Wubin Bai, assistant professor of applied physical sciences at UNC-Chapel Hill, is seeking protection for morphable 3D-folded microelectronic mesostructures, including epicardial bioelectronic probes, made using concepts borrowed from origami.
Masimo Corp.’s pride and joy, the Stork baby monitor, achieved a new developmental milestone with U.S. FDA clearance for over-the-counter marketing. The agency cleared Stork, which monitors key vital signs including oxygen saturation level, pulse rate and skin temperature, for use on a prescription basis in December. It has been available in the U.S. as a health and wellness device since August 2023.
In what represents its first patenting, PBSF Inc. filed for protection of brain monitoring and neuroprotection strategies for infants at high risk on a large scale.