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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: 10/4/2024 | Inventor(s): Taras Gout, Erin Napier, Robert Goldberg, Maria 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: 10/7/2024 | 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

2021-360 PERSONALIZED CONTROL OF HEMODYNAMICS (PCH) IN HIGH-RISK SURGERY PATIENTS

SUMMARY: UCLA researchers have developed a personalized and automated control system of a patient’s hemodynamics during surgery. BACKGROUND: Hemodynamics is the study of blood flow, measuring a variety of inter-connected metrics including oxygenation, cardiac efficiency and output. It provides critical metrics that informs and enables physicians...

Published: 12/15/2023 | Inventor(s): Chih-Ming Ho, Soban Umar, Jure Marijic, Daniel Garcia, Jinyoung Brian Jeong, Michael Zargari

Keywords(s): Anesthesiology, Artery, Blood Pressure, Hemodynamics, Instrumentation, Kidney, Sensors, Surgery, Surgical Instrument, Surgical Tools

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

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: 7/19/2023 | 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