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2020-441 OPTICAL IMAGING METHOD FOR INTRAOPERATIVE SURGICAL GUIDANCE AND MARGIN ASSESSMENT BASED ON FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME CONTRAST
UCLA researchers from the Department of Head and Neck Surgery have developed a novel optical imaging method for surgical guidance. BACKGROUND:Biomedical imaging is an indispensable tool to guide in precise tumor removal in comprehensive cancer surgery. Imaging strategies like x-ray, ultrasound, and MRI are principally used to localize large tumors prior...
Published: 7/20/2026   |   Updated: 4/21/2020   |   Inventor(s): Maie St John, Oscar Stafsudd
Keywords(s): Fluorescence, Medical Imaging
Category(s): Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > Fluorescence
2020-493 SELECTIVE SPECTRAL ILLUMINATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTICAL IMAGE GUIDED SURGERY
UCLA researchers in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery have developed a novel selective spectral illumination system for optical image-guided surgery. BACKGROUND:In oncological surgery, patient prognosis depends heavily on complete tumor removal. Currently, surgeons have to rely on subjective evaluations (e.g. visual appearance) to distinguish...
Published: 7/20/2026   |   Updated: 4/2/2020   |   Inventor(s): Maie St John, Oscar Stafsudd
Keywords(s): Fluorescence, Medical Imaging
Category(s): Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > Fluorescence
2003-525 SALIVARY IL8 AND SERUM IL6 FOR ORAL CAVITY AND OROPHARYNGEAL CANCER
UCLA researchers in the Department of Dentistry have developed a method of using improved polymer-based biosensors to detect the presence of nucleic acids, proteins, and other analytes in bodily fluids such as saliva in order to diagnose diseases such as oral cancer.BACKGROUND: Highly sensitive and robust detection methodologies, specifically those...
Published: 7/20/2026   |   Updated: 2/29/2020   |   Inventor(s): Maie St John, David Wong, Yang Li
Keywords(s): Diagnostic Markers & Platforms, Diagnostic Platform Technologies (E.G. Microfluidics), Oncology
Category(s): Platforms > Diagnostic Platform Technologies, Therapeutics > Oncology
My Spirometer
UC Case No. 2016-288SUMMARYUCLA researchers have developed an incentive spirometry system that encourages and advises patients to perform incentive spirometry with minimal aid from healthcare professionals.BACKGROUNDPatients who undergo thoracic, abdominal, head and neck surgery often experience severe pain during maximal inspiration. Such pain diminishes...
Published: 7/20/2026   |   Updated: 2/26/2020   |   Inventor(s): Karam Badran, Zachary Taylor, Maie St John, Alan Badran
Keywords(s): Medical Devices and Materials, Monitoring And Recording Systems
Category(s): Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems
2010-142 TIME-RESOLVED FLUORESCENCE IMAGING WITHOUT LIFETIME FITTING
Time-Resolved Fluorescence Imaging Without Lifetime FittingSUMMARYUCLA investigators have developed a novel method to obtain time-resolved fluorescence imaging (TRFI) without the need to extract a fluorescence lifetime. Compared to conventional TRFI, this novel method is reliable, simple, time-saving and can dramatically improve biomedical applications...
Published: 7/20/2026   |   Updated: 9/6/2019   |   Inventor(s): Warren Grundfest, Oscar Stafsudd, Pei-Chi Jiang, Asael Papour, Zachary Taylor, Maie St John
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Category(s): Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > Fluorescence
2017-695 Semi-Quantitative Lateral-Flow Immunoassay Kit for the Detection of CSF Leaks
Semi-Quantitative Lateral-Flow Immunoassay Kit for the Detection of CSF Leaks SUMMARY UCLA researchers in the Department of Bioengineering and the Department of Head and Neck Surgery have invented a novel lateral-flow immunoassay (LFA) to detect cerebrospinal fluid leaks quickly, inexpensively and semi-quantitatively. BACKGROUND Cerebrospinal...
Published: 7/20/2026   |   Updated: 9/6/2019   |   Inventor(s): Daniel Kamei, Maie St John, Zachary Taylor, Daniel Bradbury, Ashley Kita
Keywords(s): Cns, Diagnostic Markers & Platforms, Diagnostic Platform Technologies (E.G. Microfluidics), Medical Devices and Materials
Category(s): Diagnostic Markers, Medical Devices, Platforms > Diagnostic Platform Technologies, Therapeutics > CNS and Neurology
2017-223 Multi-Frequency Harmonic Acoustography for Target Identification and Border Detection (POC 2016)
Multi-Frequency Harmonic Acoustography for Target Identification and Border DetectionSUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Bioengineering, Electrical Engineering, and Head and Neck Surgery have developed a novel ultrasound-based imaging technique that can be used to analyze tumor margins during surgery.BACKGROUNDAccurate determination of tumor...
Published: 7/20/2026   |   Updated: 8/28/2019   |   Inventor(s): Warren Grundfest, George Saddik, Zachary Taylor, Ashkan Maccabi, Maie St John
Keywords(s): Medical Devices and Materials, Medical Imaging, Oncology, Other, Surgical Tools, Ultrasound
Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > Ultrasound, Therapeutics > Oncology