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Knotless Suture Device to Cinch and Release Purse String Sutures

Unmet NeedNearly 750,000 patients in the United States per year require hemodialysis. In order to achieve hemostasis after percutaneous hemodialysis interventions, purse string sutures are routinely utilized. A purse string suture is sewn with a particular pattern so that the beginning and end of the suture strand lie close together. Days or weeks after...

Published: 3/13/2025 | Inventor(s): Andrew Schulick, Devika Singh

Keywords(s): Disease Indication, Interventional and Surgical Systems, Surgical Instruments, Suture Insertion/Removal, Traumatic Injury

Category(s): Clinical and Disease Specializations, Clinical and Disease Specializations > Traumatic Injury, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Surgical, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices

Clam Shell Guide Wire Introducer

The current invention, a clamshell wire introducer (the clamshell), addresses the deficiencies of currently available introducers. The device is similar in shape to standard wire introducers, but is split along the ventral surface of the long axis. The device is then used in the same manner as any other wire introducer. After wire insertion, the device...

Published: 3/13/2025 | Inventor(s): Andrew Schulick, Devika Singh

Keywords(s): Disease Indication, Interventional and Surgical Systems, Surgical Instruments, Suture Insertion/Removal, Traumatic Injury

ACL Reconstruction Surgery Tool

Unmet NeedFor successful anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, accurate placement of the femoral tunnel is crucial for successful surgery. The torn ligament has to be removed so that the surgeon can see the original ligament attachment sites on the bone, known as the footprints. At these footprints, tunnels are then drilled into the femur...

Published: 3/13/2025 | Inventor(s): Mohit Singhala, Matthew Lerner, Polly Ma, Andrew Jann, Rachel An, Bashir Zikria

Keywords(s): ACL, Disease Indication, Interventional and Surgical Systems, Surgical Instruments, Surgical Tubing, Traumatic Injury

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Surgical, Clinical and Disease Specializations > Surgery

Intraoperative Fragment Tracking for Periacetabular Osteotomy

Intraoperative Fragment Tracking for Periacetabular OsteotomyJHU REF: [11816]Invention Novelty: The current invention is an intraoprative surgical imaging and modeling method to assist in periacetabular osteotomy (hip dysplasia) surgeries. Value Proposition: Hip dysplasia is a medical condition that is characterized by a misalignment of the hip joint....

Published: 3/13/2025 | Inventor(s): Mehran Armand, Robert Armiger, Ryan Murphy, Jyri Lepisto, Simon Mears

Keywords(s): Disease Indication, Hip Fracture, Image Processing Software, Imaging and Sensing Systems, In Vivo Medical Imaging, Traumatic Injury

Category(s): Clinical and Disease Specializations, Technology Classifications > Computers, Electronics & Software > Image Processing & Analysis, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Imaging, Technology Classifications > Computers, Electronics & Software, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices, Clinical and Disease Specializations > Traumatic Injury, Clinical and Disease Specializations > Traumatic Injury > Hip Fracture

SARM1 Inhibition or Deletion as Experimental Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurodegenerative Disease

Unmet NeedTraumatic brain injury (TBI) is regarded as one of the major causes of death and disability in the United States, contributing to 30% of all injury-related deaths. Over 150 people die daily from consequences of a TBI and those that survive often face difficulties and disabilities that can last for the duration of their lives. TBIs range in...

Published: 3/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Vassilis Koliatsos, Nikolaos Ziogas, Athanasios Alexandris, Jiwon Ryu

Keywords(s): CNS and Neurological Disorders, Disease Indication, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Target, Therapeutic Matter, Therapeutics, Traumatic Injury

Category(s): Clinical and Disease Specializations > Neurology > Neurodegeneration, Technology Classifications > Therapeutic Modalities > Targets, Clinical and Disease Specializations > Traumatic Injury

The Physicians Hand

Unmet Need486,000 Americans seek treatment for moderate-to-severe burns each year in the United States. The size of a burn is a major factor in predicting survival and determines the precise volume of intravenous fluids required to resuscitate patients in the immediate time period of burn treatment. The current standard of care uses hand-held charts,...

Published: 3/13/2025 | Inventor(s): Harry Goldberg, Stephen Milner

Keywords(s): Clinical Diagnostics, Diagnostic Tool, Disease Indication, Screening Questionnaire, Traumatic Injury

Category(s): Clinical and Disease Specializations, Clinical and Disease Specializations > Traumatic Injury, Technology Classifications > Computers, Electronics & Software > Precision Medicine Tools, Technology Classifications > Diagnostics, Technology Classifications > Computers, Electronics & Software

Therapeutic Treatment or Prevention of Heterotopic Ossification

Unmet Need Heterotopic ossification (HO) is the process of bone formation outside of the skeleton in areas such as soft tissue surrounding the joint. When this occurs, patients experience a high increase in pain and limited range of motion in their joint. HO can be caused by trauma to the hip or leg and even when patients have experienced traumatic...

Published: 3/13/2025 | Inventor(s): Xu Cao

Keywords(s): Disease Indication, Single, Skeletal Disorders, Targeted Therapy, Therapeutic Matter, Therapeutics, Therapy Type, Traumatic Injury

Category(s): Clinical and Disease Specializations, Clinical and Disease Specializations > Musculoskeletal, Clinical and Disease Specializations > Traumatic Injury, Technology Classifications > Therapeutic Modalities > Targets, Technology Classifications > Therapeutic Modalities

Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Shunt, Double-balloon Catheter for Occlusion as a Surgical Tool

C12497: Readily Adjustable Dual-Balloon Catheter for Cardiovascular SurgeryNovelty: This technology implements an adjustable dual-balloon system within an intravascular catheter to allow finer control and better fit for a variety of blood vessel dimensions.Value Proposition: Current balloon catheters for the Inferior Vena Cava (IVC), the major vein...

Published: 3/13/2025 | Inventor(s): Brian Bernier, Calvin Chang, James Black, David Efron

Keywords(s): Cardiovascular Diseases, Catheters, Disease Indication, Inferior Vena Cava Trauma, Interventional and Surgical Systems, Surgical Instruments, Surgical Tubing, Traumatic Injury

Category(s): Clinical and Disease Specializations, Clinical and Disease Specializations > Traumatic Injury > Inferior Vena Cava Trauma, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Surgical, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices, Clinical and Disease Specializations > Traumatic Injury, Clinical and Disease Specializations > Cardiovascular