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Technology Description: We present a smartphone app which, when paired with a conventional smartphone and an ear-level device (i.e., wired or wireless ear buds), can provide a user with a cost-effective and complete assistive hearing aid system for both monaural and binaural applications. Using integrated microphone(s) and camera(s) of iOS-based...

Published: 1/7/2022 | Inventor(s): Issa Panahi

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Category(s): Electronics, Healthcare, Signal Processing, Software & Information Technology

Combination Drug for Preventing Early Hippocampal Synapse Loss and Cognitive Deficits in Alzheimer's Disease

Technology Description: We present a new combination drug for the pharmaceutical treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) based on our discovery of a novel mechanism of hippocampal vulnerability in AD patients. Hippocampal synaptic injury and neurodegeneration are defining pathological features of the cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease...

Published: 1/5/2022 | Inventor(s): Heng Du

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Category(s): Healthcare, Drug Delivery, Life Sciences, Therapeutics

System for Extracting Venous Pulsation and Respiratory Information from Photoplethysmographs

The University of Texas at Dallas presents a technique that addresses the inaccuracy of skin-mounted photoplethysmographic (PPG) biosensor measurements by separating the arterial and venous signals - enabling extraction of other medically-relevant features, including: respiration rate, heart rate, and SpO2. The effective removal of various motion artifacts...

Published: 4/26/2019 | Inventor(s): Mehrdad Nourani, Rasoul Yousefi

Keywords(s): 5G, Assay, Diagnostics, Electronics, Research Tools, Software, Wireless

Category(s): Healthcare, Software & Information Technology, Signal Processing, Medical Devices

Accurate and Motion-Tolerant Sensing of Arterial and Venous Pulsation for Wearable Photoplethysmographic (PPG) Biosensors

The University of Texas at Dallas presents a real-time, adaptive technique that provides robust signal enhancement against motion artifact for wearable photoplethysmographic (PPG) systems, enabling the reliable extraction of heart rate and oxygen saturation. Despite the benefits of using PPG biosensors, most of the useful information they capture...

Published: 4/26/2019 | Inventor(s): Mehrdad Nourani, Rasoul Yousefi

Keywords(s): 5G, Assay, Diagnostics, Electronics, Research Tools, Software, Wireless

Category(s): Healthcare, Medical Devices, Signal Processing, Software & Information Technology

Hardware and Software System for At-Home Stereognosis Training

Sensory loss of the hand (including impaired proprioception, stereognosis, and tactile sensation) is common after peripheral nerve damage, stroke, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis (MS), and other neurological conditions. While sensory retraining therapy has shown some benefits, there is no established method to restore tactile sensation following...

Published: 1/5/2022 | Inventor(s): Michael Kilgard

Keywords(s): Devices, Engineering & Physical Sciences, Internet of Things (IoT), Medical, Research Tools, Software, Therapeutics, Wireless

Category(s): Diagnostics, Healthcare, Medical Devices

Multiplexed Chip System for Analysis of Drug Activity in Cell Extracts

This technology uses multielectrode chips with DNA monolayers to analyze drug activity of DNA-damaging cancer treatments to inform therapeutic decisions for personalized medicine. Due to the unpredictability of cancer drugs, it is difficult to identify which therapy will work most effectively for each individual while producing minimal side effects....

Published: 4/26/2019 | Inventor(s): Jason Slinker, Dimithree Kahanda, David Boothman

Keywords(s): Assay, Biomarkers, Cell Lines, Devices, Engineering & Physical Sciences, Materials, Medical, Membrane, Microfluidics, Processes, Therapeutics

Category(s): Electronics, Diagnostics, Healthcare, Research Tools

Total Energy Shaping for Task-Invariant Control of Lower-Limb Exoskeletons

We present a total energy shaping control methodology for the development of portable lower-limb assistive exoskeletons and orthotic devices that help reduce the human’s effort and augment natural motion. Current robotic exoskeletons restrict joint motion to pre-defined position trajectories during gait rehabilitation; such methods aim to replicate...

Published: 5/20/2020 | Inventor(s): Robert Gregg, Ge Lv

Keywords(s): Biocompatible, Devices, Electronics, Engineering & Physical Sciences, Mechanical Systems, Medical Devices, Research Tools, Sensors & Controls, Signal Processing, Software, Therapeutics, Transportation, Wireless

Category(s): Robotics, Healthcare, Control Strategy

A Lower Limb Powered Orthosis for Improved Rehabilitation Training

Physical training is often needed for patients to relearn how to walk after a stroke, or other neurological damage. However, the frequency and availability of physical training are limited by finite medical resources: most lower-limb rehabilitation orthoses are stationary and only available in a limited number of clinical settings, due to their large...

Published: 5/20/2020 | Inventor(s): Robert Gregg, Hanqi Zhu

Keywords(s): Electronics, Engineering & Physical Sciences, Medical Devices, Motors, Research Tools, Sensors & Controls, Therapeutics

Category(s): Devices, Healthcare, Robotics, Mechanical Systems

Transient Optical Opening of the Blood-Brain Barrier by Laser Excitation of Plasmonic Nanoparticles

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) poses a low permeability to most drugs and poses a significant challenge to effective treatment of brain diseases. The BBB restricts the delivery of most drug molecules into the brain by tight junctions (TJs) that seal gaps between adjacent endothelial cells, displaying low permeability and high electrical resistance. Herein,...

Published: 4/26/2019 | Inventor(s): Zhenpeng Qin, Xiaoqing Li, Xiuying Li, Shashank Sirsi, Heather Hayenga, Edward Pan

Keywords(s): Biomarkers, Diagnostics, Drug Delivery, Engineering & Physical Sciences, Imaging, Materials, Medical, Research Tools, Therapeutics

Category(s): Biomedical, Nanotechnology, Healthcare

Novel Aconitase: Targeting Phenotypic Adaptation for Antimicrobial Development

Worldwide, bacterial pathogens pose an alarming public health threat due to their resistance to current antimicrobial drugs. While antibiotics have been widely used to prevent bacterial infections over the last 50-60 years, all major bacterial pathogens now are showing resistance to currently prescribed antibiotics worldwide. Increasing drug resistance...

Published: 4/26/2019 | Inventor(s): Mehmet Candas, Lee Bulla

Keywords(s): Antibiotics, Biomarkers, Life Sciences, Medical, Molecular Biology, Therapeutics

Category(s): Healthcare, Research Tools

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