Pressure-Calibrated Pneumatic Otoscope for Assessing Ear Function
Improves the Accuracy of Diagnostic Utility
This pressure-calibrated pneumatic otoscope introduces a pressure sensing device to determine if adequate pressure is achieved in the ear canal, improving the pneumatic otoscope’s diagnostic utility. Hearing disorders are a widespread health concern, affecting millions of individuals worldwide. Otitis...
Published: 8/7/2025
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Inventor(s): Patrick Antonelli, William Reschly
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Equipment
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Heath Hitch, Endotracheal Tube Holder for Quick and Secure Intubation in Emergency Airway Situations
The ‘Heath Hitch’ Uses a Pre-Formed Clove-Hitch to Make Secure Intubation Easy to Use and Adjust
This endotracheal tube holding device, the Heath Hitch, enables tight and secure intubation for multiple difficult airway circumstances. Imagine critical situations in which you’ve inserted a tube, but blood, sweat, vomit, thick beards,...
Published: 5/12/2025
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Inventor(s): Alan Schmidt
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Equipment, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Others
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Electroencephalography (EEG) Artifact-Removing Algorithm
Uses Reference Noise Recordings to Isolate and Remove EEG-Corrupting Artifacts in Real-Time
This algorithm isolates and removes artifacts from electroencephalography (EEG) recordings in real-time, enabling the acquisition of clean data signals. EEG hardware is an essential tool for detecting brain waves in real-world mobile environments with high temporal...
Published: 9/3/2024
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Inventor(s): Ryan Downey
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Equipment, Technology Classifications > Human Health Care > Diagnostics
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Hemostatic Clamp for Suture-Free Removal of Unwanted Tissues, Such as Skin Tags or Foreskins
Fuses Tissues Prior to Their Surgically Precise Removal
This hemostatic clamp enables the suture-free removal of unwanted tissues. Unwanted tissues include foreskin from the human penis, skin tags, auricular (ear) tags, and postaxial type-B polydactyly. Polydactyly is the congenital presence of additional digits (fingers or toes) at birth and is a...
Published: 7/11/2024
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Inventor(s): Juan Roig, Carlos Hondal
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Equipment
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Bottom-Up Tissue Regeneration Scaffold That Rebuilds Tissue Where It Is Needed
Supports Layered Cell Regrowth, Tissue Repair, Fluid Perfusion and Wound Healing to Replace Injured Bone, Muscle and Skin TissuesThis tissue regeneration platform facilitates the layered regrowth of cells to heal traumatic wounds and other injuries by growing bone, muscle, and skin tissues right where they are needed. Regenerative medicine, in which...
Published: 6/27/2021
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Inventor(s): Adam Katz
Keywords(s): Angiogenesis, diffusion, Engineering, microfluidics, regeneration, stem cells, Tissue, Tissue Engineering
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering, Technology Classifications > Human Health Care, Technology Classifications > Human Health Care > Therapeutics, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices
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Bioaerosol Sampler for Real-time Airborne Virus Detection
Samples and Analyzes Bioaerosols to Detect Viral Nanoparticles in Potentially Contaminated Locations This integrated bioaerosol sampling and detection system enlarges airborne biological nanoparticles to enable accurate, on-site detection of airborne viruses in real time. Many of the diseases that affect human or animal populations and agricultural...
Published: 6/27/2021
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Inventor(s): Chang-Yu Wu, Hugh Fan, Alexandros Theodore, John Lednicky, Nima Afshar Mohajer, Maohua Pan, Xiao Jiang
Keywords(s): aerosol sampler, Microfluidic Devices, Viral Detection, Viral Diseases
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Materials, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Mechanical, Technology Classifications > Environmental > Air, Technology Classifications > Human Health Care > Diagnostics, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Equipment, Technology Classifications > Research Tools > Diagnostics
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Computer-Guided Orthodontic Tools for Optimal and Efficient Placement of Braces
Positioning Device and Tracking Sensors Make Orthodontic Bracket Placement Precise, Efficient, and More Comfortable for Patients This computer-guided bracket positioning device and indexing tool employs tracking sensors for more precise, efficient, and effective orthodontic bracket placement. In the United States alone, more than 4 million people wear...
Published: 6/27/2021
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Inventor(s): Samsun Lampotang, David Lizdas, Nikolaus Gravenstein, Calogero Dolce
Keywords(s): bracket, fiducial, Magnetic Nanoparticle, orthodontic
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Human Health Care > Diagnostics, Technology Classifications > Human Health Care > Drug Delivery, Technology Classifications > Human Health Care > Therapeutics, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Consumable, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Equipment
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Electrospun Magnetic Nanofibrous Membrane for Active Tissue Scaffolding
Nanofibrous Membrane Mechanically Activates In Vitro Cell Culture and Stem Cell DifferentiationThis electrospun nanofibrous tissue scaffolding system with magnetic nanoparticles embedded in the nanofibers can be used to actively stimulate cell culture or cell differentiation in vitro. A major problem in human healthcare is tissue and organ failure and...
Published: 6/27/2021
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Inventor(s): Yong Yoon, Sheng-Po Fang
Keywords(s): active tissue scaffold, Electrospinning, Magnetic particle embedded, mechano-active, nanofibrous membrane
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Others
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Noninvasive System to Monitor Feeding-Intolerant Preterm Infants
Multimodal, Portable Device Systematically Predicts Feeding Readiness and Reduces Complications from Enteral Feeding of NewbornsThis noninvasive device combines three technologies – an electrogastrogram (EGG), near infra-red sensors (NIRS), and a biopac skin microphone to observe intestinal acoustics – to determine a preterm infant’s...
Published: 8/10/2021
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Keywords(s): feeding readiness, Instrumentation-Measurements, Neonate
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering, Technology Classifications > Human Health Care, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Software
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Magnetic Nanoparticles and Microneedle Tip That Collect Biomarkers for Safe, Early-Stage Arthritis Diagnosis and Monitoring
Allows for Early Intervention, Which Can Delay Osteoarthritis ProgressionThese magnetic nanoparticles and specialized magnetic microneedle tips safely collect biomarkers that indicate early-stage osteoarthritis in knees, hips and other joints. Osteoarthritis affects 12.1 percent of American adults - nearly 27 million people, costing the nation an estimated...
Published: 6/27/2021
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Inventor(s): David Arnold, Jon Dobson, Elena Yarmola, Zachary Kaufman, Kyle Allen
Keywords(s): inflammatory mediators, Interferon gamma, interleukin-1, interleukin-6, Magnetic Nanoparticle, prostaglandin E, tumor necrosis factor
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Human Health Care > Diagnostics, Technology Classifications > Human Health Care > Therapeutics, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices
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