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A System for Detecting Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Failure (Case No. 2023-057)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the David Geffen School of Medicine and Department of Neurosurgery have created a novel ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure detection system that can alert patients and healthcare providers to prevent life-threatening emergencies. Background: Each year, an estimated 30,000 ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts are surgically...

Published: 12/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Geoffrey Colby, David Zarrin

Keywords(s): catheter, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), CSF disorders, early alert system, elevated intracranial pressure, extraventricular drain, hydrocephalus, intracranial hypertension, intracranial pressure, neurological disorders, ventricular system, ventriculoperitoneal, ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure

Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Platforms, Platforms > Diagnostic Platform Technologies, Electrical, Electrical > Sensors, Electrical > Instrumentation

2022-276 A Self-Powered Bioelectronic Stent Sensor for Postoperative Blood Flow Rate Monitoring

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Bioengineering have developed a miniaturized bioelectronic stent sensor that provides continuous, real-time, and reliable hemodynamic monitoring. Background: Diseases caused by arterial atherosclerosis are the leading cause of death and disability in the United States, affecting over 4.6 million...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Jun Chen, Geoffrey Colby, Guorui Chen

Keywords(s): Atherosclerosis, Biomaterial 3D Printing, Biomedical Engineering, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Rate , Medical Device, Medical Devices and Materials, Medical Physics , Nanotechnology, Sensors, Smart medical device, Stent, wearable medical device

Category(s): Mechanical, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Medical Devices, Electrical > Mems

2020-839 Endovascular Transvascular (Transmural) Neuromodulation Technique

SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Neurosurgery have developed an endovascular method to deliver pharmaceutical agents with various physical properties (e.g. liquids, gels, solids) across the wall of a vessel directly to the nervous system tissue. BACKGROUND: Portions of the nervous system, such as the autonomic ganglia and associated...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Geoffrey Colby, Michael Dacey, Jeffrey Ardell

Keywords(s): Cardiovascular, Neurology, Neuromodulation, Neuron, Neurostimulation, Neurosurgery, Peripheral Vascular Disease

Category(s): Medical Devices > Neural Stimulation, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools