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New Targets and Methods for Treating Pulmonary Hypertension and Cardiomyopathy
LU 2020-120, LU 2021-119, LU 2021-191 INVENTOR Youyang Zhao* SHORT DESCRIPTION New targets and methods for treating pulmonary hypertension, cardiomyopathy, and heart failure. BACKGROUND Pulmonary hypertension (PH) and cardiomyopathy are deleterious diseases often characterized by excessive vasoconstriction or abnormal vascular-ventricular...
Published: 10/17/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Cancer/Oncology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular disease, Pulmonary disease, Therapeutics
Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics
Novel Approach to Attenuate Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity due to Doxorubicin
NU 2018-028 INVENTORS Paul Burridge* Tarek Magdy SHORT DESCRIPTION The use of desipramine to protect against doxorubicine-induced cardiotoxitiy BACKGROUND Doxorubicin, a cytotoxic anthracycline antibiotic, is a common anti–cancer agent used to treat a wide variety of adult and childhood cancers. The cardiotoxicity of anthracyclines, however,...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Cancer/Oncology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular disease, Therapeutics
Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics
A Terlipressin-Albumin Conjugate for Increased Stability
NU2018-179 INVENTORS Nathan Gianneschi* Or Berger Wonmin Choi SHORT DESCRIPTION A new compound consisting of terlipressin coupled to an 18-carbon (C-18) fatty acid that allows the drug to bind to albumin, providing increased stability. BACKGROUND Terlipressin, an analogue of vasopressin, is used in many countries around the world to treat a variety...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Cardiology and Cardiovascular disease, Drug delivery, Therapeutics
Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics
A Wearable Patch to Monitor Heart Conditions and Vital Signs
NU 2020-015 INVENTORS Andrew Carek James Heller Omer Inan Mozziyar Etemadi* Avidor Kazen SHORT DESCRIPTION A wearable device that allows for advanced and reliable 24/7 monitoring of cardiac functions ABSTRACT High blood pressure is known to be the leading risk factor for cardiovascular diseases; therefore, proper and reliable monitoring of blood...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Cardiology and Cardiovascular disease, Diagnostics
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
Reelin for the Clinical Treatment of Cardiac Pathologies
NU 2020-159 INVENTORS Guillermo Oliver* Xialoei Liu SHORT DESCRIPTION A novel approach to treating cardiovasculature disease BACKGROUND Although little is known about the role of cardiac lymphatics in the healthy or failing heart, a growing body of evidence indicates that improved cardiac lymphatic vessel growth and function could be a novel therapeutic...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Biologic, Cardiology and Cardiovascular disease, Therapeutics
Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics
Liquid Cast Biodegradable Drug Delivering Arterial Stent
NU 2008-176InventorsMelina Kibbe Guillermo AmeerShort DescriptionA liquid drug-eluting biodegradable stentAbstractNorthwestern researchers have developed a novel complement for angioplasty. Their technology is a liquid drug-eluting biodegradable stent that polymerizes in vivo and molds to the contour of the freshly angioplastied artery. In addition...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Cardiology and Cardiovascular disease, Devices, Drug delivery, Health IT, Medical device, Polymer
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
Method to Measure Ambulatory Blood Pressure
NU 2016-097 InventorsSanjay Mehrotra* Chang Liu Ilya Mikhelson Short DescriptionAn approach for measuring ambulatory blood pressure using a two-dimensional force sensor array and photoplethymogram. AbstractHypertension affects over 29% of adults in the United States and accounts for an estimated 12.8% of all deaths worldwide. The chronic condition is...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Cardiology and Cardiovascular disease, Devices, Engineering, Health IT, Medical device
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
Left Atrial Appendage Occluder Device
NU 2011-077 Inventors Richard Lee AbstractAtrial fibrillation (AF) is the second leading cause of stroke in the United States. In greater than 90% of cases where a blood clot is found in an AF patient, the clot develops in the left atrial appendage (LAA). A Northwestern researcher designed a device that reduces the formation of blood clots in the LAA,...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Cardiology and Cardiovascular disease, Devices, General surgery, Health IT, Medical device
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
A Novel MRI Calibration Method for the Detection of Myocardial Fibrosis
NU 2015-112 InventorsJason Ng* Timothy J. Carroll Daniel C. Lee Paras S. Parikh Short DescriptionA magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) calibration method to detect diffuse myocardial fibrosis earlier and more accurately. AbstractNorthwestern researchers have developed an MRI calibration method to detect diffuse myocardial fibrosis using MRI T1 mapping,...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Cardiology and Cardiovascular disease, Devices, Health IT, Imaging, Medical device
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
3D Printing of Endovascular Stents as Cardiovascular Medical Devices
NU 2015-058 InventorsJian Yang Evan Baker Henry Oliver Tenadooah Ware Fan Zhou Cheng Sun Guillermo Ameer* Short DescriptionNovel method for using biomaterial ink (BInkTM) to rapidly produce patient-specific endovascular stents using projection microstereolithography AbstractNorthwestern scientists have developed a method for 3D printing of endovascular...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Cardiology and Cardiovascular disease, Devices, Drug delivery, Health IT, Medical device
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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