The Smart Hip Guardian was designed by Briggs Health Solutions, Inc.

Briggs Health Solutions Inc. has a long-standing reputation for excellence and innovation, delivering unique consumer solutions. In 2024, Briggs Health Solutions assumed the patents and intellectual property for products developed by Briggs Development Group, which holds more than 35 patents in fields of public services.

Now, Briggs Health Solutions Inc. is dedicated to creating patented, innovative health solution products that significantly improve people's lives. Our vision is to enhance the quality of healthcare through cutting-edge products and services designed to meet the evolving needs of patients and healthcare providers.

Our Team

  • Steve Clark

    Steve Clark - CEO

    37 years of consumer products sales and senior leadership experience.

  • Mike Ames

    Mike Ames - CFO

    Over 50 years of business acquisition, growth and exits.

  • Leonard Briggs

    Leonard Briggs - CTO

    35 years of global technology development, 9 patents.

  • Brent Hawkins

    Brent Hawkins - CMO

    35 years of working with Fortune- 100 start-ups and growth companies on strategy.

  • Charlie Becker

    Charlie Becker - CRO

    20 years of healthcare sales and strategic product launch management.

  • Dr. Kamal Raychaudhuri

    Senior VP – Advanced Technologies
    40 years in engineering and computer sciences for both government and leading private sector companies.

  • Roxanne Gerken

    Program Manager

  • Patrick Sughroue

    Legal Counsel

  • Craig Cardinet

    IT Solutions

  • Glenn Ledbetter

    Dr. Glenn Ledbetter

    Primary Care - 39 Years of Experience

    Dr. Glenn Ledbetter is an internal medicine physician who has practiced primary care in Waxahachie, Texas for 25 years. He transitioned from clinical medicine to become the CMO of an acute care hospital with a large non-profit healthcare system in Dallas-Fort Worth. His passion is to provide safe, affordable, and high-quality medicine for all. He believes prevention is the most important responsibility for healthcare providers today.

  • Blake Smith

    Dr. Blake Smith

    Emergency Room - 34 Years of Experience

    Dr. Blake Smith is an accomplished Emergency Medicine Physician with over 30 years experience in a wide variety of emergency rooms throughout his career. He is Board Certified by ABEM and a Fellow of ACEP. Throughout his extensive training and years of practice he has treated an infinite amount of patients to include many older patients with hip fractures due to falls.

  • Dr. Bruce Myers

    Physical Medicine- 35 Years of Experience

    Dr. Bruce Myers is a medical doctor specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation, with expertise in managing the multitude of medical conditions that increase a patient’s risk of falling. He has nearly four decades experience assessing balance, coordination, strength, and bone disorders that alter an individual’s ability to compensate for age and disease related problems. Dr. Myers has been a major contributor in the development of the Smart Hip Guardian from concept to production.

  • Richard BenBassett

    Richard BenBassett

    Richard BenBassett is a hands-on e-commerce leader who has built and scaled multi-million-dollar digital businesses from the ground up. With over twenty years of experience, he has a proven track record of developing, executing, and maintaining sophisticated digital commerce strategies that create best-in-class shopping experiences, enhance brand reputation, engage consumers, and increase profitability across all channels. He has the unique ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution. He specializes in both Business-to-Business (B2B) and Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) e-commerce, including the development of new digital ecosystems and the definition and execution of customer experience, customer acquisition, and retention marketing strategies.

  • Julie Holt Klinger

    Juliet Holt Klinger

    Juliet Holt Klinger, a well-known gerontologist specializing in dementia care, has spent the last nearly 40 years working directly with people living with dementia and their families. She has worked in executive leadership capacities for the largest companies in the dementia care space, and is well-known for her development of innovative, person-centered programs and services. Juliet, in her practice, focuses on curating and harnessing emerging and existing technologies to best serve older adults with neurocognitive challenges. Juliet also shares the role of family caregiver for a loved one with dementia with her husband Christian and two dogs Tilly and Kea, who help out more than they know.

Our Patents

Briggs Health Solutions holds nine patents, which are utilized in the innovative Smart Hip Guardian belt system.

UNITED STATES PATENTS

  • 9,532,611 B2
  • 9,526,278 B2
  • 10,750,806 B1
  • 11,278,066 B2
  • 11,564,431

CANADIAN PATENTS

  • 3174322
  • 3174325

INTERNATIONAL PATENTS

  • International Patent Application No. PCT/US20/42535
  • International Patent Application No. PCT/US20/42499