This project will develop and test a foot force sensor with telemetry (ffst) system to acquire, process and transmit foot-flor information during human standing, locomotion, stair climbing and stair descent. this portable system is intended for ambulatory use. it will measure foot contact… More

This project will develop and test a miniature, intermediate range, narrow band telemetry system foevoked response (AER) and electroencephalography (EEG) evaluations. This will allow AER and EEG evalbe performed without having the subject tethered with wires. The opportunity for successful… More

This Phase I SBIR program is intended to provide a new and highly cost effective solution for Air Force local area flight test telemetry requirements. Intentionally designing for reuse of the technology for commercial applications maintains availability through periods of low ordering. It shall… More

Not Available Design is to carried out for a transmission system for a Naval Research Laboratory W-Band radar. This system is to convey high-power rf pulses from a gyroklystron amplifier within a radar van to a rotating antenna on the roof of the van. During Phase I, the mechanical layout for the… More

Not Available Monterey Technologies, Inc. proposes a nine-month program to analyze, develop and demonstrate next-generation interfaces for space operator consoles. As space operations continue to grow in complexity, and as the capabilities of digital technology accelerate, the need for… More

Not Available Since the Persian Gulf War the demand for multi-, hyper- and ultra-spectral data has significantly increased. The key reason for this increased demand is the potential benefits of spectral imagery to aid in target detection, specifically area anomalies, targets employing camouflage,… More

Not Available The goal of this Phase I program is to design and demonstrate an ultra-stable single-frequency diode-pumped solid-state laser operating at

Not Available A miniature, self-contained, high performance electric propulsion system is proposed for Phase I proof-of-concept development. A unique pulsed thruster is described which is configured to operate on a highly integrated power source. Total thruster system mass, including all propellant… More

The Smart Cellular/GPS Rugged Tracking System Phase I program will provide a rigorous feasibility study and demonstration of system design and technology implementation methods for a software controlled radio and GPS asset tracking system. Low cost highlycompact

The Air Force requires a method of tracking released aircraft stores during operational testing, at altitudes from ground level to 100,000 feet, and at ranges up to 100 miles. This Phase I program will provide a rigorous feasibility study and workingdemonstration of system design and technology… More

Modern wireless systems such as cellular are practical due to the integration of radio, processing, and semiconductor technologies, and as production volumes have grown, component prices have dropped. Reduced costs and well-developed design methods maynow combine to provide software controlled and… More

DESCRIPTION (Verbatim From Applicant's Abstract): 58,800.000 Americans have one or more types of cardiovascular disease (CVD). A need exists for patients to be able to have long-term recordings of patient's ECG without burdening the patient with a large. Pager, size-device or… More

The goal of this project is to design and develop a telemetric stimulation device that can perform continuous neuromonitoring of a patient before, during and after the actual surgery. Surgical neuromonitoring provides information about the functionality of particular neural structures. This… More

The proposed program will develop a Wireless Sensor module (WSM) that significantly extends the usability, convenience, and security of the Advanced SubMiniature Telemetry (ASMT) system for airborne testing. The Wireless Sensor addition allows for atotally cable free installation of a modern… More

The proposed program will develop a Wireless Sensor module (WSM) that significantly extends the usability, convenience, and security of the Advanced SubMiniature Telemetry (ASMT) system for airborne testing. The Wireless Sensor addition allows for atotally cable free installation of a modern… More

"The Air Force requires a method of tracking released aircraft stores during operational testing, at altitudes from ground level to 100,000 feet, and at ranges up to 100 miles. This Phase II program will develop an Airborne Tracker for a cost effective andhighly practical software controlled radio… More

This program will develop a low cost sensor mat to monitor an individual?s body position while sleeping. Presently, the only systems that monitor body position in a bed without any wires or sensors attached to the person are designed for high-resolution analysis of the pressure and change in… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant):58,800,000 Americans have one or more types of cardiovascular disease (CVD). A need exists for patients to be able to have long term recordings of patient's ECG without burdening the patient with a large, pager-size device or to require the patient to take… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Automated Pressure Detection and Relief Stimulation system is a portable device that provides users with feedback when a pressure relief should be performed. If the user does not or can not perform an adequate pressure relief, the unit uses electrical… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project will develop and test a thin, compliant sensor that can detect and measure the direction and magnitude of applied shear forces. The ability to measure shear forces is needed in many applications including prevention of pressure… More

