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Systems and Methods for Treating a Sacroiliac Joint
Advantages:
Surgical Precision: Targets the ilial wall, preserving sacral cortex integrity, and reducing the risk of implant subsidence into the sacrum.
Adaptable Kits: Varied implant sizes and guide tube with asymmetrical tangs ensure precise implantation tailored to diverse dorsal recess anatomies.
Multifunctional Design: Fusion-compatible...
Published: 12/7/2023
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Inventor(s): Thomas Freeman, Thomas Hoghaug
Keywords(s): Surgical Tools
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical > Surgery
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Machine Learning Refinement of Mortality Prediction in High-Risk Cardiac Surgery
Advantages:
By incorporating machine learning algorithms and the LIME approach, this research aims to refine the existing risk prediction models used in high-risk cardiac surgery.
The use of refined risk prediction models can assist surgeons in operative decision-making. By providing a clearer understanding of the potential outcomes and risks...
Published: 7/26/2023
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Inventor(s): Abhinav Harish
Keywords(s): Cardiological Diseases Treatment, Datasets, Healthcare Training and Patient Evaluation and Software, Machine Learning
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical > Surgery, Technology Classifications > Computer Science > Computers Software & Information Technology, Technology Classifications > Computer Science > Algorithms, Technology Classifications > Computer Science > Datasets
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Novel Composition for Photochemical Tissue Bonding
Competitive Advantages
Biocompatible and cheap
Minimal wound inflammation and a lower rate of infection
Decreased pain and recovery time
Summary
Suturing is a standard procedure for closing wounds. Alternative suture‑less methods for wound closure reduce wound inflammation and allow patients to experience less pain when undergoing the reconnecting...
Published: 1/8/2025
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Inventor(s): Nurettin SAHINER, Manoj Ram, Ramesh Ayyala
Keywords(s): Medical Dressing, Wound and Tissue Healing
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical > Therapeutics, Technology Classifications > Medical > Surgery
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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
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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
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A Software Model for Mapping Negative Epilepsy Network in Brain
Competitive Advantages
A non-invasive method that improves the chances of the cure of epilepsy
Increases the efficacy of surgery by generating a negatively correlated epilepsy model which represents a protective anti-seizure network to be preserved in the surgery
This software algorithm needs readily available on the desk equipment to produce the...
Published: 1/6/2025
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Inventor(s): Elliot Neal, Fernando Vale
Keywords(s): Neuroscience, Surgery, Surgical Tools
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Computer Science > Algorithms, Technology Classifications > Medical > Medical Diagnostics, Technology Classifications > Medical > Medical Imaging, Technology Classifications > Medical > Neuroscience, Technology Classifications > Medical > Surgery
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Novel PEG Tube to Allow of Optimized Gastric Sumping
Competitive Advantages
Continuous stomach suction without occlusion of the tube
Reduces the need to monitor the tube frequently
Still allows the use of the tube for feeding procedures
Summary
USF inventors have developed novel geometric modifications to the PEG tube that improves suctioning and helps prevent occlusion. Instead of the current...
Published: 8/26/2023
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Inventor(s): Justin Daggett
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Medical > Surgery
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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
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Inventor(s): Jessica Ching, Jonathan Ford, Summer Decker
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Medical > Surgery
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Design of a Minimally Invasive Laparoscopic Tissue Removal Device: “Morceshaver” (Tissue Morcellator)
Competitive Advantages
Cutting and transporting tissue in an all in one design
Reducing surgical fatigue
Reducing surgery time
Summary
USF inventors have successfully designed a safe, ergonomic, and time efficient laparoscopic tissue removal device for use during traditional and complex hysterectomy surgeries. An advantage is its all-in-one...
Published: 8/27/2023
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Inventor(s): Adam Lytle, Charles Drake III, Daniel Kamsler, Erik Esinhart, Mario Simoes, Yasin Junaideen, Stuart Hart
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical, Technology Classifications > Medical > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Medical > Surgery
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Translational Manipulation Polyaxial Screw Head and Adaptation Sphere Saddle
USF inventors have developed a more efficient osteosurgical screw. This novel monoaxial/polyaxial screw design contains a new “saddle” component with a modified rod rocker and screw head for intraoperative manipulation of the screw in the sagittal direction. This innovative design represents the first surgical screw that has 3 degrees of...
Published: 8/25/2023
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Inventor(s): Thomas Freeman, Wesley Johnson
Keywords(s): Medical Devices, Surgery
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Medical > Surgery, Technology Classifications > Medical
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Realistic Model of the Interior Architecture of the Heart
Competitive Advantages
Reduces surgical training time
Accurate, realistic model of the heart
Uses raw material that resembles or feels like a heart
Summary
Our inventors have devised a technology that features accurate, realistic models of the human heart. The process generally entails acquiring, constructing, and combining a set...
Published: 9/11/2023
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Inventor(s): Anna Pyayt, Bharat Pathakjee, Howard Kaplan, Kumar Chittam, Krishanu Das
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical > Medical Imaging, Technology Classifications > Medical > Surgery, Technology Classifications > Medical
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