Noninvasive Rapid Radiation Exposure Assay
TS-068290 — The Need
Radiation exposure poses significant health risks, including cancer and other illnesses, making it crucial for clinicians to accurately measure and assess the extent of radiation exposure. Existing methods often require invasive procedures and may not detect exposure at lower dose ranges.
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- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Schultz, Zachary; Jacob, Naduparambil; Morder, Courtney; Witte, Spencer
- Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana
Neonatal Blood Vessel Locator for Vascular Access Procedures
TS-067796 — A handheld device for identifying preterm blood vessels in neonatal ICU.
Over 300,000 preterm births in the United States occur annually, representing 10.5% of all live births. Most preterm births occur spontaneously, but some result from medical conditions like infections or pregnancy complications requiring early labor induction or cesarean delivery. Common causes of p…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Metzler, Sandra; Bresolin, Alejandro; Crawford, Mackenzie; Fernandes, Siddharth; Hardin, Rene; Patel, Aarti; Richards, Hannah; Trainor, Dylan
- Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan
Automated Endotracheal Intubation
TS-062900 — This cutting-edge technology redefines the intubation process by guiding the endotracheal tube into the airway with exceptional precision.
The Need
Intubation is a critical medical procedure used to assist patients with breathing difficulties, executed through the insertion of an endotracheal tube (ET) into the windpipe. With over 313 million annual intubation procedures worldwide, ensuring first-pass success and minimizing complicati…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Ruegsegger, Mark; Elsayed-Awad, Hamdy; Hopping, Ethan; Lopez Vogler, Christian; Miles, Tim; Peiffer, Jordan
- Licensing Officer: Bhatti, Hamid
Methods for quantifying the biomechanical attributes of the cornea and the anterior sclera
TS-062497 — The Need:
The field of ophthalmology requires advanced diagnostic tools to effectively diagnose, prevent, and treat various eye conditions. While ultrasound imaging is well-known in fields like pregnancy check-ups and vascular imaging, its potential in ophthalmology remains largely untapped. There …
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Liu, Jun; Kwok, Sunny
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
ANTENNA-IMPREGNATED FABRICS FOR RECUMBENT HEIGHT MEASUREMENT
TS-062493 —
Children whose heights or growth rates fall outside of the normal range can be identified as having short stature (less than the 3rd percentile) or tall stature (above the 97th percentile) or as having abnormal growth velocity. Serial height measurements over time are key to identifying these patt…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Kiourti, Asimina; Militello, Lisa
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Novel Ergonomic Scalpel Handle
TS-051663 — Alleviate and prevent occupational stresses using this novel scalpel design.
A highly unfortunate outcome of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic is the over 400,000 American deaths that have unexpectedly overloaded medical autopsy services across the United States. With this heightened need for autopsy services previously unseen occupational hazards relating to repetitive motion…
- College: College of Medicine (COM)
- Inventors: Sachire, Jennifer
- Licensing Officer: Schworer, Adam