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Instant, Calibration-Free Blood-Flow Measurement With A Single Optical Snapshot
A single-frame, multi-exposure time optical method enabling accurate extraction of absolute speckle decorrelation time and optimized for recovery of absolute deep-tissue blood flow. Problem: Accurately recovering absolute speckle decorrelation time without the use of calibration or complex instrumentation is challenging. For the use case of monitoring...
Published: 1/8/2026   |   Inventor(s): Arjun Yodh, Wesley Baker, Joseph Majeski, Rodrigo Menezes Forti
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Cardiovascular, Electronic Materials, Gastroenterology, Internet of Things, Nephrology and Urology, Neurology, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Optics & Photonics , Platform Technology, Surgery
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Computer Information Systems, Technology Classifications > Diagnostics, Technology Classifications > Digital Health, Technology Classifications > Hardware & Components, Technology Classifications > Imaging, Technology Classifications > Research Tools & Reagents, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Testing & Measurement
Phenotyping Single Ventricle Physiology Using Electronic Health Records (Case Nos. 2025-322 and 2025-323)
Summary: UCLA researchers have created a cutting-edge, automated phenotyping tool that harnesses electronic health records to enable rapid and precise identification of single ventricle physiology (SVP), especially in neonatal and pediatric populations. Background: Single ventricle physiology (SVP) is a rare heart condition that develops before birth...
Published: 1/6/2026   |   Inventor(s): Kim-Lien Nguyen, William Hsu, Hang Xu
Keywords(s): Algorithm, cardiac cycle, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular Disease, cardiovascular diseases, cardiovascular monitoring, cardiovascular prediction, Computer-Aided Diagnosis, heart disease mitigation, heart support, medical automation technology, Medical Device, medical device cardiac monitoring, Medical diagnostics, Medical Guideline, non-invasive cardiac monitoring, Smart medical device, Software, Software & Algorithms, Software Development Tools
Category(s): Diagnostic Markers, Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Cardiac, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems
Mental Health Functional Movement Scale (MH-FMS) (Case No. 2025-021)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences have created a novel assessment platform that objectively measures how the brain, body, and autonomic nervous system respond to stress and regulate emotion during real-time movement. By integrating a shear-stress–based neurovascular framework with a polyvagal-informed...
Published: 12/17/2025   |   Inventor(s): Naser Ahmadi, Mike Ramirez, Julien Pineau
Keywords(s): blood flow management, Cardiovascular, cellular, clinical care methodology, clinical decision support, Clinical decision support system, clinical mental health, Clinical tool, exercise physiology, Hemodynamics, Mental health, neurobehavioral impairment, Neurocognitive, Neurocognitive Scientific Method, neurodevelopment, neurological disorders, Neuropsychological Test, neuroscience, Neurostimulation, Psychiatry / Mental Health
Category(s): Diagnostic Markers, Life Science Research Tools, Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Hospital Systems, Therapeutics, Therapeutics > Psychiatry And Mental Health
Method and Apparatus for Segmentation of Dense MR Images Using Deep Learning with Domain Adaptation (Case No. 2025-208)
Summary: UCLA researchers from the Department of Radiological Sciences have developed a deep learning-based segmentation framework that enables fully automated and reproducible analysis of left ventricular (LV) function in Displacement Encoding with Stimulated Echoes (DENSE) MRI. Background: Myocardial strain is a key metric for analyzing how much...
Published: 10/17/2025   |   Inventor(s): Xiaodong Zhong, Siyue Li, Kim-Lien Nguyen
Keywords(s): acute myocardial infarction, adjustable mount, aneurysm drainage, automatic leveling, bedside decisions, blood pressure monitoring, cardiac cycle, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiac failure, Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cardiac MRI, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Disease Nephropathy, cardiovascular diseases, cardiovascular monitoring, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage, Cine MRI, clamp, critical-care, CSF drainage, Deep learning MRI, DENSE MRI, laser alignment, Left ventricular segmentation, lumbar drains, Motion analysis, MRI, multiparametric MRI (mpMRI), Myocardial strain, non-invasive cardiac monitoring, operator variability, passive reflective target, phlebostatic axis measurement, Pseudo-labeling, radial MRI, Segment Anything Model (SAM), self-leveling system, transducer alignment, Unsupervised domain adaptation (UDA)
Category(s): Medical Devices > Cardiac, Electrical > Imaging, Software & Algorithms > AI Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Software & Algorithms > Image Processing, Therapeutics > Cardiovascular, Therapeutics > Radiology, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > MRI, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging
Origami-Inspired And Remotely Adjustable Pediatric Heart Implant
Pediatric pulmonary artery band (PAB) using origami-inspired fabrication that is remotely adjustable after implantation. Problem: Congenital heart defects affect 1% of births in the United States and can lead to irregular blood flow through the main pulmonary artery (MPA). A pulmonary artery band (PAB) is an implant that can be placed on the MPA to...
