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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

Quantitative COVID-19 Scores Using High Resolution Computed Tomography (UCLA Case No. 2022-225)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Radiology have developed an innovation algorithm that measures lung damage associated with COVID-19 using computed tomography (CT) data. Background: Computed tomography (CT) scans are essential in diagnosing and monitoring different types of lung damage. At present, radiologist manually inspect CT scans...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Hyun (Grace) Kim, Jonathan Gerald Goldin, Fereidoun Abtin, Pang Yu Teng, Matthew Brown

Keywords(s): Angiogenesis Acute Lung Injury, Computer-Aided Design, Computer-Aided Diagnosis, Computerized Tomography scan (CT), COVID pneumonia, CT, HRCT, Lung, Lung Pulmonology, Pneumonia, Pulmonary fibrosis, Respiratory & Pulmonary, Software, Software & Algorithms

Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Therapeutics > Infectious Diseases > COVID, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > CT

2020-810 Mechanical Ventilator With a Fixed Number of Orifice Plates to Generate Constant Flow Paths

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering & Bioengineering have developed a constant flow path mechanical ventilator used for the treatment of advanced respiratory diseases, such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Background: Respiratory failure leading to the need for respiratory support...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Glen Meyerowitz

Keywords(s): Angiogenesis Acute Lung Injury, Cellular Respiration, Cerebrospinal Fluid, Cerebrospinal Fluid Tetramer Retinol Binding Protein, Cerebrospinal Fluid Ventricular System Bleeding, Deoxygenation, Diagnostic Markers & Platforms, Diagnostic Platform Technologies (E.G. Microfluidics), Diagnostic Test, Digital Microfluidics, Ferrofluid, Flow Device, Fluid Dynamics, Fluidics, Half-Reaction Electrolysis Of Water Oxygen Evolution, Intensive-Care Unit Vital Signs, Lung, Lung Pulmonology, Mechanical, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Systems, Medical Device, Medical Device Poly(Methyl Methacrylate), Medical Devices and Materials, Microfluidics, Microfluidics And Mem's, Microfluidics Dielectrophoresis, Microfluidics Multi-Band Device, Microfluidics Nanosphere, Mouse Respiratory System, Oxygen, Oxygen Saturation, Reactive Oxygen Species, Respiratory & Pulmonary, Synovial Fluid

Category(s): Mechanical, Mechanical > Mechanical Systems, Therapeutics > Infectious Diseases > COVID

2022-267 Enhanced Interpretation of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test Data

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Medicine have developed a novel software that is capable of analyzing and interpreting standardized cardiopulmonary exercise data and facilitating pattern recognition and data visualization, providing users key insights from raw data. Background: A wide array of exercises exist to evaluate cardiopulmonary...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Christopher Cooper, Apurva Shah

Keywords(s): Big Data, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular Disease, Medical Device, Respiratory & Pulmonary, Software, Virtual Reality Occupational Therapy Exercise Machine

Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Digital Health, Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Therapeutics > Cardiovascular, Software & Algorithms > Data Analytics

2021-092 FLOW REGULATION MECHANISM FOR COMPARTMENTALIZED LUNG VENTILATION

SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Pulmonary and Clinical Care have developed a device capable of analyzing individual lungs in real-time to improve the quality of care for mechanically ventilated patients. BACKGROUND: Ventilators aid patients that have difficulty breathing by pressing positive air pressure into their lungs. Mechanical...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Angiogenesis Acute Lung Injury, Diagnostic Test, Drug Delivery, Instrumentation, Lung, Lung Pulmonology, Medical Device, Medical Imaging, Monitoring And Recording Systems, Respiratory & Pulmonary, Sensors, Software

Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Therapeutics > Infectious Diseases > COVID, Therapeutics > Respiratory And Pulmonary, Software & Algorithms > Programs

2020-163 POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY GUIDED DELIVERY OF MITOCHONDRIAL COMPLEX I INHIBITORS

UCLA researchers in the David Geffen School of Medicine Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine have developed a novel use of the positron emission tomography (PET) tracer [18F]FBnTP to guide the delivery of mitochondrial complex I inhibitors for the treatment of lung cancers.BACKGROUND: The mitochondria are essential regulators of cellular...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): David Shackelford, Saman Sadeghi, Milica Momcilovic

Keywords(s): Diagnostic Markers & Platforms, Imaging, Medical Imaging, PET, Respiratory & Pulmonary

Category(s): Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > PET, Therapeutics > Oncology, Therapeutics > Respiratory And Pulmonary

2016-049 Automated Optical Chest Tube Air Leak Detection System

Automated Optical Chest Tube Air Leak Detection SystemSUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Surgery have developed an air leak detection system for use in patients requiring chest tube placement.BACKGROUNDThe standard “state of the art” in the vast majority of medical situations requiring chest tube placement is for the tube to be...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Peyman Benharash, Robert Cameron, Allen Zhu

Keywords(s): Medical Devices and Materials, Respiratory & Pulmonary

Category(s): Medical Devices, Therapeutics > Respiratory And Pulmonary