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Assistive Device to Aid in Identification and Use of Medications (UCLA Case No. 2022-213)

Summary: Researchers in the UCLA Stein Eye Institute have developed a medication assistive device to aid in distinguishing medication bottles and administering medications on the correct schedules for patients, especially those with visual impairment. Background: Many ophthalmic conditions are treated with eye drop medications. These treatments...

Published: 10/17/2023 | Inventor(s): Edmund Tsui, Jie Deng, Holly Huang, Jeffrey Li, Hyeongtaek Nam, Brian Wu

Keywords(s): 3D Printing, Hospital Systems And Devices, Medical Devices and Materials, Monitoring And Recording Systems, Ophthalmology, Therapeutics & Vaccines

Category(s): Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Therapeutics > Ophthalmology

2022-153: In Vivo Biomarkers of Human Limbal Stem Cell Function

SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Ophthalmology have identified novel in vivo biomarkers of limbal stem cell function to accurately diagnose and stage limbal stem cell deficiency. BACKGROUND: The cornea, which is the main part of the eye that is responsible for the production of clear vision, is protected from microbes and fluids by the...

Published: 9/5/2023 | Inventor(s): Sophie Deng

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Category(s): Diagnostic Markers, Therapeutics > Ophthalmology

A Novel Device to Produce Autologous Serum Eye Drops at the Point of Care (Case No. 2021-198)

SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Stein and Doheny Eye Institutes have designed a device that can produce autologous serum eye drops at the point-of-care, greatly reducing the cost and complexity of the production process. BACKGROUND: Ocular surface diseases afflict hundreds of millions of people per year worldwide. Autologous serum eye drops benefit...

Published: 9/29/2023 | Inventor(s): Justin Karlin

Keywords(s): Human Serum Albumin, Medical Devices and Materials, Targeted Therapy, Therapeutics & Vaccines

Category(s): Life Science Research Tools > Lab Equipment, Therapeutics > Ophthalmology

2020-483 Device for Mobilizing Cortical Material at Lens Equator during Cataract Surgery

SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Ophthalmology and Mechanical Engineering have developed an instrument for the complete removal of cortical material during cataract surgery, including material along the lens equator.BACKGROUNDCataract surgery consists of removing, to the greatest extent possible, the cataract from the capsular bag within...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Jean-Pierre Hubschman, Matthew Gerber, Tsu-Chin Tsao, Jacob Rosen

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Category(s): Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Therapeutics > Ophthalmology

2021-038 RAVIR: A Dataset and Methodology for Semantic Segmentation and Quantitative Analysis of Retinal Arteries and Veins in Infrared Reflectance Imaging

SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Computer Science have developed a method for the semantic segmentation and quantitative analysis of retinal arteries and veins via infrared reflectance retinal imaging (RAVIR).BACKGROUNDRetinal vasculature analysis can be used to help diagnose neurodegenerative disorders and monitor systemic diseases such...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Demetri Terzopoulos, Steven Schwartz, Hamid Hosseini, Ali Hatamizadeh

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Category(s): Life Science Research Tools > Microscopy And Imaging, Software & Algorithms > Image Processing, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Diagnostic Markers, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Therapeutics > Ophthalmology, Optics & Photonics

2019-995 Mobile Device Application for Bluetooth Beacon Sensors to Monitor Magnification Device Usage

SUMMARY:UCLA researchers in the Department of Ophthalmology have developed a small Bluetooth low energy beacon sensor to monitor low vision patient use of visual assist devices in real-time. BACKGROUND:Rehabilitation for low vision patients includes the use of visual assisting devices such as magnifiers. One in five patients, however, abandon their...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Ava Bittner

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Category(s): Software & Algorithms > Digital Health, Electrical > Sensors, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Therapeutics > Ophthalmology, Electrical > Wireless

2019-853 A Method to Measure Perceptual Thresholds

SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Psychology have developed a method to accurately measure a patient’s perceptual (visual, auditory, etc.) threshold unaffected by patient response bias. BACKGROUNDThere are more than 200,000 cases of glaucoma in the US every year. Computerized threshold perimetry is the gold standard for visual field...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Zili Liu

Keywords(s): Diagnostic Markers & Platforms, Diagnostic Platform Technologies (E.G. Microfluidics), Ophthalmology

Category(s): Platforms > Diagnostic Platform Technologies, Therapeutics > Ophthalmology

2016-99L Sonification-Facilitated Cognitive Training System to Enhance Visual Learning and Memory

SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Psychology have developed a new cognitive training tool to enhance visual learning and memory using sound.BACKGROUNDTypical sensory substitution devices such as those that convert visual scenes into auditory scenes (i.e. soundscapes), can be utilized to help blind people see objects using sound (i.e. human...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Ladan Shams, Andrew Frane, Arit Glicksohn, Brandon Barakat

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Category(s): Medical Devices, Therapeutics > Ophthalmology

Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes for the Treatment of Corneal Scarring (UCLA Case No. 2017-838)

UCLA researchers in the Department of Ophthalmology have developed a novel method to heal corneal scarring using exosomes from immortalized corneal stem cells.BACKGROUNDCorneal stromal scarring is the leading cause of corneal blindness, the second most common type of blindness globally. The current options to restore vision are corneal transplantation...

Published: 2/14/2024 | Inventor(s): Sophie Deng, James Funderburgh

Keywords(s): iPS/stem cells, Life Science Research Tools, Medical Devices and Materials, Ophthalmology

Category(s): Life Science Research Tools, Medical Devices, Therapeutics > Ophthalmology, Therapeutics > Stem Cells And Regenerative Medicine > Ips Stem Cells

2014-959 Wireless Implantable System to Restore Memory

Wireless Implantable System To Restore MemorySUMMARYUCLA researchers have developed a wireless implantable deep brain stimulation system to restore memory in individuals with traumatic brain injury.BACKGROUNDPatients with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) represent a large and under-addressed population, with 1.7 million new cases in the US annually. Though...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Itzhak Fried, Dejan Markovic, Nanthia Suthana

Keywords(s): Cns, Life Science Research Tools, Medical Devices and Materials, Ophthalmology

Category(s): Life Science Research Tools, Medical Devices, Therapeutics > CNS and Neurology, Therapeutics > Ophthalmology

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