Digital Sutures for Recording Muscle Electrical Activity
Application
Sutures fabricated with an array of small electrical sensors that can be implanted into muscle areas of interest to record and monitor electrical activity.
Key Benefits
Improved recording resolution compared to conventional medical techniques.
Ease of adoption as suturing is a common surgical technique.
Flexible and compliant with...
Published: 5/4/2023
Contributor(s): Samuel Sober, Bryce Chung, Muhannad Bakir, Muneeb Zia
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Small Molecule TrkB Agonist to Prevent Blindness from Eye Injuries
Application
Small molecule HIOC derivatives as a therapeutic for preventing vision loss in traumatic eye injuries.
Key Benefits
Reduces blindness in a model of traumatic optical injury.
May be administered systemically and penetrates tissues in and adjacent to the brain.
This treatment method has potential for indications outside of retinal injury.
Market...
Published: 5/4/2023
Contributor(s): Frank Mcdonald, Paul Iuvone, Christopher Walker
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Wound Care Booklet for Patient Use
ApplicationBooklet/card to help patients with low literacy care for wounds and track wound healing.Key BenefitsAvailable in English and Spanish.Includes pictures for patients with low literacy and low health literacy.Built in ruler and record space helps patients track wound size for easy reporting to clinician.Market SummaryWound care management is...
Published: 7/29/2022
Contributor(s): Georgette Cox
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E-Trip: Emory Treatment Resistance Interview for PTSD
Application
An interview score system to quantify the level of treatment resistance in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Key Benefits
Enables quantification of the degree of treatment resistance.
Delivers a comprehensive assessment of prior PTSD treatments.
Provides a standard measurement for the level of treatment resistance.
Market...
Published: 4/17/2023
Contributor(s): Boadie Dunlop, barbara Rothbaum
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Progesterone to Treat Traumatic Brain Injury
Application
The use of progesterone to treat patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) via a tapered administration protocol.
Key Benefits
Early administration of progesterone reduces cerebral edema and neural loss, and improves behavioral recovery from traumatic brain injury (TBI) in pre-clinical animal models.
Tapered progesterone withdrawal...
Published: 8/5/2022
Contributor(s): Donald Stein, Stuart Wayne Hoffman, Arthur Kellermann, David Wright, Douglas Lowery-North, Sarah Cutler
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Methods for the Treatment of a Traumatic Central Nervous System Injury
ApplicationUse of progesterone for the treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI).Key BenefitsProgesterone has a demonstrated therapeutic benefit to TBI patients including reduced mortality, and a potential to reduce secondary injury and enhance functional recovery. These compounds are inexpensive, safe for administration to both man and women, and have...
Published: 4/5/2023
Contributor(s): Donald Stein, Arthur Kellermann, David Wright, Stuart Wayne Hoffman, Douglas Lowery-North
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Hyperventilation-preventing Valve for Bag-Valve-Mask Resuscitators
Application
Rate-controlling valve for Bag-Valve-Mask (BVM) resuscitators to prevent hyperventilation during manual resuscitation.
Key Benefits
The device utilizes a novel valve mechanism to regulate the reinflation rate of BVM resuscitators, and therefore prevents hyperventilation.
The user-friendly device is compatible with current airway management...
Published: 4/5/2023
Contributor(s): Arthur Kellermann, Jeremy Ackerman
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