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Aerosol Control in Adenotonsillectomy Surgery Adenotonsillectomy, a common surgical procedure performed on over 500,000 patients annually, faces a critical problem. Surgical aerosols produced by electrocautery used during surgery risk OR personnel to exposures of both toxic ultrafine particles and infectious vectors like SARS-CoV-2. Unfortunately, existing...

Published: 9/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Brian Herrmann, Norman Friedman, Steven Lammers

Disease Areas Surgery

Category(s): Medical Devices

Device & Method for Monitoring Motor Responsiveness During Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)

Background on CU5474H Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is commonly used for the treatment of movement disorders, such as Parkinson’s Disease. As part of awake DBS implantation surgery, neural activity is recorded from brain structures to aid in targeting specific anatomic regions. Features of the recorded neural activity (i.e. firing rate, waveform)...

Published: 6/7/2023 | Inventor(s): John Thompson, Anand Tekriwal

Disease Areas Neurology, Surgery

Category(s): Medical Devices

Crimper to prepare stent for transcatheter insertion

Problem: Coronary angioplasty and stent implantation is one of the more commonly performed cardiac procedures. In the US alone, there were almost 2 million coronary stents implanted in 2021. During these procedures, successful implantation is reliant on securely crimping the stent around the balloon catheter for the appropriate vessel size while minimizing...

Published: 6/7/2023 | Inventor(s): Nicholas Jacobson, Gareth Morgan, Jenny Zablah, Robert Elliott

Disease Areas Surgery

Category(s): Medical Devices

Medical Fabric with Integrated Shape Memory Polymer (Hernia Patch Improvement)

A research team led by Robin Shandas has developed a novel surgical mesh with automatic unrolling and tissue conforming functionalities that may reduce overall operating time and the likelihood of surgical complications in laparoscopic repair of hernias. By integrating a Shape Memory Polymer (SMP) into commercially available polyester surgical meshes,...

Published: 6/7/2023 | Inventor(s): Robin Shandas, Michael Zimkowski

Disease Areas Surgery

Category(s): Medical Devices

Subdural and Intraparenchymal Hematoma Evacuation System

A team of mechanical engineers at the University of Colorado, led by neurosurgeons Dr. Zach Folzenlogen and Dr. Joshua Seinfeld, have developed a novel cranial port and drainage kit for use in the treatment of Intracerebral hemorrhage and other pathologies including intraventricular hemorrhage, cerebral abscess, and subdural hemorrhage. This platform...

Published: 2/28/2023 | Inventor(s): Zach Folzenlogen, Joshua Seinfeld, Hao Yuan, Gilang Manurung, Adam Jung, Joshua Buehler, Talia Cioth, Joshua Dwernychuk, Nico Andresen

Disease Areas Neurology, Surgery

Category(s): Medical Devices

Neurosurgical trainer for minimally invasive (endoscopic) brain surgery

Minimally invasive neuroendoscopic procedures are increasingly used for brain tumor, brain cancer, and traumatic brain injuries. There is, however, an unmet need for a specialized training simulator for neurosurgeons for endoscopic skills. A research group led by Dr. Jenifer Wagner at University of Colorado recently developed a novel surgical simulator...

Published: 11/29/2023 | Inventor(s): Jennifer Wagner, David Ormond

Disease Areas Neurology, Oncology, Surgery

Category(s): Copyright and Educational Material

VasaFast- rapid arterial access device

Hemorrhage is responsible for 40% of civilian trauma mortality and 80% of combat mortality. Obtaining central-vessel access is very challenging even in a normotensive patient. Hypovolemia, vasoconstriction and anatomic distortion in severe trauma make this task even more complicated. Trauma victims die from uncontrolled hemorrhage due to the lack of...

Published: 5/26/2023 | Inventor(s): Juan-Pablo Idrovo

Disease Areas Emergency Medicine, Surgery

Category(s): Medical Devices