Published: 11/18/2024   |   Inventor(s): Cynthia Sung, Gabriel Unger, Mark Fogel, Jonathan Chen, Brianna Leung
Keywords(s): Bioengineering, Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, Soft Materials, Surgery
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Robotics
miRNA Nanoparticles for Targeted Enhancement of Thermogenic Adipocyte Generation
​ Introduction of a promising anti-obesity novel MiR-133a, Zipper nanoparticle treatment results in enhanced Prdm16 and Ucp1 expression, resulting in adipocyte browning. Invention Summary: Over 40% of adults are overweight and over 15% of adults are living with obesity. Obesity is a major contributor to various causes of mortality including...
Published: 8/12/2025   |   Inventor(s): Sarah Nevins, Ki-Bum Lee, Thanapat Pongkulapa, Sang Ah Yi
Keywords(s): Cardiovascular, Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders, Nanoparticles, Nanotechnology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Physical Sciences & Engineering, Technology Classifications > Healthcare & Life Sciences, Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology
Synchronized Biventricular Heart Pacing Using Wirelessly Powered Leadless Pacemakers (Cases 2019-237 & 2020-401)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the department of electrical and computer engineering have developed a device for synchronized biventricular pacing. Background: Many patients with impaired cardiac function suffer from ventricular desynchrony, a condition that involves a lack of synchronization between the contractions of the left and right ventricles...
Published: 7/17/2025   |   Inventor(s): Aydin Babakhani, Hongming Lyu, Medhi Razavi, Mathews John, Allison Post
Keywords(s): acute myocardial infarction, cardiac cycle, Cardiac failure, cardiometabolic disease, cardiopulmonary illness, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular Disease, cardiovascular diseases, cardiovascular modeling, cardiovascular monitoring, cardiovascular prediction, cardiovascular therapeutic solution, medical device cardiac monitoring, non-invasive cardiac monitoring, tachycardia
Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Cardiac, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems
Small Molecule Humanin Mimetics and Enhancers That Normalize Neuronal p-AKT as Novel Therapeutics for Alzheimer's Disease (UCLA Case No. 2023-230)
UCLA researchers in the Department of Neurology have discovered novel small molecule humanin mimetics for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other chronic conditions with dysregulated p-Akt. BACKGROUND: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia accounting for 60-70% of all cases. Nearly 7 million Americans are living...
Published: 7/17/2025   |   Inventor(s): Varghese John
Keywords(s): Alzheimers disease, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular Disease, Dementia, diabetes, mimetics, pAKT signaling, small molecules
Category(s): Therapeutics > CNS and Neurology, Therapeutics > Cardiovascular
Sleeve Adaptor for Connecting LVAD to Damaged Ventricle
to the heart and assisting it in pumping blood throughout the body until a donor heart becomes available. However, when implanting VADs the ventricular apex needs to be intact so that it may support the LVAD. Unfortunately, implantation is difficult and sometimes impossible in many patients due to concomitant weak, diseased, or calcified left ventricular...
Published: 8/21/2025   |   Inventor(s): Y. Joseph Woo, Pavan Atluri
Keywords(s): Cardiovascular
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical Devices
Predicting Post-Surgical Cardiovascular Events via Extracellular Vesicle Analysis
Flow cytometry-based method for predicting post-surgical cardiovascular events. Problem: Cardiovascular events that occur after non-cardiac vascular surgery are significantly associated with post-surgical mortality. In fact, the mortality rate of patients who experience heart attacks following non-cardiac vascular surgery is 65%. Additionally, one in...
Published: 8/21/2025   |   Inventor(s): Wade Rogers, Jonni Moore
Keywords(s): Cardiovascular
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Diagnostics
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