Smart Medical Technology Moves Patients
Darien business owners find their way from grief to innovation
Life has presented plenty of challenges to James and Sandra Patrick. Both grew up in the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago. They became parents as teens. And as an infant, their firstborn was diagnosed with a catastrophic kidney problem that would eventually take his life. But their challenges also taught them to work hard, to think outside the box and to have faith. Their efforts are now bearing fruit as innovators in patient care and owners of an international business based in Darien – Smart Medical Technology Inc. “Three months out of high school, Toby was born,” said Sandra. “We got married in August, and he was born in September.” They were 17 years old. And at one week old, their baby showed signs of kidney problems. Surgery …
