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Surgical Apparatus for Cutting Tissue
Title: Single surgical instrument uses unique design for cutting membranes covering tissue.Current State of the Art: There are several surgical procedures that require the cutting and re-positioning of a membrane in order to access the underlying tissues. These include but are not limited to the dura mater of the brain and spinal cord. To perform these...
Published: 9/18/2020   |   Updated: 8/13/2019   |   Inventor(s): Cargill Alleyne
Keywords(s): Spinal, Surgery, Tissue
Category(s): Medical Devices
Novel agents and methods for treating neurodegenerative disorders
Project ID: D2013-69 Midi-GAGR has several desired properties (neurotrophic, anti-oxidant, non-cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory, and BBB-permeable) for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. Such materials have been shown to cross the blood-brain barrier, reduce the degeneration of cortical, peripheral, and dopaminergic nerve cells under pathogenic...
Published: 4/15/2026   |   Updated: 6/17/2015   |   Inventor(s): Joshua Park, Dong Shik Kim, Kenneth Hensley
Keywords(s): ALS, Alzheimer’s disease, Blood-brain Barrier, Brain Trauma, Neuritogenesis, Neurodegenerative, Neuroprotective, Spinal, Spinal Cord Injury
Category(s): Neuroscience