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Hybrid Prosthetic Vacuum Pumps for Lower Limb Amputees
NU 2011-089B Primary InventorsStefania Fatone*Matthew Major*Ryan CaldwellAndrew HansenShort DescriptionUnique prosthetic solutions that include multiple designs of hybrid (mechanical and electrical) vacuum pumpsBackgroundThere are approximately 700,000 amputations annually, generating a $1Bn prosthetics market. The current market includes either mechanical...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Biomedical, Devices, Medical device, Prosthesis/Rehabilitation
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
Adaptable Ankle-Foot Prosthesis
NU 2006-132B InventorsDudley ChildressAndrew Hansen*Steven GardBrian RuheRyan WilliamsShort DescriptionsProsthetic and Orthotic Ankle-Foot Device, adaptable to changing grades & heel heightsAbstractNorthwestern researchers have designed several prototypes that significantly improve upon currently available passive ankle-foot prostheses. Their invention...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Devices, Health IT, Medical device, Prosthesis/Rehabilitation
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
Myoelectric Computer Interface (MCI) for Rehabilitation of Neurologic Disorders
NU 2013-011 InventorsMarc Slutzky* Eric Lindberg Zachary Wright Short DescriptionA myoelectric computer interface to help impaired movement by reducing co-activation of muscles that do not normal activate togetherAbstractNorthwestern researchers have developed a myoelectric computer interface (MCI) that uniquely targets the co-activation of different...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Devices, Health IT, Medical device, Prosthesis/Rehabilitation
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
Bi-Modal Ankle-Foot Systems for Standing and Walking
NU 2008-114Short DescriptionA bi-modal prosthetic foot AbstractThe Bi-Modal Prosthetic Foot presents a flat foot during standing and a flexible foot during walking. It can assume a stable position during standing and a biomimetic "rollover shape" during walking. The Bi-Modal Prosthetic Foot achieves this via a locking mechanism in the ankle...
Published: 7/31/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Devices, Health IT, Medical device, Prosthesis/Rehabilitation
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
Thermal-Activated Penile Prosthesis Using a Shape-Memory Biomaterial
NU 2011-111Inventors Brian LeAlberto ColomboDavid DunandKevin McVaryAbstractNorthwestern engineers and doctors have developed a heat-activated penile prosthesis to treat erectile dysfunction. It has one component that is surgically implanted in the corpora cavernosa of the penis. The penis goes from a flaccid state to an erect disposition with the application...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Biomedical, Devices, Health IT, Materials, Medical device, Prosthesis/Rehabilitation
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
Method and System for Percutaneous Access, Hemostasis and Closure of the Left Ventricular Apex
NU 2008-047Inventors Patrick McCarthy* Usha Periyanayagam Swami Gnanashanmugam Leah Ralph Ingrid Lin Christopher Lubeck Short DescriptionSurgical method for transapical placement of new valve prosthesisAbstract Northwestern researchers have developed an improved method and system for transapical placement of new valve prosthesis. This technology not...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Cardiology and Cardiovascular disease, Devices, Health IT, Medical device, Prosthesis/Rehabilitation
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT, Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT > Cardiovascular