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Gait Rehabilitation: Harnessing Multimodal Rhythmic Asymmetric Sensory Cues

Advantages: Sensory cues improve step length and timing, enhancing walking coordination Combined auditory-tactile cues adapt to individual needs for more effective therapy Braking force and stability improvements reduce fall risks These methods activate neuroplasticity, promoting lasting motor improvements Summary: Tech ID 20B150 and...

Published: 1/31/2025 | Inventor(s): Seok Kim, Kyle Reed

Keywords(s): Devices for Disabilities / Rehabilitation

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Medical > Neuroscience, Technology Classifications > Medical > Biomedical Engineering

Gait Rehabilitation: Harnessing Multimodal Rhythmic Asymmetric Sensory Cues

Published: 1/31/2025 | Inventor(s): Kyle Reed, Seok Kim

Keywords(s): Devices for Disabilities / Rehabilitation

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Medical > Neuroscience, Technology Classifications > Medical > Biomedical Engineering

Systems and Methods for Accurate Electronic “Finger to Thumb Crease”

Advantages: An accurate electronic assessment Unbiased Gives quantified results Leads to more accurate diagnoses Summary: The “finger to thumb crease” test is used to assess neurological function, particularly in the cerebellum. Patients are asked to tap the tip of their index finger against the distal crease of the thumb using...

Published: 7/15/2024 | Inventor(s): Theresa Zesiewicz, Kyle Reed

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical > Medical Diagnostics

Artificial Patient Replica Device for Physical Therapy Training

Advantages: Quantitative and objective assessment device to track a patient’s functional progress. Real-time personalized feedback for optimized treatment. Standardized and consistent evaluations across therapists and sessions. Summary: Physical therapists (PTs) assist patients in completing a variety of rehabilitation tasks such...

Published: 6/11/2024 | Inventor(s): Benjamin Rigsby, Seok Kim, Kyle Reed

Keywords(s): Simulation Training Aid

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical

Asymmetrical Bike for Limb Exercise

Competitive Advantages Flexible pedaling with adjustable rates Facilitates functional limb movements in people with unilateral limb impairment Rehabilitative device for people with asymmetrical limb impairment as it helps in therecovery of functional walking and arm movement Summary Patients with unilateral limb impairment have difficulty...

Published: 6/27/2024 | Inventor(s): Seok Kim, Kyle Reed

Keywords(s): Medical Devices, Mobility Devices

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Medical

Weight Activated Knee Locking Mechanism

Competitive Advantages: Method of alleviating asymmetric gait experienced by transfemoral amputees Design allows for both rotational and translational motion Knee design mimics the human knee Inexpensive design Summary: Our inventors have come up with a passive knee locking mechanism that uses the position of the shank and the weight of the...

Published: 8/26/2023 | Inventor(s): Tyagi Ramakrishnan, Kyle Reed

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical > Medical Devices

Method of Making Lectures More Interactive with Real-Time and Saved Questions and Answers

Competitive Advantages Creates more interactivity in online asynchronous classes Allows for more personalized learning Keeps video answers so that future students may use them Summary Our inventor has developed a method for increased interaction in video learning over distance learning. This is accomplished by two functions in the lecture video....

Published: 7/11/2023 | Inventor(s): Kyle Reed

Keywords(s): Educational Tools and Software

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Software > Multimedia

Systems and Methods for Electronic Neurologic Vibratory Sense Evaluation

Advantages Provides highly accurate vibratory sense measurements Eliminates reliance on verbal cues, reducing patient bias Uses a standardized vibration pattern for precise, repeatable testing Determines the exact threshold of sensation with amplitude-based measurement Removes inconsistencies caused by traditional tuning fork methods Summary Neurologists...

Published: 2/20/2025 | Inventor(s): Kyle Reed, Theresa Zesiewicz

Keywords(s): Neuroscience

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical > Medical Diagnostics, Technology Classifications > Medical, Technology Classifications > Medical > Neuroscience

A Knee Orthosis with Variable Stiffness and Damping

Competitive Advantages Increase in velocity of walking More adjustable and precise Small and light weighted Summary In order to aid the individuals with asymmetric impairments in walking, USF inventors have developed a knee orthosis with variable damping and stiffness at the knee joint. This newly designed and fabricated orthosis...

Published: 2/5/2024 | Inventor(s): Kyle Reed, Seok Kim, Tyagi Ramakrishnan, Christina-Anne Lahiff

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical, Technology Classifications > Medical > Medical Devices

Compliant and Articulating Prosthetic Ankle Foot

Competitive Advantages More accurately mimics human gait Provides wide range of ankle motion for amputees Easy to manufacture and affordable to produce Summary Our inventors have developed a novel solution to the common oversight associated with the prosthetics available on the market today. The CAPA is a prosthetic ankle foot that stores and...

Published: 6/7/2023 | Inventor(s): Millicent Schlafly, Tyagi Ramakrishnan, Kyle Reed

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical, Technology Classifications > Medical > Medical Devices