Engineering safer patient repositioning in critical care.
Hetling Clinical Systems is a UK medical device company focused on designing, manufacturing and clinically validating technologies that improve patient care and reduce the physical burden on healthcare professionals.
Hetling Clinical Systems is a UK medical device company focused on designing, manufacturing and clinically validating technologies that improve patient care and reduce the physical burden on healthcare professionals.
Our first product, the BathMat, enables safer and more efficient repositioning of mechanically ventilated patients during prone care.
Our first product, the BathMat, enables safer and more efficient repositioning of mechanically ventilated patients during prone care.

Engineering safer patient repositioning in critical care.
Hetling Clinical Systems develops and clinically validates medical technologies that improve patient care and reduce the physical burden on healthcare professionals.
Our first product, the BathMat, enables safer and more efficient repositioning of mechanically ventilated patients during prone care.

About Hetling
Engineering
clinical innovation.
Engineering
clinical innovation.
Hetling Clinical Systems develops medical technologies that solve practical challenges faced by healthcare professionals.
About Hetling
Engineering
clinical innovation.
Hetling Clinical Systems develops medical technologies that solve practical challenges faced by healthcare professionals.


Design
Medical device engineering driven by clinical need.
Manufacture
Designed for reliable production and deployment.
Clinical Trials
Developed alongside healthcare professionals and evaluated in clinical settings.
Working alongside clinicians and healthcare institutions, we take products from concept through engineering, manufacturing and clinical evaluation to deliver solutions designed for real-world intensive care environments.
Design
Medical device engineering driven by clinical need.
Manufacture
Designed for reliable production and deployment.
Clinical Trials
Developed alongside healthcare professionals and evaluated in clinical settings.
Working alongside clinicians and healthcare institutions, we take products from concept through engineering, manufacturing and clinical evaluation to deliver solutions designed for real-world intensive care environments.
The BathMat
Rethinking patient repositioning in prone care.
Rethinking patient repositioning in prone care.
BathMat enables controlled repositioning of mechanically ventilated patients during prone care.
The BathMat
Rethinking patient repositioning in prone care.
BathMat enables controlled repositioning of mechanically ventilated patients during prone care.

Traditional repositioning can involve significant manual handling and coordination.
Traditional repositioning can involve significant manual handling and coordination.


Multiple staff involved
Requires coordinated involvement from multiple members of the clinical team during patient repositioning.
High physical effort
Manual repositioning can place significant physical demands on healthcare professionals.
Time-intensive workflow
Coordinating the repositioning process can require additional time and effort from the clinical team.
Complex coordination
Requires careful coordination between team members to reposition the patient safely and effectively.
Traditional repositioning can involve significant manual handling and coordination.


Multiple staff involved
Requires coordinated involvement from multiple members of the clinical team during patient repositioning.
High physical effort
Manual repositioning can place significant physical demands on healthcare professionals.
Time-intensive workflow
Coordinating the repositioning process can require additional time and effort from the clinical team.
Complex coordination
Requires careful coordination between team members to reposition the patient safely and effectively.

Multiple staff involved
Requires coordinated involvement from multiple members of the clinical team during patient repositioning.
High physical effort
Manual repositioning can place significant physical demands on healthcare professionals.
Time-intensive workflow
Coordinating the repositioning process can require additional time and effort from the clinical team.
Complex coordination
Requires careful coordination between team members to reposition the patient safely and effectively.
Multiple staff involved
Requires coordinated involvement from multiple members of the clinical team during patient repositioning.
High physical effort
Manual repositioning can place significant physical demands on healthcare professionals.
Time-intensive workflow
Coordinating the repositioning process can require additional time and effort from the clinical team.
Complex coordination
Requires careful coordination between team members to reposition the patient safely and effectively.
PURPOSE-BUILT FOR PRONE CARE
PURPOSE-BUILT FOR PRONE CARE
BathMat
BathMat
BathMat
Designed around clinical practice.
Designed around clinical practice.
Designed around clinical practice.
Every detail of BathMat is informed by clinical insight and engineered for real-world care.
Every detail of BathMat is informed by clinical insight and engineered for real-world care.
Why BathMat
Why BathMat
Designed around clinical practice.
Designed around clinical practice.
Designed around clinical practice.
BathMat is designed to support healthcare teams during prone patient repositioning.
BathMat is designed to support healthcare teams during prone patient repositioning.

Patient-focused design
Patient-focused design
Developed specifically for critically unwell patients requiring prone care.

Patient-focused design
Developed specifically for critically unwell patients requiring prone care.

Supports safer repositioning
Allows controlled, tailored movement of proned patients.

Supports safer repositioning
Allows controlled, tailored movement of proned patients.

Supports safer repositioning
Allows controlled, tailored movement of proned patients.
Reduces physical workload
Reduces physical workload
Helps minimise the manual effort required by healthcare teams.


Improves workflow efficiency
Supports a more controlled repositioning process.


Improves workflow efficiency
Supports a more controlled repositioning process.
Reduces physical workload
Helps minimise the manual effort required by healthcare teams.


Improves workflow efficiency
Supports a more controlled repositioning process.

Development Journey
Development Journey
From clinical need to medical device.
From clinical need to medical device.
From clinical need to medical device.
BathMat has been developed through close collaboration with clinicians, engineers and healthcare institutions.
The system has progressed through concept development, engineering, prototype validation and clinical evaluation with the goal of improving prone patient care.
BathMat has been developed through close collaboration with clinicians, engineers and healthcare institutions.
The system has progressed through concept development, engineering, prototype validation and clinical evaluation with the goal of improving prone patient care.
01
Clinical Need
01
Clinical Need
Identifying real-world challenges in prone patient care through close collaboration with clinicians.
01
Clinical Need
Identifying real-world challenges in prone patient care through close collaboration with clinicians.
02
Engineering Development
02
Engineering Development
Transforming clinical insights into a reliable, functional medical device through precision engineering.
02
Engineering Development
Transforming clinical insights into a reliable, functional medical device through precision engineering.
03
Advanced Prototyping
03
Advanced Prototypings
Designing, refining and validating prototypes to ensure safety, performance and usability.
03
Advanced Prototyping
Designing, refining and validating prototypes to ensure safety, performance and usability.
04
Clinical Evaluation
04
Clinical Evaluation
Testing the system in clinical settings to validate effectiveness and support evidence-based care.
04
Clinical Evaluation
Testing the system in clinical settings to validate effectiveness and support evidence-based care.
05
Commercial Deployment
05
Commercial Deployment
Bringing BathMat to healthcare providers with manufacturing, regulatory compliance and ongoing support.
05
Commercial Deployment
Bringing BathMat to healthcare providers with manufacturing, regulatory compliance and ongoing support.

Meet Hetling
The team behind Hetling Clinical Systems.
The team behind Hetling Clinical Systems.
Meet Hetling
The team behind Hetling Clinical Systems.
Recognition
Recognition
As Seen On
As Seen On
As Seen On
The substantial potential of the BathMat is being broadly recognised at an international level. We are pleased to have been invited to present an overview of its capabilities at the following conferences and events.



If you'd like to discuss clinical trials, product evaluation or partnerships.
If you'd like to discuss clinical trials, product evaluation or partnerships.
If you'd like to discuss clinical trials, product evaluation or partnerships.
Get in touch with our team to discuss your specific needs and explore how we can work together.








