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Soft Robotic Irrigation, Cleansing, Evacuating, and Drying Device for Use on Skin or Tissue (Case No. 2023-284)

Summary: UCLA researchers from the Department Medicine have developed a novel robotic system for tissue and skin irrigation and cleansing during medical procedures. Background: Inadequate or improper hygiene practices during medical procedures may result in an increased risk of infection and postoperative complications. Traditional cleaning methods...

Published: 4/1/2025 | Inventor(s): Henry Hoang, Matthew Carroll, Jennifer Kallini, Mahruq Siddiqui

Keywords(s): Medical Device, Medical Devices and Materials, Smart medical device, wearable medical device, wearable medical devices

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

Mechanical Cutaneous Nerve Stimulation for Reducing Epileptic Seizures and Perceived Pain (Case No. 2016-686-3)

Summary: UCLA researchers have developed a novel, non-invasive pain management device that uses mechanical vibrations to activate cutaneous sensory fibers, reducing epileptic seizures, masking pain perception and alleviating associated symptoms. Background: Unexpected death due to epilepsy is a pressing concern, with an estimated incidence of 1.2...

Published: 4/4/2025 | Inventor(s): Ronald Harper, Eberhardt Sauerland, Christopher Degiorgio

Keywords(s): low-power device, Medical Device, Medical Devices and Materials, minimally invasive device, Neuropathology, Neurostimulation, non-invasive, Pain Treatment, sample-to-answer devices, Semiconductor Device, Smart medical device, Stroke, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, Vibration monitoring, Vibration sensing, wearable medical device, wearable medical devices

Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Medical Devices > Neural Stimulation, Medical Devices > Hospital Systems, Therapeutics, Therapeutics > CNS and Neurology

A Dynamic and Adaptive Approach for Resolving Motion (Case No. 2024-250)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Radiology have developed a novel method to capture time-varying and irregular cardiac motion, producing high-precision, high-quality cine images. Background: Cine MRI is a specialized imaging technique that captures motion through a series of images, often used to evaluate cardiac function and morphology....

Published: 4/21/2025 | Inventor(s): Zhengyang Ming, Dan Ruan, Anthony Christodoulou, Kim-Lien Nguyen

Keywords(s): arrhythmia, Biomonitoring, Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging, cardiovascular diseases, cardiovascular monitoring, Image Resolution, Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Medical Device, medical device cardiac monitoring, Medical Imaging, Monitoring And Recording Systems, MRI, non-invasive cardiac monitoring, optimization

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

Microcannula Injection Port (Case No. 2024-035)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Plastic Surgery have developed an easily-applied port to facilitate microcannula use for subcutaneous injections. Background: In cosmetic medicine, injectable treatments like dermal fillers are increasingly common, used to enhance facial features and combat signs of aging. Quite recently, secondary microcannula...

Published: 4/10/2025 | Inventor(s): Ginger Slack, Kyle Heideman

Keywords(s): cannula, intervention, Invasiveness Of Surgical Procedures, Medical Device, minimally invasive device, Surgery

Category(s): Medical Devices > Surgical Tools

Needle Guide and Holder for Percutaneous Access to Subcutaneous and Deep Tissue Targets (Case No. 2024-207)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Interventional Radiology have developed a device to secure a needle during image-guided, minimally-invasive procedures, mitigating unwanted migration between scans. Background: Minimally invasive procedures in medicine are becoming increasingly popular, taking the place of traditional open surgeries....

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): David Lu

Keywords(s): CT, image-guided surgery, intervention, Medical Device, MRI, Radiology, Surgery

Category(s): Medical Devices > Surgical Tools

Needle Clamp With Rolling Sphere (Case No. 2024-211)

Summary: UCLA researchers from the Department of Radiology have developed a novel needle-holding clamp for use during minimally invasive procedures. Background: Minimally invasive procedures are now widely used for diagnosing and treating subcutaneous and deep tissue targets. These procedures use percutaneous needle insertions rather than large incisions...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): David Lu

Keywords(s): femtech medical device, Invasiveness Of Surgical Procedures, Medical Device, medical device cardiac monitoring, Medical Device Poly(Methyl Methacrylate), Medical Devices and Materials, Microneedle array, minimally invasive device, minimally invasive procedures, needle guidance, needle holder, noninvasive, non-invasive, non-invasive drug monitoring, non-invasive imaging, non-invasive monitoring, Smart medical device, tissue targeting accuracy, wearable medical device, wearable medical devices

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

Cutting Needle Holder (Case No. 2024-120)

Intro Sentence: Researchers from the UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute have developed a novel multi-use surgical instrument for improved oculoplastic surgical outcomes. Background: Oculoplastic surgeries are very common in the United States, with approximately 325,000 blepharoplasties alone performed annually. Suturing during this procedure requires...

Published: 5/16/2025 | Inventor(s): Taras Gout, Erin Napier, Robert Goldberg, Maria Paula Quintero, Ethan Osias, Erica Wilson-Rapolla

Keywords(s): biomedical implantation, Invasiveness Of Surgical Procedures, Medical Device, Medical Devices and Materials, Ophthalmology, Preclinical surgical innovation, Surgical Instrument, surgical mesh, surgical oncology, Surgical Suture , surgical tool, Surgical Tools, wearable medical device, wearable medical devices

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

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

Endoscopy Device Enhancement (Case No. 2021-020)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Gastroenterology have developed a novel addition to current endoscopes that enables dynamic, user-directed movement of the device’s distal tip for improved surgical outcomes. Background: Endoscopic procedures are integral to modern gastroenterology, among other procedural medical fields. While...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Dean Ehrlich, Jacob Rosen, Alex Xu

Keywords(s): Endoscopes, endoscopic devices, Endoscopy, Gastroenterology, Medical Device, surgical tool, Urology

Category(s): Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > Endoscopy, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems

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: 3/26/2025 | Inventor(s): Maxime Cannesson, Ravi Pal, Akos Rudas, Jeffrey Chiang, Sungsoo 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

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