Breast Density Assessment Device
This invention is a non-invasive, inexpensive, comfortable and portable diagnostic test to screen for breast cancer. Designed for early detection particularly among minority populations and as a preliminary screening tool before mammography or MRI assessment. Bioelectrical impedance analysis is a simple, quick, and non-invasive technique for measuring...
Published: 2/27/2023
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Inventor(s): Jennifer Bea
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Oncology, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences > Diagnostics, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices
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Solid Screw Removal Tool
This invention is a device that grips the head of a solid screw and pulls it back while the screwdriver is turned to remove the screw. While there are many different designs that are associated with different screw malfunctions, this tool is specifically designed to remove loose solid screws.
Background:
The market for orthopedic screw removal technology...
Published: 3/6/2023
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Inventor(s): Daniel Latt, Carlos Urrea-De La Puerta, Carolina Gomez Llanos, Emilio Araiza, Erick De Leon, Eva Richter
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical Devices
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Infected Tissue Removal Tool
This invention is a simple and reusable handheld device for the surgical removal of infected tissue that uses simultaneous curettage (scraping), aspiration (suctioning), and irrigation (cleaning). The tool is unique among prior art for its use of curettage instead of reaming (drilling).
This tool can improve the process of removing tissue from a necrotizing...
Published: 3/6/2023
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Inventor(s): Daniel Latt, Carlos Urrea-De La Puerta, Carolina Gomez Llanos, Emilio Araiza, Erick De Leon, Eva Richter
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical Devices
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Cannulated Screw Tool Remover
This invention is a device that passes through a cannulated screwdriver and captures a loose cannulated screw so that it can be pulled back while turning the screwdriver to remove the screw. Cannulation of both the screwdriver and screw reduces the error and injury associated with moving instruments during surgery. It turns the device, screwdriver,...
Published: 3/6/2023
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Inventor(s): Daniel Latt, Carlos Urrea-De La Puerta, Carolina Gomez Llanos, Emilio Araiza, Erick De Leon, Eva Richter
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices
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3D-Printed, Personalized Wearable Electronics Shaped by 3D Datasets
Proliferation and miniaturization of technology, particularly electronics, enables medical device technology in wearable format with multimodal biometric sensors, ranging from fitness wearable to advanced monitors for chronic diseases. Many of these devices suffer from poor data quality and user compliance issues due to generic strap on device designs...
Published: 11/16/2022
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Inventor(s): Philipp Gutruf, Tucker Stuart
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Communications & Networking > Wireless, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices
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Plant-Based Electrical Source
This invention is a plant-based rechargeable battery with all components produced naturally making its operations suitable for flexible, wearable, or implantable applications. It could provide novel electrical-power source directly integrated with wound healing materials for locally stimulating biological reactions with therapeutic effects. These may...
Published: 3/10/2023
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Inventor(s): Frederic Zenhausern
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Materials > Biomaterials, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Energy Collection, Storage & Battery, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices
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Mini-Sensor Suspension System for Supine CO2 Monitoring
A multi-CO2-mini-sensor-based monitoring system has been developed to measure the CO2 concentration of human respiratory gas around a subject’s face while the subject is in the supine position. According to the collected data, the system supports further analysis of human physical conditions such as sleep stage and quality.
The mini-CO2 sensor...
Published: 3/6/2023
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Inventor(s): Yijie Chen, Md Tariqul Islam, Young-Jun Son, Esther Sternberg
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Category(s): Technology Classifications, Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios, Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Respiratory & Pulmonary, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices
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Methods and Materials for Modulating Construct Wear Due to Cyclic Loading
Rethinking the structural organization of a polymer is a normally forgone solution for improving polymer flexibility. Here, the inventors have created four improved ways to manufacture polymers. The first is to create it at its mid-stress point, the second is to make the polymer with a shifting neutral axis, the third method uses polymers to provide...
Published: 3/6/2023
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Inventor(s): Marvin Slepian, Syed Hossainy
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Category(s): Technology Classifications, Technology Classifications > Materials > Biocompatible, Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices
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Polymeric Heart Valve System and Method of Manufacture
This invention is a new polymer-based heart valve designed to reduce stress on the leaflets of the valve while in use in the human body, providing for longer-term durability compared to other polymer-based valves.
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According to the CDC, heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States: about one in every four deaths is due...
Published: 2/21/2023
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Inventor(s): Marvin Slepian, Danny Bluestein, Oren Rotman, Brandon Kovarovic
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Heart and Vascular, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices
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Vascular Plug
This technology is a small silicon item that is designed to fit in blood vessels to stop blood loss by plugging the vessels to allow for ligation of the vessel during surgical procedures. Prototypes of two durometers have been made. These plugs will come in slightly varied sizes to allow them to fit in any vessel.
Background:
The World Health Organization...
Published: 8/19/2022
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Inventor(s): Craig Weinkauf, Scott DeRigne
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Category(s): Technology Classifications, Technology Classifications > Life Sciences, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices
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