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Intrastromal Lamellar Keratoprosthesis (Artificial Cornea) (Case No. 2025-177)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Ophthalmology have developed an intrastromal artificial cornea implant designed to enhance biointegration and effectively restore vision. Background: Corneal opacities are among the top five causes of blindness worldwide. For patients who are not candidates for conventional corneal transplantation, keratoprosthesis...

Published: 6/16/2025 | Inventor(s): Seyed Reza Ghaffari Dehkharghani, Anthony Aldave

Keywords(s): Biologic Medical Product, Biomedical Engineering, biomedical implantation, biomedical sensors, diseases of the eye, eye disease, eye motion, eye movement disorders, Eye Surgery, eye tracking, Glaucoma, macular corneal dystrophy, Macular Degeneration, Medical Device, Medical Imaging Eyepiece, on-eyelid sensor, Ophthalmic antibiotics, Ophthalmology, Other Polymers, Polymers, Prosthetics, Transplant, Transplant Rejection, transplant surgery

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

A Dual-Mode Coil-Reuse Data Acquisition System for Miniaturized Wirelessly Powered Biopotential Sensing Nodes (Case No. 2024-173)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a dual-mode, batteryless coil-reuse system for biosensing devices that enables efficient wireless power transfer and long-range data transmission in a compact form. Background: A vast majority of wearable and implantable medical devices require two wireless...

Published: 5/8/2025 | Inventor(s): Aydin Babakhani, Hamid Jafarisharemi

Keywords(s): Antennas/Wireless, battery-less, battery-less IoT, Bioelectromagnetics, bioelectronics, Bioinformatics, bioinformatics pipeline, Biomedical Engineering, biomedical implantation, biomedical sensors, Biomonitoring, Biosensor, Cardiac failure, coil design, Data Acquisition, Data Analytics, Electrical stimulation, electrochemical sensors, implantable sensors, low-power architecture, low-power device, medical device cardiac monitoring, Medical Devices and Materials, node architecture, non-invasive cardiac monitoring, radiofrequency (RF) coil, radiofrequency signaling, Rechargeable Battery, self-powered wireless sensor solutions, Sensor, Sensors, Smart Antenna, soft electrical circuits, wearable, wearable electronics, wearable medical device, wearable medical devices, wearable sensors

Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Flexible Electronics, Electrical > Sensors, Electrical > Wireless, Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems

Surgical Mesh Permanent Implant (Case No. 2023-109)

Summary: UCLA Researchers in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have developed a bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) that exhibits promising biocompatibility and mechanical properties that can be used as a long-term treatment for medical conditions requiring surgical mesh devices. Background: Surgical mesh devices are medical devices used to...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Paul Weiss, Melina Mastrodimos, Maryam Badv

Keywords(s): Biologic Medical Product, Biomedical Engineering, biomedical implantation, Implant (Medicine), Medical Device, Medical Devices and Materials, Orthopedics and Prosthetics (O & P), Prosthesis, Prosthetics, Smart medical device, Surgical Instrument, surgical mesh, Surgical Tools, wearable medical device

Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Therapeutics, Therapeutics > Gastroenterology, Therapeutics > Urology, Therapeutics > Transplant

A Uniform AI Framework for Automated Detection of Disease-Related Risk Factors in 3D Medical Imaging Data

Summary: UCLA researchers from the Departments of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Ophthalmology, Computational Medicine, and Computer Science have developed a novel uniform framework to diagnose disease-related risk factors in any volumetric medical imaging data. Background: Automated diagnosis of medical imaging is undoubtedly important...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Oren Avram, Eran Halperin, Berkin Durmus, Nadav Rakocz, Jeffrey Chiang, Srinivas Sadda

Keywords(s): Advanced Computing / AI, AI algorithms, Artifical Intelligence (Machine Learning, Data Mining), Artificial Intelligence, Biomarker, Biomedical Engineering, Computer-Aided Design, Deep Learning, Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Medical Imaging

Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Digital Health, Software & Algorithms > Image Processing, Software & Algorithms > Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging

Multiwell Plate-Based Flow Culture for Improving the Quality of 3D Tissues (Case No. 2022-067)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a simple, innovative method for growing 3D cell cultures with improved organoid differentiation and reduced hypoxia-induced cell death. TITLE: Multiwell Plate-Based Flow Culture for Improving the Quality of 3D Tissues Background: 3D tissue culture,...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Neil Lin, Marie Payne

Keywords(s): 3D Printing, Biofilm, Biomaterial 3D Printing, Biomedical Engineering, Cancer, cancer detection, Cancer Immunotherapy, Cell and tissue culture, Cell Culture, Cellular agriculture, Cultured meat, iPS/stem cells, Laminar flow, Microwell plates, organogenesis, Organoids, Personalized Pharmacotherapy, Pharmaceutical testing, Stem Cells / Regenerative Medicine, Tissue (Biology), tissue detection, Tissue Engineering, Tissue sedimentation

Category(s): Life Science Research Tools > Lab Equipment, Life Science Research Tools, Diagnostic Markers, Diagnostic Markers > Targets And Assays, Therapeutics, Therapeutics > Oncology

A Self-Powered Bioelectronic Stent Sensor for Postoperative Blood Flow Rate Monitoring (UCLA Case No. 2022-276)

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: 4/29/2025 | 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

2020-870 MULTIVARIATE BIOMIMETIC BIOMATERIAL ARRAYS FOR PRECISION MEDICINE AND SCREENING APPLICATIONS

UCLA researchers in the Department of Bioengineering have developed a novel combinational library of biomimetic hydrogels that aids in the more advanced screening for precision medicine.BACKGROUND Drug screening utilizing advanced 3D cell culture is rapidly growing in the biotech industry for its more accurate representation of human physiology...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Stephanie Seidlits, Jesse Liang, Alireza Sohrabi

Keywords(s): Biomedical Engineering, Drug Development Feature Extraction, Polymer, Tissue Engineering

Category(s): Life Science Research Tools > Screening Libraries, Diagnostic Markers > Targets And Assays