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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: 6/17/2025 | 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

2021-135 RAPID LOCKING AND UNLOCKING MECHANICAL ARMATURE

SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery have developed a novel articulating armature that can easily and precisely position surgical instruments with a quick-release locking mechanism that facilitates surgical processes. BACKGROUND: During surgical procedures, surgeons and hospital staff often juggle with a large numbers...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Nelson Soohoo

Keywords(s): Hospital Systems And Devices, Mechanical, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Device, Medical Devices and Materials, Surgery, Surgical Instrument, Surgical Tools

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

2021-109 An Automatic Segmentation Pipeline for Patient-Specific Virtual Reality Modeling of Bone

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Bioengineering have developed a neural network-based machine learning system that can use the accurate segmentation of CT scans of bone to generate patient specific VR models for preoperative planning. Background: Virtual reality (VR) is a computer-generated simulation in which a person can interact within...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Tzung Hsiai, Nelson Soohoo

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

Multi-Component System And Method For Robot-Assisted Manipulation Of Bone And Soft Tissues

UC Case No. 2015-900 SUMMARY: UCLA researchers have developed a multi-component system and method for performing robot-assisted manipulation of bone and soft tissues for orthopedic surgical procedures. BACKGROUND: In orthopedic surgery, common types of procedures include fixation of bone and soft tissues as well as reconstruction of degenerated...

Published: 2/14/2025 | Inventor(s): Nelson Soohoo

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Category(s): Medical Devices > Surgical Tools