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A System for Detecting Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Failure (Case No. 2023-057)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the David Geffen School of Medicine and Department of Neurosurgery have created a novel ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure detection system that can alert patients and healthcare providers to prevent life-threatening emergencies. Background: Each year, an estimated 30,000 ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts are surgically...
Published: 12/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Geoffrey Colby, David Zarrin
Keywords(s): catheter, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), CSF disorders, early alert system, elevated intracranial pressure, extraventricular drain, hydrocephalus, intracranial hypertension, intracranial pressure, neurological disorders, ventricular system, ventriculoperitoneal, ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure
Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Platforms, Platforms > Diagnostic Platform Technologies, Electrical, Electrical > Sensors, Electrical > Instrumentation
Diagnostics and Therapeutics for Hydrocephalus
Congenital hydrocephalus is a significant public health problem, affecting approximately one in 500 live births in the United States. Congenital hydrocephalus has an adverse effect on developing brain and may persist as neurological defects in children and adults. Some of these defects may manifest as mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy and...
Published: 7/25/2024   |   Inventor(s): Perry Blackshear, Darryl Zeldin, Joan Graves, Deborah Stumpo
Keywords(s): BBXXXX, Hydrocephalus, IAXXXX, IXXXXX
Category(s): Collaboration Sought > Licensing, Application > Research Materials, Application > Diagnostics, Application > Therapeutics