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Hover Prone- A Patient Proning Device
HoverProne-A Patient Proning Device
A novel device that significantly facilitates patient proning, especially for intubated patients
Background
In many clinical settings, a patient must remain immobile for extended periods of time. This may delay patient recovery or lead to additional complications. For example, in many pulmonary diseases such as...
Published: 3/27/2026
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Updated: 12/27/2024
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Inventor(s): Farokh Demehri, Heung Kim, Brianna Slatnick, Robert Crum, Steven Fishman, Kyle Wu, Alexander Yang
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Disease Area > Surgery, Technology Classifications > Invention Type > Medical Devices
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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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Simulation manikin to facilitate teaching of examination for undescended testicles in male infants
Simulation manikin to facilitate teaching of examination for undescended testicles in male infants
Background
Undescended testicles, also called cryptorchidism, is a condition in which at least one of the testicles fails to descend into the scrotum before birth. Due to the warmer temperatures inside of the abdominal cavity, this can impair the development...
Published: 3/24/2026
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Updated: 5/23/2024
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Inventor(s): Caleb Nelson, Eric Bortnick, Andrea Balthazar, Michael Silver
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Disease Area > Surgery, Technology Classifications > Invention Type > Educational/Training Materials
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Unilateral Cleft Lip Malformation Surgical Repair Trainer
Unilateral Cleft Lip Malformation Surgical Repair Trainer
Background
Cleft lip and cleft palate are birth defects that occur when a baby’s lip or mouth do not form properly during pregnancy. About 10 in 10,000 infants per year are born with cleft lip with or without cleft palate in the United States. Cleft lip repair is a specialized and...
Published: 3/20/2026
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Updated: 2/14/2024
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Inventor(s): Carolyn Rogers-Vizena, Michael Silver, Lindsey Minahan, Stephen Wilson, Jill Zalieckas, Belinda Dickie, Gregory Loan
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Disease Area > Surgery, Technology Classifications > Invention Type > Educational/Training Materials
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Anorectal Malformations Surgical Repair Trainer
Anorectal Malformations Surgical Repair Trainer
Background
Anorectal malformations are birth defects in which the anus and rectum (the lower end of the digestive tract) fail to properly develop. They occur in an estimated 1 in 4,000 newborns and can range from mild to complex. Up to one third of babies who have genetic syndromes, chromosomal abnormalities...
Published: 3/20/2026
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Updated: 2/13/2024
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Inventor(s): Belinda Dickie, Michael Silver, Stephen Wilson, Gregory Loan
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Disease Area > Surgery, Technology Classifications > Invention Type > Educational/Training Materials
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Aptamer as drug delivery vehicle for Site-1 Sodium Channel Blocking agents.
Aptamer as drug delivery vehicle for Site-1 Sodium Channel Blocking agents
Background
Aptamers are small, short, single-stranded molecules of DNA or RNA or peptides. They act like chemical “keys” that can find and attach to specific “locks” on certain molecules. This biological mechanism is called antibody-antigen interaction;...
Published: 3/30/2026
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Updated: 1/17/2024
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Inventor(s): Daniel Kohane, Dali Wang, Christopher Weldon, Xiangang Huang
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Disease Area > Surgery, Technology Classifications > Invention Type > Therapeutics > Drug Delivery
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Pinnate Assembly of Artificial Chordae for Heart Valve Cleft Repair
Pinnate Assembly of Artificial Chordae for Heart Valve Cleft Repair
A surgical implant based on artificial chordae, that can effectively close cleft cardiac valves
Background
Aortic valve cleft is a rare disease that can be degenerative, congenital, or age-related. It may be present with or without other heart defects and can lead to serious aortic...
Published: 6/26/2025
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Updated: 5/5/2023
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Inventor(s): Pedro del Nido, Peter Hammer, Mossab Saeed, David Hoganson, Sitaram Emani, Christopher Baird
Keywords(s): Cardiology, Cardiovascular, Surgery
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Invention Type, Technology Classifications > Invention Type > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Disease Area, Technology Classifications > Disease Area > Rare Diseases, Technology Classifications > Disease Area > Cardiology, Technology Classifications > Disease Area > Surgery
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Cardioscope for Beating-heart Intracardiac Procedures
Optically Guided Surgical Devices
Novel cardioscopy imaging device for intracardiac interventions that meets several needs left unmet by current models
Background
Cardioscopy, using light to image the inside of the blood-filled heart, requires an optically clear path between the imaging device and the tissue since visible light cannot penetrate through...
Published: 7/22/2025
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Updated: 4/18/2023
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Inventor(s): Pierre Dupont, Pedro del Nido, Asghar Ataollahi, Sunil Manjila, Margherita Mencattelli
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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 > Surgery
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Device and Methods to Approximate Papillary Muscles for Cardiac Valve Repair and Ventricular Remodeling
Device and Methods to Approximate Papillary Muscles for Cardiac Valve Repair and Ventricular Remodeling
Devices and methods for approximating the papillary muscles in mitral and tricuspid valves
Background
The papillary muscles are attached to the mitral and tricuspid valves and prevent the prolapse of the valve leaflet. Outward dislocation of these...
Published: 6/26/2025
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Updated: 3/7/2023
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Inventor(s): Pedro del Nido, Eoin O'Cearbhaill, Haruo Yamauchi, Nikolay Vasilyev, Maria Nunes-Pereira
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Invention Type, Technology Classifications > Invention Type > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Disease Area, Technology Classifications > Disease Area > Surgery, Technology Classifications > Disease Area > Cardiology
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Coaptation Mapping Technology for Heart Valve Assessment
Coaptation Mapping Technology for Heart Valve Assessment
A device that can be used to assess the valve operation intra-operatively while the heart is open
Background
Approximately 60,000 heart valve repair operations are performed annually in the US. Typically, the surgeon determines the valve defect and the required repair using preoperative echocardiography....
Published: 6/26/2025
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Updated: 3/6/2023
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Inventor(s): David Hoganson, Peter Hammer
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Disease Area, Technology Classifications > Disease Area > Surgery, Technology Classifications > Disease Area > Cardiology, Technology Classifications > Invention Type, Technology Classifications > Invention Type > Medical Devices
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