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Dr. Mali’s inventions start with a problem he sees in everyday patient care, then move through design, patent and launch. That same path, from clinical insight to market, is what he helps device and diagnostics companies navigate.
Co-developer and equity ownerA clear, tapeless postoperative eye shield that clips onto small adhesive anchors, lets air flow and flips open for exams and eye drops. Patented and FDA-registered, it earned a 2022 ASCRS Winning Pitch Honorable Mention, a 2023 Premier, Inc. purchasing agreement, and launched at AAO 2023.
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A Mali Enterprises innovation · Inventor and patent holder
Noticing that patients had nowhere to safely put their glasses during the slit lamp exam, Dr. Mali designed and patented a tabletop eyeglass holder, the first product of Mali Enterprises. It earned an Honorable Mention in the American Society of Retina Specialists’ “Shark Tank”-style Winning Pitch competition and was featured in Primary Care Optometry News, Ophthalmology Times and on Medical World News.
Hear the story behind the inventionDr. Mali advises device, diagnostics and AI teams on clinical need, physician workflow, validation and launch.
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