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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: 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
Machine Learning to Predict Physiological Age Using Features Extracted From Arterial Blood Pressure (ABP) Waveforms (Case No. 2025-264)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Anesthesiology have introduced a novel machine learning model that accurately predicts physiological aging by analyzing features extracted from patients’ arterial blood pressure (ABP) waveforms. This approach enables efficient, data-driven assessment of biological aging in clinical settings to facilitate...
Published: 12/5/2025   |   Inventor(s): Maxime Cannesson, Ravi Pal
Keywords(s): Aging, Anesthesiology, biomedical sensors, clinical care methodology, clinical decision support, clinical outcome, Clinical tool, Computer-Aided Diagnosis, consumer health products, Digital Health, digital health system, Fatigue (Medical) , Health and fitness, health risk assessment, Machine Learning, machine learning modeling, Medical Device, Medical diagnostics, Monitoring (Medicine), personalized medicine, Preventive Medicine, public health monitoring, Smart medical device, Structural health monitoring, Telemedicine
Category(s): Diagnostic Markers, Diagnostic Markers > Aging, Life Science Research Tools, Medical Devices
Mechanical Cutaneous Nerve Stimulation for Reducing Epileptic Seizures and Perceived Pain (Case No. 2016-686-3)
Summary: UCLA researchers have developed a novel, non-invasive pain management device that uses mechanical vibrations to activate cutaneous sensory fibers, reducing epileptic seizures, masking pain perception and alleviating associated symptoms. Background: Unexpected death due to epilepsy is a pressing concern, with an estimated incidence of 1.2...
Published: 7/29/2025   |   Inventor(s): Ronald Harper, Eberhardt Sauerland, Christopher Degiorgio
Keywords(s): low-power device, Medical Device, Medical Devices and Materials, minimally invasive device, Neuropathology, Neurostimulation, non-invasive, Pain Treatment, sample-to-answer devices, Semiconductor Device, Smart medical device, Stroke, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, Vibration monitoring, Vibration sensing, wearable medical device, wearable medical devices
Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Medical Devices > Neural Stimulation, Medical Devices > Hospital Systems, Therapeutics, Therapeutics > CNS and Neurology
Needle Clamp With Rolling Sphere (Case No. 2024-211)
Summary: UCLA researchers from the Department of Radiology have developed a novel needle-holding clamp for use during minimally invasive procedures. Background: Minimally invasive procedures are now widely used for diagnosing and treating subcutaneous and deep tissue targets. These procedures use percutaneous needle insertions rather than large incisions...
Published: 6/25/2025   |   Inventor(s): David Lu
Keywords(s): femtech medical device, Invasiveness Of Surgical Procedures, Medical Device, medical device cardiac monitoring, Medical Device Poly(Methyl Methacrylate), Medical Devices and Materials, Microneedle array, minimally invasive device, minimally invasive procedures, needle guidance, needle holder, noninvasive, non-invasive, non-invasive drug monitoring, non-invasive imaging, non-invasive monitoring, Smart medical device, tissue targeting accuracy, wearable medical device, wearable medical devices
Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools
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: 2/14/2025   |   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: 2/14/2025   |   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: 12/5/2025   |   Inventor(s): Maxime Cannesson, Ravi Pal, Akos Rudas, Jeffrey Chiang, Sungsoo 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: 6/4/2025   |   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
Implanted Digital Prosthesis (Case No. 2022-298)
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: 3/13/2025   |   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
A Self-Powered Bioelectronic Stent Sensor for Postoperative Blood Flow Rate Monitoring (UCLA Case No. 2022-276)
­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: 7/17/2025   |   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
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