was developed in collaboration with Sawbones® and successfully launched in 2021. The novel medical simulation series includes the RediStik® Wearable PIV, CVC, and Port Task Trainers designed by frontline nurses at TCH. The surgical simulation trainer series includes the RediStik® ECMO Cannulation Trainer and the RediStik® Microsurgery Trainer co-designed with surgeons at TCH. A cornerstone to the RediStik® Task Trainer Series and other innovation project successes is adopting a multidisciplinary, user-centered approach to staff-led solutions by collaborating with end users throughout the entire innovation process.

Awards: Michael received the International IMSH 2020 SimVentor Showcase Award and 2022 ANA Innovation Team Award for the RediStik® Wearable Trainers and was the first nurse to trademark and commercialize a new design with Texas Children’s Hospital. Michael has presented the RediStik® Trainers Series at three international conferences highlighting the innovation lessons learned and quality improvement outcomes. Michael received the Good Samaritan Foundation, 2022 & 2018 Excellence in Nursing, Bronze Medalist Award, and the Houston Chronicle 2022 Salute to Nurses Top 150 Nurses.

Projects in Development: Michael is co-inventor of the securiTEE™. This intuitive 3D printed device was co-developed with TCH Cardiovascular Anesthesia Division and TCH Radiology Research Department based on a need to safely secure the transesophageal ECHO probe handle during cardiac cases. The device is being utilized daily in the TCH CVOR and Cardiac Catheter labs. Co-inventors are currently working with TCH/Baylor College of Medicine to commercialize the design.

Michael is co-inventor of the NeoEar™. The goal of the NeoEar™ is to create a cost-effective, safe, easy-to-apply, remove and clean, non-skin irritant alternative to reshaping infant ear deformities.  The project is currently involved in an IRB study led by TCH Plastic Surgery Division.

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Edward P. Buchanan, MD is the chief of pediatric plastic surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital and the Chief Surgical Officer for the new TCH Hospital in Austin.  He has a profound interest in making the world of healthcare easier and more beneficial for patients and physicians through innovation and collaboration.  He is currently working on a number of projects as well as collaborating with industry and medical professionals to bring these products to patients.  He has worked with Mr. Pickett to design and develop the RediStik®  Microsurgery Trainer as well as an easy to use infant ear modeling device called NeoEar.  Please reach out for questions or inquiries.  edward.p.buchanan@gmail.com

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Dr. Mazziotti is primarily a clinical pediatric surgeon and delivers surgical care to Texas Children's Health Centers in Sugar Land, in addition to his practice at Texas Children's. He has special interest and training in minimally invasive surgery and specialized expertise in pectus excavatum and carinatum repair.  Dr. Mazziotti is also a published medical illustrator. Dr. Mazziotti is certified by the American Board of Surgery in Surgery and in Pediatric Surgery. He has worked with Mr. Pickett and Mr. Burgman to design and develop the RediStik®  ECMO Cannulation Trainer.  Please reach out for questions or inquiries. mvmazzio@texaschildrens.org

Cole Burgman, CCP is the Supervisor of the ECMO Program at Texas Children’s Hospital.  He was a practicing Perfusionist from 2005-2010, and now runs the ECMO program at TCH.  He has a keen interest in simulation and began working with Mr. Pickett to help design the RediStik® ECMO Cannulation Surgical Trainer.  Please reach out for questions or inquiries. cxburgma@texaschildrens.org