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A Dual-Coil Wireless Power and Data Transfer Floor for Freely Moving Rodents (Case No. 2025-313)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a dual-coil wireless power and data transfer floor for battery-free implantable devices in freely moving rodents, enabling long-term behavioral and physiological studies in standard animal research chambers. Background: Traditional implantable medical...

Published: 7/14/2026 | Inventor(s): Aydin Babakhani, Iman Habibagahi

Keywords(s): Neuromodulation

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

Safe Reorientation After a Single Entry Targeted Biopsy Needle Insertion (Case No. 2024-215)

Summary: UCLA researcher Sara Babapour has developed a biopsy guidance platform featuring a flexible, artifact-generating sheath that enables safe, multi-directional navigation and improved trajectory measured visualization during image-guided tissue sampling. The technology is designed to reduce multiple needle insertions and improve time efficiency...

Published: 7/14/2026 | Inventor(s): Sara Babapour

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

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: 7/14/2026 | 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

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: 7/14/2026 | Inventor(s): David Lu

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

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

Composite Bone Regenerative Material (UCLA Case No. 2025-048)

UCLA researchers in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, have developed an innovative biocompatible composite material that drastically improves bone regeneration after reconstructive surgery. BACKGROUND: Cranioplasty is a type of craniofacial reconstructive surgery that is particularly challenging due to the need to protect the underlying...

Published: 7/14/2026 | Inventor(s): Justine Lee, Brendan Harley

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Category(s): Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Therapeutics > Musculoskeletal Disease, Therapeutics > Orthopaedics

Inorganic Ion Eluting Nanoparticulate Mineralized Collagen Glycosaminoglycan Materials (UCLA Case No. 2023-140)

UCLA researchers from the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine have developed an innovative inorganic ion-eluting nanoparticulate mineralized collagen glycosaminoglycan (MC-GAG) material designed for advanced tissue regeneration, particularly bone repair. INNOVATION: UCLA researchers led by Professor...

Published: 7/14/2026 | Inventor(s): Justine Lee

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Category(s): Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Therapeutics > Musculoskeletal Disease, Therapeutics > Orthopaedics

INSPIROMARK (Case No. 2025-293)

Summary: UCLA researchers have developed InspiroMark, a standardized, implantable imaging marker designed to enhance the efficiency, reliability and ease of grafted vessel localization following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Background: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery is a common procedure used to restore blood flow to the heart....

Published: 7/14/2026 | Inventor(s): Sneha Shaha, Michael Malig, Sukhneet Dhillon

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Category(s): Diagnostic Markers, Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Cardiac, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > CT, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > MRI, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > X-Ray, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > Fluorescence, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Therapeutics > Cardiovascular, Therapeutics > Radiology, Therapeutics > Transplant

A Compact Alignment Tool for Accurate Hemodynamic Monitoring: InspiroAxis (Case No. 2025-294)

Summary: UCLA Biodesign researchers have created a laser-powered, self-leveling device that enables precise intracranial pressure monitoring and accurate phlebostatic axis measurement for hemodynamic monitoring. Background: Hemodynamic monitoring is crucial for measuring the delivery of blood and oxygen throughout the body and provides invaluable...

Published: 7/14/2026 | Inventor(s): Sneha Shaha, Michael Malig, Sukhneet Dhillon

Keywords(s): adjustable mount, aneurysm drainage, arterial blood pressure (ABP), automatic leveling, bedside decisions, blood flow management, Blood Pressure, blood pressure monitoring, central venous pressure (CVP), cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage, clamp, Continuous blood pressure monitoring, critical-care, CSF drainage, hemodynamic monitoring, Hemodynamics, intracranial pressure, laser alignment, lumbar drains, operator variability, passive reflective target, phlebostatic axis measurement, pressure sensitive, pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP), self-leveling system, transducer alignment

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

Compliant Wrist Reconstruction (Case No. 2023-261)

Summary: Researchers in the Mechanical Engineering Department at UCLA have developed a compliant wrist implant as an alternative to current wrist arthroplasty devices. Background: Conventional wrist replacements often lack the longevity and stability required to make total wrist arthroplasty (TWA) the preferred treatment for active patients with...

Published: 7/14/2026 | Inventor(s): Tyler Clites, Lauren Wessel, Jonathan Hopkins, Leonardo Ruffini, Armin Pomeroy, Nelson Soohoo

Keywords(s): biomedical implantation, compliant mechanisms, constraint design, device stability, fusion, Implant (Medicine), multi-degrees of freedom (DOF), Orthopaedics, Orthopedics and Prosthetics (O & P)

Category(s): Medical Devices > Prosthetics, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Therapeutics > Orthopaedics, Therapeutics > Musculoskeletal Disease

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: 7/14/2026 | 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

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