‘Smart’ pump latest medical device created in Memphis
Esra Roan and Joshua Herwig pose for a portrait inside their office in Bartlett Aug. 17, 2021. They co-founded SOMAVAC Medical Solutions, a company that earlier this month received a patent for its continuous negative-pressure “smart” pump. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
“The patent is the backbone of our platform of solutions we are going to launch in the future,” says Esra Roan, co-founder of SOMAVAC Medical Solutions.
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Esra Roan Marc Walker Jan Bouten SOMAVAC Medical Solutions Innova Memphis patentJane Roberts
Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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