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Modular Hip Distractor
Project ID: TECH-2023-10 Background Hip arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgical technique involving the insertion of specialized instruments through small incisions into the hip joint. This approach is commonly employed to address various hip-related issues including femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), labral tears, and the extraction of loose...
Published: 5/21/2024   |   Inventor(s): Sophia Soehnlen, Italia Fernandez, Benjamin Bisesi, Avik Mukherjee, David Sohn, Yogesh Kumaran
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Category(s): Medical Device, Spine
Bioactive Fusion Device
Project ID: D2013-82 Background Over 650,000 spine surgeries are performed annually in the United States, with the majority being decompressive laminectomies for spinal stenosis. Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal housing the spinal cord. It is generally caused by arthritis in the vertebral column and/or bulging of the intervertebral...
Published: 6/18/2024   |   Inventor(s): Vijay Goel, Anand Agarwal, David Dick
Keywords(s): Bioactive, Fusion, Intervertebral discs, Laminectomy, Slippage, Stenosis
Category(s): Spine, Medical Device
Thermoresponsive Injectable Microparticles-Gel Composites with Low Dose of Recombinant BMP-9 and VEGF for Bone Repair
Project ID: D2019-30 Background: With an estimated 6.3 million bone related injuries in the US, the cost for treating has skyrocketed. While autograft methods are associated with morbidity and pain along with high resorption rate, allograft methods are prone to a high risk of disease transmission and immunogenic rejection. Thus, there is an increasing...
Published: 5/9/2024   |   Inventor(s): Ambalangodage Champa Jayasuriya, Bipin Gaihre
Keywords(s): Allograft, Autograft, Biomaterials, BMP-9, Bone Regeneration, Bone Repair, Microparticle Gel, Orthopedic, VEGF
Category(s): Long Bone/Joint Repair, Spine, Medical Device
Biodegradable Magnesium/Rare Earth Alloys for Biomedical Implants
Project ID: D2013-63Invention Description and Novelty: Unique biodegradable alloys suitable for biomedical implant applications provide increased strength and ductility. Value proposition: · Biodegradable alloys with improved processability; · Significantly stronger than biodegradable calcium phosphate ceramics or biopolymers;...
Published: 8/14/2024   |   Inventor(s): Sarit Bhaduri, Huan Zhou
Keywords(s): Alloy, Implant, Orthopaedic, Rare Earth
Category(s): Coatings, Materials, Spine, Medical Device
Stabilized Spinal Fixation Hook
Project ID: D2013-70 Invention Description and Novelty: Spinal hook achieves greater reliability for implantation, stabilization and poly-axial head movement, as well as reducing anatomical mismatch with the lamina, transverse process and pedicle before being locked by a rod and fastener. Value proposition: · Hook is shaped to engage multiple...
Published: 6/18/2024   |   Inventor(s): Anand Agarwal, Vijay Goel, John D'onofrio, Nathaniel Dubois, Jared Pack, David Taylor
Keywords(s): Fixation, Hook, Orthopaedic, Spine
Category(s): Spine, Medical Device