A recent patent application from Laleh Rad, associate professor of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology at Northwestern University, describes the use of machine learning for real-time risk assessment of magnetic resonance imaging in patients with conductive implants for whom tissue heating from radiofrequency excitation fields remains a major concern.
In the first patenting from Lent Innovations LLC, the company’s founder, Anne Lent – an allergist and immunologist – describes their invention of an epinephrine auto-injector tailored to the specific needs of children to reduce the risk of use errors and incorrect injection technique.
In what represents the first PCT filing emerging in the name of Ayble Health Inc., protection is sought for a system for adaptive, multi-level processing of health data to be used in the individualized management of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome.
Researchers from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the University of Southern California filed for protection of a pacemaker with a unique shape and configuration which is low profile.
Researchers from Cornell University are seeking protection for their invention of a low-cost artificial intelligence (AI)-based platform that analyses low resolution electrocardiogram data and/or photoplethysmography data to accurately and objectively assess pain.
In the first patenting to emerge from Carlsbad, Calif.-based Biologic Input Output Systems Inc., its chief development officer, Timothy Miller, collaborated with academics on the development of implantable neural interfaces for placement in the peripheral nervous system.
Researchers from The George Washington University and Northwestern University filed for protection of a bioresorbable, transparent, microelectrode array (MEA) technology that they believe offers unique advantages.
The first patenting to emerge from Filtro Medical Inc. describes the development of blood filtration devices designed to reduce systemic exposure to chemotherapy or other therapeutic agents that have been delivered into a target treatment location.
In what represents the first patenting from Glasgow-based Microplate Dx Ltd., three of its co-founders describe a system for diagnosing microbial infections and performing rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing, enabling quicker and more precise determination of effective antibiotics.
In what represents just the company’s second PCT filing, Aderet, Israel-based Averrto Medical Ltd. continues to build protection for its system for early stroke intervention that monitors blood flow to the brain, detects changes and provides real-time alerts to enable timely, efficient treatment.