"The GPS/IMU Munitions Tracker (GIMT) is a miniature, low cost device that provides time, space, and position information (TSPI) for weapons released from aircraft. It can be repackaged either in a convenient cubic shape for internal mounting, or with alow profile for an aerodynamic shape for… More

"Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. proposes to design and develop a test system where the installation and maintenance of a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) will become simple and routine. The device will be a low cost handheld unit that has a simple userinterface for less skilled users and also have… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant):58,800,000 Americans have one or more types of cardiovascular disease (CVD). A need exists for patients to be able to have long term recordings of patient's ECG without burdening the patient with a large, pager-size device or to require the patient to take… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The aim of this project is to develop a physiological wireless monitoring device that is small enough to be worn by a mouse or juvenile rat. This device will allow behavior to be observed and physiological parameters to be measured without tethering the rodent… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The aim of this project is to develop a physiological wireless monitoring device that is small enough to be worn by a mouse or juvenile rat. This device will allow behavior to be observed and physiological parameters to be measured without tethering the rodent… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The specific goal of this Phase II proposal is to develop and clinically test an Untethered Home Sleep Monitor (UHSM). The UHSM will have all the essential capabilities of state-of-the-art clinical systems. The UHSM will not compete with the need for existing… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The specific aim of this proposal is to develop an ambulatory wireless EEG monitoring system with real-time adaptive and re-configuration capabilities. The overall goal is to make ambulatory monitoring more robust, accurate, clinically relevant, and practical.… More

This Phase I program will develop and fabricate an innovative flexible array of dry physiological recording electrodes that require no surface preparation and will reduce application time. The proposed flexible arrays have the potential to revolutionize electro-physiological potential recording… More

Military telemetry applications frequently choose between one of two frequency bands [1435-1525 MHz (L-Band) and 2200-2390 MHz (S-Band)]. The systems available today are limited to operation in only one band for each piece of hardware purchased. Aproduct that could cover all the bands in this… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and peripheral neuropathy (PN) are at high risk for lower extremity skin breakdown and subsequent amputation. Excessive stresses applied to insensitive skin during normal walking, constitutes a primary contributing factor to… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The specific aim of this project is to develop a compact, convenient, and easy-to-use wireless brain-computer interface (BCI) system that allows limited but extremely valuable communications with the most severely head injured patients using their brain wave. The… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and peripheral neuropathy (PN) are at high risk for lower extremity skin breakdown and subsequent amputation. Magnitude and repetition of pressures are important indicators of skin breakdown and formation of neuropathic… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The aim of this project is to develop a general seizure analysis and prediction system that employs a variety of advanced, Electroencephalogram (EEG) analysis and interpretation techniques implemented in a commercially viable and user-friendly research/clinical… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The aim of this project is to develop a general seizure analysis and prediction system that employs a variety of advanced, Electroencephalogram (EEG) analysis and interpretation techniques implemented in a commercially viable and user-friendly research/clinical… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective is to design, build, and clinically assess a wireless device for monitoring and recording movement disorders. Specifically, the device will be developed for evaluating the efficacy of treatments for Parkinson's disease. Three major symptoms of… More

This proposal intends to develop an ambulatory, wireless, neuropsychological assessment system for quantitative screening and evaluation of children with attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The proposed system would be capable of acquiring and… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project will develop and test a thin, compliant sensor that can detect and measure the direction and magnitude of applied shear and normal forces. The ability to measure shear forces is needed in many applications including prevention of pressure sores,… More

Cleveland Medical Devices Inc. proposes to design and develp a test system where the installation and maintenance of wireless Local Area Network (LAN) will become simple and routine. The device will be a low cost handheld unit that has a simple user interface for less skilled users, and also have… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by the applicant) The overall goal of the proposal is to improve ambulatory and long-term EEG monitoring using an innovative wireless EEG system. The specific aim of this proposal is to develop an ambulatory wireless EEG monitoring system with real-time adaptive and… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long term objective is to develop a new class of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) devices that in addition to treating OSA patients can simultaneously record EKG, pulse oximetry, respiration and airflow for accurate therapy assessment. CPAP is by… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this project is to establish a prototype unit that can be used by care providers to install and maintain their Wireless Telemetry systems. With the recent allocation of the Wireless Medical Telemetry Service (WMTS) frequency band, the problem of… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): EEG is a valuable non-invasive clinical tool in numerous applications, from the diagnosis and treatment of brain diseases to the clinical monitoring of neurological injuries, sleep disorders and depth of anesthesia. However, EEG signals are very susceptible to… More

