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Advantages: 3D-printed swab comprising a shaft and a plurality of protrusions, that can be manufactured at high capacity with low potential for contamination. 3D-printed swabs can be manufactured with various tip shapes and stem lengths to help optimize sample collections from different targeted locations. 3D printing allows tip diameters...

Published: 7/30/2024 | Inventor(s): Summer Decker, Jonathan Ford, Michael Teng, Kami Kim, Todd Hazelton, John Sinnott, Todd Goldstein

Keywords(s): Medical Devices, Medical Diagnostics

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical > Medical Diagnostics, Technology Classifications > Medical > Medical Devices

Intra-Cardiac Pulsatile Ventricular Assist Device

Competitive Advantages Implanted via catheter and transapical techniques, both minimally invasive and safely established surgical methods. Includes multiple indentations to leave room for papillary muscles to function properly. Lower risk of complications such as GI bleeding and hemolysis compared to current solutions. Summary Our researchers...

Published: 2/23/2024 | Inventor(s): Fadi Matar, Jonathan Ford, Summer Decker

Keywords(s): Cardiovascular Diseases, Medical Devices, Surgical Tools

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Medical

Customizable 3D-Printed Surgical Simulator for Craniofacial Procedures

Competitive Advantages Help increase surgical competence thus better surgical outcome Simulator provides disease/patient specific prototype Ability to help surgeons perform high risk operation with adequate practice Summary Healthcare simulation is an advancing field that has been shown to be a superior educational modality. Craniofacial...

Published: 9/6/2023 | Inventor(s): Stephen Rottgers, Summer Decker, Jonathan Ford

Keywords(s): 3D Printing, Healthcare Training and Patient Evaluation and Software, Surgery

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical > Surgery

Custom Reduction Splint for Edentulous and Partially Edentulous Patients

Competitive Advantages Applicable to mandibular and maxillary fractures Minimizes operative time and morbidity Patient specific Cost effective Summary USF inventors have developed a novel device for edentulous and partially edentulous patients, of both the adult and pediatric age groups. The device assists in reduction of the mandibular and...

Published: 8/26/2023 | Inventor(s): Jessica Ching, Jonathan Ford, Summer Decker

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Medical > Surgery

Reversible Crimp Device for ACL Reconstruction Surgery

Competitive Advantages Lower cost of surgery Reversible fixation Reduce the complexity of the surgery Summary While these anchoring devices are viable, they have several drawbacks such as cost, difficulty in passing the device through the bone and deploying in the desired location, loosening of the device and eventually the graft...

Published: 8/26/2023 | Inventor(s): Charli Regel, Jonathan Ford, Mahmoud Dweik, Summer Decker, William Lee III, Charles Nofsinger

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Medical > Surgery, Technology Classifications > Medical

Osteoconductive and Osteoinductive Bone Implant

Competitive Advantages Resorbable, malleable scaffold allows customization and intraoperative adjustments. The implant promotes osteoinduction and osteoconduction, resorbs completely, and eliminates future removal. Enhances the implant with bone grafts or morphogenic proteins providing a tailored, patient-specific approach. Summary Bone...

Published: 8/16/2024 | Inventor(s): Jessica Ching, Jonathan Ford, Summer Decker

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Medical > Surgery, Technology Classifications > Medical

3D Printed Inner Ventricular Membrane for Cardiac Stroke Volume Simulation

Competitive Advantages Realistic simulation of a human heart Pulsatile flow pump with simulated systole and diastole 3D printed inner membrane Hydrodynamic driver for inflow & outflow Summary We have developed a 3D printed inner ventricular membrane model of the heart that is capable of a realistic depiction of the ventricular...

Published: 9/8/2022 | Inventor(s): Fadi Matar, Jonathan Ford, Summer Decker

Keywords(s): 3D Printing, Cardiovascular Diseases, Medical Diagnostics

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical, Technology Classifications > Medical > Medical Devices