Search Results - medical

4 Results

Sort By:

An apparatus for cutting bone includes a shaft member having a central axis and extending between a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The proximal end portion has a first surface adapted to receive repetitive impacts. The distal end portion includes a cutting blade extending in a first plane between a shield section and a guide portion....

Published: 10/2/2019 | Inventor(s): Isador Lieberman, Darin Benson

Keywords(s): Health, Medical, Medical Devices

Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical & Biotechnology

isease Corrected, Patient Specific iPS Cells for the Treatment of Blood Disease(cMYCnot required)

INVENTION: Salk Institute scientists identified highly efficient methods and compositions for making and using disease-free patient specific iPS cells. These iPS cells are generated through the correction of genetic defect(s) in somatic cells, such as keratinocytes, from patients with bone marrow failure diseases, reprogrammed to pluripotency without...

Published: 10/2/2019 | Inventor(s): Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte

Keywords(s): Diagnostics, Medical

Category(s): Biotechnology

An Improved Method for Diagnosing Seizures

Executive SummaryThe invention is a novel patient-monitoring device that uses limb accelerometry to more accurately diagnose epileptic seizures (ES). BackgroundNearly 10 percent of Americans will experience at least one seizure during their lifetime. Unfortunately, however, seizures can be difficult to diagnose using existing technology and methods,...

Published: 10/2/2019 | Inventor(s): Mark Quigg, Michael Johnson

Keywords(s): Medical, Medical Devices

Category(s): Medical Devices

Collagen fiber scaffolding for tissue engineering

Tissue engineering scaffolds includ meshes, woven structures, non-woven structures, knitted structures, three dimensional woven structures, sponges and foams. The scaffolds are typically made of materials that are bio compatible, biodegradable materials. These materials readily break down into small segments when exposed to moist body tissue. The segments...

Published: 3/18/2020 | Inventor(s): Charlotte Araujo, Feng Halliwell

Keywords(s): Health, Medical, Plastic Surgery, Regenerative

Category(s): Biotechnology, Engineering & Physical Science, Medical & Biotechnology, Medical Devices