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High Bandwidth Positive Displacement Reversible Pump/Motor
This invention is a pump system developed to serve as an artificial heart. This is an electrically driven device without fixed valves that functions with "functional equivalents" of valves via a sliding vane. The vane serves to propel flow as well as to partition flow. A high bandwidth positive displacement reversible pump/motor with two embodiments...
Published: 11/16/2023   |   Inventor(s): Marvin Slepian, Mengtang Li, Eric Barth
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Healthcare Portfolios > Heart and Vascular, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Therapeutic
Precision Pneumatic Robot for MRI-Guided Neurosurgery
Summary At Vanderbilt University, a robotic steering mechanism for MRI-guided neurosurgical ablation has been developed. The small robot has submilimeter precision and is fully MRI compatible. It aims to replace current surgical practices with minimally invasive procedures in order to enhance the treatment of cancer and numerous neurological disorders...
Published: 8/3/2015   |   Inventor(s): David Comber, Eric Barth
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Category(s): Medical Devices
High Inertance Liquid Piston Engine-Compressor
SummaryInventors at Vanderbilt University have developed a high inertance engine-compressor for use with pneumatically actuated devices, especially those with periods of inactivity between periods of pneumatic use. It utilizes a flexible diaphragm in combination with a liquid piston to achieve high inertance and other operational features such as high...
Published: 10/13/2015   |   Inventor(s): Eric Barth
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Category(s): Energy