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Render (Case No. 2026-154)
Summary: UCLA researchers have developed a minimally invasive surgery visualization system that uses integrated surgical access ports with built-in imaging and illumination, along with an AI-based virtual camera engine, to create an automatically instrument-centric view without requiring a dedicated laparoscope port. Background: Minimally invasive...
Published: 6/11/2026   |   Updated: 6/11/2026   |   Inventor(s): Peyman Benharash, Sara Sakowitz, Ryan Witt
Keywords(s): AI-guided medical imaging, Artifical Intelligence (Machine Learning, Data Mining), artificial electromagnetic materials, Artificial Intelligence, artificial intelligence accelerators, artificial intelligence algorithms, artificial intelligence augmentation, artificial intelligence/machine learning models, artificial intelligence-generated content, Artificial Neural Network, Artificial Neural Network Artificial Neuron, artificial presenting cells, artificial-intelligent materials, biomedical implantation, generative artificial intelligence, Medical artificial intelligence (AI), Medical Imaging, Medical Imaging Eyepiece
Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Software & Algorithms > AI Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Image Processing
Adaptable Abdominal Binder (Case No. 2026-022)
Summary: A UCLA researcher in the Department of Rehabilitation Services has developed a versatile medical garment designed to support the abdomen, relieve patient discomfort, and accommodate various post-operative medical devices. Background: Following abdominal surgeries and related medical procedures, it is essential to properly secure the abdomen...
Published: 6/8/2026   |   Updated: 6/8/2026   |   Inventor(s): Esau Baqi
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Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Medical Devices > Hospital Systems, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Therapeutics, Therapeutics > Gastroenterology
A Dual-Coil Wireless Power and Data Transfer Floor for Freely Moving Rodents (Case No. 2025-313)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a dual-coil wireless power and data transfer floor for battery-free implantable devices in freely moving rodents, enabling long-term behavioral and physiological studies in standard animal research chambers. Background: Traditional implantable medical...
Published: 5/15/2026   |   Updated: 5/15/2026   |   Inventor(s): Aydin Babakhani, Iman Habibagahi
Keywords(s): Neuromodulation
Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Neural Stimulation, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Medical Devices > Hospital Systems
Safe Reorientation After a Single Entry Targeted Biopsy Needle Insertion (Case No. 2024-215)
Summary: UCLA researcher Sara Babapour has developed a biopsy guidance platform featuring a flexible, artifact-generating sheath that enables safe, multi-directional navigation and improved trajectory measured visualization during image-guided tissue sampling. The technology is designed to reduce multiple needle insertions and improve time efficiency...
Published: 4/6/2026   |   Updated: 3/31/2026   |   Inventor(s): Sara Babapour
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Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools
Tentacle (Case No. 2025-9AH)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Surgery have developed an auto-drying surgical sponge with an integrated suction device tailored for minimally invasive procedures. Background: Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has become the preferred standard for a wide range of medical procedures, driven by its benefits of reduced patient trauma,...
Published: 5/11/2026   |   Updated: 12/8/2025   |   Inventor(s): Bryan Burt
Keywords(s): Biomedical Engineering, endometriosis excision, General Surgery, Gynecologic Surgery, Hysterectomy, Laparoscopy, Medical Device, Medical Guideline, Medical Imaging, Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS), Nephrectomy, prostatectomy, cystoscopy, Neurosurgery/Spine, ovarian cyst removal, Robotic Surgery, robotic surgery application, Robotics, robotics control, Smart medical device, Surgery, Surgical Instrument, Surgical Suture , surgical tool, Surgical Tools, Thoracoscopy, urologic procedures, Urologic Surgery, Urology
Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools
The Zip Suture (Case No. 2024-129)
Intro Sentence: UCLA researchers from the Department of Surgery have developed a novel knotless suturing technique that functions similarly to a surgical-grade zip tie, offering a potentially transformative approach to wound closure. Background: Suturing remains a critical component of surgical wound closure across nearly all procedures, from open...
Published: 1/6/2026   |   Updated: 10/1/2025   |   Inventor(s): Bryan Burt
Keywords(s): endoscopic endonasal surgery, image-guided surgery, internal suture lines, Neurosurgery, radiosurgery, robot-assisted surgery, Surgery, Surgical Suture , suturable biomaterial, suture line reinforcement, transplant surgery
Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials
Balloon Catheter for Thermal Ablation Protection (Case No. 2024-210)
Summary UCLA researchers have developed a novel planar balloon catheter that reliably separates and protects organs during thermal ablation procedures. By creating a sheet-like thermal barrier, the device mitigates unintended injury to nearby healthy tissues—particularly the stomach and bowel—thereby enabling safer and more effective treatment...
Published: 4/3/2026   |   Updated: 9/26/2025   |   Inventor(s): David Lu
Keywords(s): catheter, Catheterization, Swan-Ganz catheter
Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Therapeutics > Oncology, Therapeutics > Renal, Therapeutics
Composite Bone Regenerative Material (UCLA Case No. 2025-048)
Contact UCLA Technology Development Group to learn more. Related publications (by the inventors only): Resorbable Poly-(D,L)-Lactide Anchorage of Nanoparticulate Mineralized Collagen Materials Maximizes In Vivo Skull Regeneration Meiwand Bedar, Xiaoyan Ren, Wei Chen, Youngnam Kang, Shahrzad Moghadam, Kelly X. Huang, Kaavian Shariati, Brendan A.C....
Published: 6/12/2026   |   Updated: 9/17/2025   |   Inventor(s): Justine Lee, Brendan Harley
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Category(s): Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Therapeutics > Musculoskeletal Disease, Therapeutics > Orthopaedics
Inorganic Ion Eluting Nanoparticulate Mineralized Collagen Glycosaminoglycan Materials (UCLA Case No. 2023-140)
UCLA researchers from the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine have developed an innovative inorganic ion-eluting nanoparticulate mineralized collagen glycosaminoglycan (MC-GAG) material designed for advanced tissue regeneration, particularly bone repair. INNOVATION: UCLA researchers led by Professor...
Published: 9/18/2025   |   Updated: 9/12/2025   |   Inventor(s): Justine Lee
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Category(s): Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Therapeutics > Musculoskeletal Disease, Therapeutics > Orthopaedics
INSPIROMARK (Case No. 2025-293)
Summary: UCLA researchers have developed InspiroMark, a standardized, implantable imaging marker designed to enhance the efficiency, reliability and ease of grafted vessel localization following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Background: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery is a common procedure used to restore blood flow to the heart....
Published: 2/9/2026   |   Updated: 8/20/2025   |   Inventor(s): Sneha Shaha, Michael Malig, Sukhneet Dhillon
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Category(s): Diagnostic Markers, Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Cardiac, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > CT, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > MRI, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > X-Ray, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > Fluorescence, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Therapeutics > Cardiovascular, Therapeutics > Radiology, Therapeutics > Transplant
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