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Synchronized Biventricular Heart Pacing Using Wirelessly Powered Leadless Pacemakers (Cases 2019-237 & 2020-401)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the department of electrical and computer engineering have developed a device for synchronized biventricular pacing. Background: Many patients with impaired cardiac function suffer from ventricular desynchrony, a condition that involves a lack of synchronization between the contractions of the left and right ventricles...

Published: 9/19/2024 | Inventor(s): Aydin Babakhani, Hongming Lyu, Medhi Razavi, Mathews John, Allison Post

Keywords(s): acute myocardial infarction, cardiac cycle, Cardiac failure, cardiometabolic disease, cardiopulmonary illness, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular Disease, cardiovascular diseases, cardiovascular modeling, cardiovascular monitoring, cardiovascular prediction, cardiovascular therapeutic solution, medical device cardiac monitoring, non-invasive cardiac monitoring, tachycardia

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

Deep Learning-Enhanced Paper-Based Vertical Flow Assay for High-Sensitivity Troponin Detection Using Nanoparticle Amplification (Case No. 2024-179)

Summary: UCLA researchers from the Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Bioengineering have developed a novel assay for point-of-care testing for acute myocardial infarction. Background: Cardiovascular diseases are responsible for a substantial number of deaths and economic burdens. Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is an event...

Published: 11/13/2024 | Inventor(s): Aydogan Ozcan, Gyeo-Re Han, Artem Goncharov, Hyou-Arm Joung, Dino Di Carlo

Keywords(s): acute myocardial infarction, Assay, Bioassay, biological assays, cardiometabolic disease, cardiopulmonary illness, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Disease Nephropathy, cardiovascular diseases, cardiovascular modeling, cardiovascular prediction, cardiovascular therapeutic solution, deep-learning analysis algorithms, Flow Device, heart disease mitigation, high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I, Immunoassay, Laminar flow, nanoparticle amplification chemistry, point-of-care testing, Targets And Assays, vertical flow assay

Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Platforms, Platforms > Diagnostic Platform Technologies, Diagnostic Markers, Diagnostic Markers > Targets And Assays

Detection of Dicrotic Notch in Arterial Pressure and Photoplethysmography Signals Using Iterative Envelope Mean Filter (Case No. 2024-034)

Summary: UCLA Researchers in the Department of Anesthesiology have developed an iterative envelope mean (IEM) method for the detection of specific features in arterial pressure monitoring applications. Background: The cardiac cycle consists of the distinct systolic and diastolic phases. The transition from the contracted, systolic phase to the...

Published: 10/24/2024 | Inventor(s): Maxime Cannesson, Ravi Pal, Akos Rudas, Jeffrey Chiang, Sungsoo (Danny) Kim

Keywords(s): arrhythmia, arterial blood pressure (ABP), cardiac cycle, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiac failure, Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging, cardiometabolic disease, cardiopulmonary illness, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Disease Nephropathy, cardiovascular modeling, cardiovascular prediction, cardiovascular therapeutic solution, diastolic, diastolic phase peak, dicrotic notch, feature extraction tool, iterative envelope method (IEM), Medical Device, medical device cardiac monitoring, Medical Device Poly(Methyl Methacrylate), Medical Devices and Materials, non-invasive cardiac monitoring, photoplethysmography (PPG), Smart medical device, systolic, tachycardia, wearable medical device, wearable medical devices

Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Platforms, Platforms > Diagnostic Platform Technologies, Software & Algorithms, Diagnostic Markers > Targets And Assays, Diagnostic Markers

Summary: UCLA researchers have developed a novel method to characterize lung tissue biomechanics and applied it to the creation of a computational model to improve understanding and visualization of lung diseases. Background: Chronic lower respiratory disease (ex. COPD) was the sixth leading cause of death in the United States in 2021, taking nearly...

Published: 7/25/2024 | Inventor(s): Anand Santhanam, Brad Stiehl

Keywords(s): Biomechanics, cardiopulmonary illness, Respiratory & Pulmonary, Simulation & Modeling

Category(s): Software & Algorithms > Statistical Models, Software & Algorithms > Digital Health, Therapeutics > Respiratory And Pulmonary

Summary: UCLA researchers have developed a novel method to characterize lung tissue biomechanics and applied it to the creation of a computational model with which to guide lung elastography. Background: Lung cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer in people in the US. With an increasing focus on improving the patient’s quality of...

Published: 3/27/2024 | Inventor(s): Anand Santhanam, Brad Stiehl

Keywords(s): Biomechanics, cardiopulmonary illness, Respiratory & Pulmonary, Simulation & Modeling

Category(s): Software & Algorithms > Statistical Models, Software & Algorithms > Digital Health, Therapeutics > Respiratory And Pulmonary

Smart Multistage Peripherally Inserted Cannula With Active Fixation for Temporary Cardiopulmonary Support (Case No. 2023-024)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Cardiac Surgery have developed a novel guided cannula that drains both sides of the heart and contains continuous pressure sensors. Background: The market for Extracorporeal life support modalities such as ECMO has grown by almost an order of magnitude in the last decade, with maintained growth projected...

Published: 10/29/2024 | Inventor(s): Peyman Benharash, Joseph Hadaya

Keywords(s): cannula, cardiopulmonary illness, Cardiovascular, catheter, extracorporeal life support (ECLS), Surgery

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

Stabilized Right Atrial to Pulmonary Artery Cannula for Extracorporeal Life Support (Case No. 2023-231)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the department of surgery developed a right atrial to pulmonary canula for extracorporeal life support. Background: Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is a last-resort medical intervention designed to support patients with severe cardiac or pulmonary failure. This technology involves the diversion of blood flow to an...

Published: 10/25/2024 | Inventor(s): Peyman Benharash, Joseph Hadaya, Yas Sanaiha, Ali Nsair

Keywords(s): Advanced Life Support, blood flow management, cannula, Cardiac failure, cardiopulmonary illness, cardiovascular therapeutic solution, extracorporeal life support (ECLS), heart support, Intensive care unit (ICU), pulmonary failure, respiratory failure, right atrial to pulmonary canula

Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Therapeutics, Therapeutics > Cardiovascular, Therapeutics > Respiratory And Pulmonary