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Control of Periprosthetic Joint Infections (Case No. 2021-334)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery have developed a non-invasive method to disrupt biofilms on orthopaedic implants and decrease the overall rate of infections. Background: Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains a serious complication in hip and knee arthroplasty, with skyrocketing revision rates across all orthopaedic...
Published: 2/14/2025   |   Inventor(s): Fabrizio Billi, Beth Lazazzera
Keywords(s): Biofilm, Cell Growth, electromagnetic, Infection, Nanoparticle, Orthopaedics, Orthopedics and Prosthetics (O & P), Osteo, Prosthetics
Category(s): Medical Devices > Prosthetics, Chemical > Coatings, Adhesives & Inks, Diagnostic Markers > Immunology, Materials > Membranes, Medical Devices > Coatings, Therapeutics > Orthopaedics
Preventing Skeletal Aging and Osteoporosis (UCLA Case No. 2020-753)
UCLA Researchers in the Department of Dentistry have discovered that a novel drug combination results in a synergistic therapeutic effect for osteoporosis treatment. BACKGROUND: It is estimated that 10 million men and women in the U.S. suffer from osteoporosis; a metabolic bone disease that is characterized by low bone density and deterioration...
Published: 7/17/2025   |   Inventor(s): Cun Yu Wang
Keywords(s): Osteo, Osteoporosis
Category(s): Therapeutics > Musculoskeletal Disease
Nanoparticulate Mineralized Collagen Glycosaminoglycan Scaffold with an Anti-Resorption Factor (UCLA Cases 2018-585, 2021-364)
SUMMARY Researchers in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and the Institute of Genomic Biology at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign (UIUC) have developed novel methods to incorporate anti-resorption factor into nanoparticulate mineralized collagen glycosaminoglycan scaffold to maximize...
Published: 9/10/2025   |   Inventor(s): Justine Lee, Brendan Harley, Timothy Miller, Xiaoyan Ren
Keywords(s): bone health, Medical Devices and Materials, Osteo, Surgical Tools
Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools