About
CuffWay is an innovative medical device designed to automatically control endotracheal tube cuff pressures. Developed by a first-year undergraduate student at the University of South Carolina, CuffWay was born out of a passion for preventative care and a concern for the widespread injuries caused by one of medicine’s most common procedures: intubation. Performed nearly 20 million times each year in the U.S., intubation often results in tracheal injuries, piration, and ventilator-associated pneumonia due to poor cuff pressure management, with 72% of patients receiving unsafe pressures. CuffWay addresses this critical gap by offering a fully automated, easy-to-use system that adjusts cuff pressure dynamically, reducing complications and improving clinical safety. With interest from clinicians, early hospital partnerships forming in South Carolina, and backing through a provisional patent, national awards, and clinical advisors, CuffWay is poised to set a new standard in airway management. It has proof of concept to reduce tracheal related injuries, reduces provider workload, saves money for hospitals through reimbursement and a reusable design, and reduces costs for patients. As medicine shifts from reactive treatments to proactive care, CuffWay represents the kind of patient-focused, data-driven innovation that healthcare needs—one that improves outcomes, reduces risk, and has the potential to benefit millions of patients across the country and around the world.
Product
- Value proposition
- Continuous cuff pressure monitoring to protect patients and support respiratory therapists during endotracheal intubation
- Target customers
- US hospitals, respiratory therapy departments, hospital procurement
- Regulatory
- in development; not yet approved for clinical use
Founders
- Shrihan Ganesh Babu — Founder & CEO
- Jordan Lisnow — Co-Founder & Operations
- Dr. Lawrence Boyd — Strategy (Advisor/Co-Founder)
- Ashwith Jay — Technical
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News
- USC student wins technology award | South Carolina Public Radio · 2026-04-06T06:30:00.000Z
- SCRA announces new grant funding, academic funding, and member companies - SCRA: South Carolina Research Authority · 2026-06-09T09:00:38.000Z
- SCRA announces new grant funding, academic funding, and member companies · 2026-06-09T09:00:38.000Z
- Novocuff Raises $26 Million in Oversubscribed Series A Funding to Advance Technology Aimed at Reducing Preterm Births · 2024-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Curaway Medical Secures Series C Funding for Interventional Oncology Platform - News Center · 2026-05-12T01:51:49.000Z
- Radiofrequency Generator System, Cura RF Electrode - BEUDAMED · 2024-12-11T03:58:38.000Z
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Profile updated Jul 29, 2026. Sources: cuffway.us
