Case Study: JogAlong Stroller achieves rapid prototyping and fast decision-making (9 prototypes in 3 weeks) with Xometry

A Task Force Uses Rapid Prototyping to Evaluate an Emergency Medical Device

JogAlong Stroller’s founder Mike Dresher and a cross‑functional team of engineers and medical experts pivoted during the first wave of COVID‑19 to design a ventilator valve splitter that could safely split and regulate airflow to multiple patients. Facing tight timelines, biocompatibility concerns, and the need to fit existing ventilator tubing, they turned to Xometry for rapid 3D‑printing prototyping support (HP MJF, SLS, and FDM) to iterate designs quickly.

Xometry manufactured nine prototype iterations in about 20 days, with 1–3 day lead times and fast shipping, and provided application‑engineering guidance that led the team to shift to SLS nylon (PA2200, USP Class VI) for better chemical inertness and feature resolution. Those prototypes enabled hospital testing that showed the splitter could modify airflow but not meet the original CFD targets, so the team stopped further development—having used Xometry’s rapid prototyping to validate the concept, gain critical data, and avoid larger time and tooling investments.

JogAlong Stroller

Mike Dresher

Mechanical Engineer and Chief Executive Officer