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A Novel Device for Minimally Invasive Tubal Sterilization for Women (Case No. 2023-262)
Summary: UCLA researchers from the Department of Radiological Sciences have developed a novel device for minimally invasive tubal sterilization, improving upon existing contraception methods. Background: Tubal sterilization is commonly used as a method of permanent female contraception, as approximately 700,000 American women undergo this procedure...
Published: 9/11/2024   |   Inventor(s): Jessica Stewart
Keywords(s): Abortion, Birth control, contraception, family planning, FemTech, Fertility, non-invasive birth control, permanent contraception, planned parenthood, Smart medical device, Sterilization, Tubal Sterilization, wearable medical device, wearable medical devices
Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > FemTech
Surgical Mesh Permanent Implant (Case No. 2023-109)
Summary: UCLA Researchers in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have developed a bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) that exhibits promising biocompatibility and mechanical properties that can be used as a long-term treatment for medical conditions requiring surgical mesh devices. Background: Surgical mesh devices are medical devices used to...
Published: 8/23/2024   |   Inventor(s): Paul Weiss, Melina Mastrodimos, Maryam Badv
Keywords(s): Biologic Medical Product, Biomedical Engineering, biomedical implantation, Implant (Medicine), Medical Device, Medical Devices and Materials, Orthopedics and Prosthetics (O & P), Prosthesis, Prosthetics, Smart medical device, Surgical Instrument, surgical mesh, Surgical Tools, wearable medical device
Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Therapeutics, Therapeutics > Gastroenterology, Therapeutics > Urology, Therapeutics > Transplant
Detection of Dicrotic Notch in Arterial Pressure and Photoplethysmography Signals Using Iterative Envelope Mean Filter (Case No. 2024-034)
Summary: UCLA Researchers in the Department of Anesthesiology have developed an iterative envelope mean (IEM) method for the detection of specific features in arterial pressure monitoring applications. Background: The cardiac cycle consists of the distinct systolic and diastolic phases. The transition from the contracted, systolic phase to the...
Published: 9/17/2024   |   Inventor(s): Maxime Cannesson, Ravi Pal, Akos Rudas, Jeffrey Chiang, Sungsoo (Danny) Kim
Keywords(s): arrhythmia, arterial blood pressure (ABP), cardiac cycle, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiac failure, Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging, cardiometabolic disease, cardiopulmonary illness, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Disease Nephropathy, cardiovascular modeling, cardiovascular prediction, cardiovascular therapeutic solution, diastolic, diastolic phase peak, dicrotic notch, feature extraction tool, iterative envelope method (IEM), Medical Device, medical device cardiac monitoring, Medical Device Poly(Methyl Methacrylate), Medical Devices and Materials, non-invasive cardiac monitoring, photoplethysmography (PPG), Smart medical device, systolic, tachycardia, wearable medical device, wearable medical devices
Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Platforms, Platforms > Diagnostic Platform Technologies, Software & Algorithms, Diagnostic Markers > Targets And Assays, Diagnostic Markers
Functionalized Materials for Surgical Closure Device (Case No. 2022-270)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Urology have developed a synthetic functionalized adhesive material that can be utilized for various purposes including wound closure. Background: Synthetic materials and adhesive polymers such as poly (glycerol sebacate) or PGS are often used in tissue engineering and medical devices. Such materials...
Published: 9/11/2024   |   Inventor(s): Renea Sturm, George Aninwene
Keywords(s): adhesive material, Biomaterial, Composite Material, Composite Materials, Functional Materials, internal suture lines, luminal repairs, Materials, Medical Device, Medical Devices and Materials, Smart medical device, suture line reinforcement, Urology, wearable medical device, Wound closure, Wound Healing
Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Membranes, Chemical, Chemical > Polymers
2022-298 Implanted Digital Prosthesis
Summary: UCLA Researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a novel finger prosthetic attachment mechanism and skin-transfer procedure that allows for better prosthetic motion and functionality while allowing the user to feel “natural” sensations. Background: Limb amputations typically cause a loss...
Published: 7/15/2024   |   Inventor(s): Tyler Clites, Gracia Lai, Kodi Azari, Lauren Wessel
Keywords(s): Biosensor, Medical Device, Medical Devices and Materials, Musculoskeletal Disease, Orthopedics and Prosthetics (O & P), Prosthesis, Prosthetics, Sensors, Sensory System, Smart medical device, wearable medical device
Category(s): Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Mechanical, Mechanical > Robotics, Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Neural Stimulation, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Therapeutics, Therapeutics > Musculoskeletal Disease, Medical Devices > Prosthetics
2022-276 A Self-Powered Bioelectronic Stent Sensor for Postoperative Blood Flow Rate Monitoring
­Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Bioengineering have developed a miniaturized bioelectronic stent sensor that provides continuous, real-time, and reliable hemodynamic monitoring. Background: Diseases caused by arterial atherosclerosis are the leading cause of death and disability in the United States, affecting over 4.6 million...
Published: 9/11/2024   |   Inventor(s): Jun Chen, Geoffrey Colby, Guorui Chen
Keywords(s): Atherosclerosis, Biomaterial 3D Printing, Biomedical Engineering, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Rate , Medical Device, Medical Devices and Materials, Medical Physics , Nanotechnology, Sensors, Smart medical device, Stent, wearable medical device
Category(s): Mechanical, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Medical Devices, Electrical > Mems
2022-223 A Bioanalytics-Enabled and Hollow Microneedle-Based Wearable Technology for Personalized Medicine
­Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a minimally-invasive wearable device that continuously monitors pharmaceutical concentrations in a user to optimize the drug’s dosage. Background: The annual cost of medication-related morbidity and mortality due to non-optimized pharmacotherapy...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Sam Emaminejad, Shuyu Lin
Keywords(s): Adverse Drug Reaction, Antibody-Drug Conjugate, Antiviral Drug, Biomonitoring, Blood Glucose Monitoring, Drug, Drug Carrier, Drug Delivery, Drug Delivery Microporous Material, Drug Development, Drug Development Feature Extraction, Drug Discovery, Drug monitoring, Drug Resistance, Drug-Eluting Stent, Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Fine-Needle Aspiration, Gene Combination Drug, Immunosuppressive Drug, interstitial fluid (ISF)-based information, Investigatioal New Drug, Management Of HIV/AIDS Psychoactive Drug, medical automation technology, Medical Device, Medical Devices and Materials, medication customization, medication efficacy, Microneedle array, minimally invasive device, Monitoring (Medicine), Monitoring And Recording Systems, Multiple Drug Resistance, Mutation Drug Design, Nanosensor, Nanostructure, Nanotechnology, non-invasive drug monitoring, personalized dose assessment, Pharmaceutical Drug, Pharmaceutical Drug Ethylene Glycol, Pharmaceutical Drug Opioid Dependence, Prescription Drug, real-time sensing/monitoring/tracking, remote monitoring, sample-to-answer devices, Smart medical device, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, wearable medical device
Category(s): Mechanical, Mechanical > Sensors, Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Platforms > Drug Delivery, Software & Algorithms > Bioinformatics, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Electrical > Sensors, Materials > Nanotechnology