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Bimanual Neuroendoscopic Robot for Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery
Bimanual Neuroendoscopic Robot for Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery
Background
Over 380,000 intracranial neurosurgical procedures are performed annually in the United States to treat brain tumors, trauma, epilepsy, hydrocephalus, and vascular lesions. The invasiveness of open microsurgery, used for the majority of cases, damages healthy brain...
Published: 12/5/2025
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Updated: 8/5/2024
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Inventor(s): Pierre Dupont, Karl Price
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Disease Area > Neurology, Technology Classifications > Disease Area > Surgery, Technology Classifications > Invention Type > Medical Devices
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Pediatric Airway Stent to Treat Tracheobronchomalacia
Pediatric Airway Stent to Treat Tracheobronchomalacia
Background
Tracheobronchomalacia (TBM) is a congenital defect of the central airways that has been identified in up to 15% of infants and 30% of young children undergoing bronchoscopic examination for respiratory distress. The condition can arise due to intrinsic weaknesses in the trachea...
Published: 6/26/2025
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Updated: 1/19/2024
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Inventor(s): Pierre Dupont, Aditya Kaza, Karl Price, Zhanyue Zhao, Junhyoung Ha
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Disease Area > Pulmonary, Technology Classifications > Invention Type > Medical Devices > Instruments
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Instrument for Beating-heart Mitral Valve Chordal Replacement to Treat Prolapse
Instrument for Beating-heart Mitral Valve Chordal Replacement to Treat Prolapse
A novel optically-guided device that significantly enhances the convenience and accuracy of neochordae placement
Background
Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) affects 2-3% of the population. In MVP, one or more of the chordae tendineae, which support the leaflets during systole,...
Published: 7/22/2025
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Updated: 3/6/2023
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Inventor(s): Pierre Dupont, Karl Price, Gustavo Arnal
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Invention Type, Technology Classifications > Invention Type > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Invention Type > Medical Devices > Instruments, Technology Classifications > Disease Area, Technology Classifications > Disease Area > Cardiology, Technology Classifications > Disease Area > Surgery
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