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Machine Learning to Predict Physiological Age Using Features Extracted From Arterial Blood Pressure (ABP) Waveforms (Case No. 2025-264)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Anesthesiology have introduced a novel machine learning model that accurately predicts physiological aging by analyzing features extracted from patients’ arterial blood pressure (ABP) waveforms. This approach enables efficient, data-driven assessment of biological aging in clinical settings to facilitate...

Published: 10/23/2025 | Inventor(s): Maxime Cannesson, Ravi Pal

Keywords(s): Aging, Anesthesiology, biomedical sensors, clinical care methodology, clinical decision support, clinical outcome, Clinical tool, Computer-Aided Diagnosis, consumer health products, Digital Health, digital health system, Fatigue (Medical) , Health and fitness, health risk assessment, Machine Learning, machine learning modeling, Medical Device, Medical diagnostics, Monitoring (Medicine), personalized medicine, Preventive Medicine, public health monitoring, Smart medical device, Structural health monitoring, Telemedicine

Category(s): Diagnostic Markers, Diagnostic Markers > Aging, Life Science Research Tools, Medical Devices

Miniaturized Batteryless and Wireless Biopotential Recorder with Dynamic Bandwidth and Data Rate Update for Power Optimization (Case No. 2026-015)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a miniaturized, batteryless biopotential recorder with adaptive bandwidth, low power consumption, and synchronized data acquisition for next-generation implantable medical devices. Background: Biopotential signals—including electrocardiograms,...

Published: 10/29/2025 | Inventor(s): Aydin Babakhani, Roshan Mathews

Keywords(s): Bandwidth (Signal Processing), Bandwidth (Signal Processing) RF Transmitters, Clock Signal, Computer-Aided Diagnosis, Data Acquisition, Data Recovery, Electrical, Electrical Engineering, high-data-rate links, Integrated Circuit, low-power architecture, low-power device, Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuit, Monitoring And Recording Systems, Printed Circuit Board, Signal Processing, System On A Chip, Wireless, wireless communication, wireless connectivity

Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Signal Processing, Electrical > Wireless, Electrical > Electronics & Semiconductors > Circuits, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Medical Devices

Broad-Band Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Disorders (Case No. 2025-99J)

Summary: Researchers in UCLA's Semel Institute and Department of Psychiatry have developed an innovative approach to treating depression by optimizing repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), improving its effectiveness for the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and possibly diseases of the mind and brain. Background: Depression...

Published: 10/16/2025 | Inventor(s): Andrew Leuchter, Juliana Corlier, Thomas Valles

Keywords(s): Bioelectromagnetics, Brain, Deep Brain Stimulation, Electrical Brain Stimulation, energy-efficient, frequency modulation, Magnetic Field, Medical Device, medication efficacy, neural information, neural network, neural networks, neural signals, neural stimulation, neurobehavioral impairment, Neurocognitive, neurological disorders, Neuromodulation, Neuron, neurons, neuroscience, Neurostimulation, pulsed load modulation, therapy, treatment efficacy

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

The Zip Suture (Case No. 2024-129)

Intro Sentence: UCLA researchers from the Department of Surgery have developed a novel knotless suturing technique that functions similarly to a surgical-grade zip tie, offering a potentially transformative approach to wound closure. Background: Suturing remains a critical component of surgical wound closure across nearly all procedures, from open...

Published: 10/17/2025 | Inventor(s): Bryan Burt

Keywords(s): endoscopic endonasal surgery, image-guided surgery, internal suture lines, Neurosurgery, radiosurgery, robot-assisted surgery, Surgery, Surgical Suture , suturable biomaterial, suture line reinforcement, transplant surgery

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

A Novel Method to Reduce Radiation Dose for Dynamic CT Scan (Case No. 2014-9AC)

Summary UCLA researchers have developed a low-dose CT scanning system that uses pulsed X-ray emission at selected rotation angles combined with advanced reconstruction algorithms to maintain image quality while reducing radiation exposure by factors of ~4–8× compared to continuous CT protocols. Background Computed tomography (CT) is...

Published: 9/30/2025 | Inventor(s): John Hoffman, Danny Wang, Thomas Martin

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Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > CT

Balloon Catheter for Thermal Ablation Protection (Case No. 2024-210)

Summary UCLA researchers have developed a novel planar balloon catheter that reliably separates and protects organs during thermal ablation procedures. By creating a sheet-like thermal barrier, the device mitigates unintended injury to nearby healthy tissues—particularly the stomach and bowel—thereby enabling safer and more effective treatment...

Published: 9/26/2025 | Inventor(s): David Lu

Keywords(s): catheter, Catheterization, Swan-Ganz catheter

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

Device to Produce X-Rays for Use in Imaging (Case No. 2009-627)

Summary Researchers at UC San Diego have developed a compact, addressable flat-panel x-ray source based on pyroelectric / piezoelectric crystals with integrated field emitters. The design produces electron emission by temperature (or stress) cycling of crystals, which then strike a target to generate x-rays. The array architecture enables selectable...

Published: 9/24/2025 | Inventor(s): Gil Travish, Rodney Yoder, James Rosenzweig

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Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Signal Processing, Electrical > Instrumentation, Electrical > Imaging, Medical Devices, Optics & Photonics, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > X-Ray

Lens-Free Wide-Field Super-Resolution Imaging (Case No. 2010-598)

Summary Researchers at UCLA have developed a lens-free, wide-field super-resolution imaging platform that uses a scanned illumination aperture and computational reconstruction to overcome the pixel size limit and achieve high-resolution imaging across large fields of view. The system captures multiple low-resolution holograms under shifted illumination...

Published: 9/24/2025 | Inventor(s): Aydogan Ozcan, Waheb Bishara

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Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Instrumentation, Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Optics & Photonics, Optics & Photonics > Holography, Optics & Photonics > Microscopy, Optics & Photonics > Spectroscopy

Automated Detection of Lung Nodules in Medical Images (Case No. 2012-512)

Summary UCLA researchers have developed an automated image processing system that segments lung regions in CT scans, identifies candidate high-intensity structures (like nodules), and classifies lung nodules (including solid and ground glass) using geometric analysis. The system aims to reduce false positives while maintaining high sensitivity in lung...

Published: 9/23/2025 | Inventor(s): Matthew Brown

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

Developing Physical Deformable Lung Phantom With Subject Specific Elasticity (2013-705)

Summary UCLA researchers have developed a subject-specific, deformable lung phantom that mimics both the mechanical (elastic) and radiological (attenuation) properties of a real human lung. The phantom is designed to replicate lung deformation during respiration, integrate imaging and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) data, and be used in radiotherapy...

Published: 9/23/2025 | Inventor(s): Anand Santhanam, Olusegun Ilegbusi

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Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Digital Health, Software & Algorithms > Image Processing, Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Medical Devices > Hospital Systems

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