The objective is to design, build, and clinically assess an Untethered Home Therapy System (UHTS). The research will focus on functional motor recovery in the upper extremity of stroke patients, There has currently been tremendous growth and research into motor relearning after stroke. Carefully… More

The overall goal of this project is to develop and clinically validate a novel class of computerized EEG-based algorithms and sophisticated signal processing methods designed for high temporal resolution characterization of the wake-sleep transition and fluctuations within sleep stages. In addition… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In this program, we propose to develop an advanced intraoperative wireless monitor for the early detection of brain dysfunction and ischemia that would be particularly suited for cardiovascular surgeries. Cardiovascular surgeries are procedures particularly… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a Phase II continuation proposal that is meant to provide for the brain what we have been doing for the heart for decades in the emergency department. During our prior work, we have developed and tested a compact telemetry EEG system that allows the… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and peripheral neuropathy (PN) are at high risk for lower extremity skin breakdown and subsequent amputation. Magnitude and repetition of pressures are important indicators of skin breakdown and formation of neuropathic… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Electroencephalographic neuromonitoring is a valuable non-invasive tool and the most cost-effective means for diagnosis and treatment of various neurological disorders. However, EEG signals are very susceptible to various artifacts and environmental noise, which… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective is to design, build, and clinically assess an Adaptive Wireless Computer Mouse (AWCM) for movement disorders. Development will focus on Parkinson's disease (PD) and essential tremor (ET). Major symptoms of PD include tremor, dyskinesias,… More

DESCRIPTION: The overall goal of this project is to develop a novel ambulatory, easy-to-administer, short-duration, and highly quantitative method of evaluating/screening an individual for excessive sleepiness, as well as his/her propensity for developing sleep-disordered breathing (i.e., sleep… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Hot flashes range from very annoying distraction to debilitating condition for the 75% or more post- menopausal women that experience them. Although many treatment options have been proposed, most of these treatments have significant risks or little to no… More

This program will develop an ambulatory, miniaturized, EEG acquisition/analysis device that will be capable of automatic and real-time detection of seizure activity including non-convulsive status epilepticus. The miniaturized EEG device, based on CleveMed's state-of-the art ambulatory EEG… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective is to develop a miniature, wireless, multi-channel, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) & monitoring system that provides physiological and behavioral parameters. The system utilizes a small physiological monitor and isolette mounted camera. The… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective is to develop a miniature, wireless, multi-channel, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) & monitoring system that provides physiological and behavioral parameters. The system utilizes a small physiological monitor and isolette mounted camera. The… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective is to design, build, and clinically assess a Multimodal Pediatric Motor Recovery System, the PediAssist. Development will focus on functional motor recovery in the upper extremity of cerebral palsy (CP) patients. The PediAssist should improve the… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The perioperative management of surgery patients can be seriously complicated by Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB). Anesthetics can suppress the Central Nervous System (CNS), reduce pharyngeal muscle tone and depress respiratory drive, which promote airway… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long term objective is to develop a new class of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) devices that in addition to treating OSA patients can conduct simultaneous cardiorespiratory measurements for improved therapy assessment. CPAP is by far the most… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall aim of this project is to develop a highly portable and quantitative Neurobehavioral Attention Evaluation Device (NeuroADTM) for the identification and quantitative evaluation of medication/therapy in children/adults with attention deficit… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective is to design, build, and clinically assess an Untethered Home Therapy System (UHTS). The proposed system should speed the time course and increase the amount of functional recovery from upper extremity motor deficits resulting from a stroke. There… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In this program, we propose to develop an advanced intra-operative monitor, the NeuroGUARD, for the early detection of brain dysfunction and ischemia. This monitor will be particularly useful during cardiovascular surgeries since these procedures are specially… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Many clinical health improvements have been claimed to be possible through mind-body medicine techniques and yoga in particular. These claims are being tested throughout the scientific community to sort out legitimate claims from unsubstantiated claims. However,… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall goal of this Fast-Track SBIR proposal is to develop a portable, low-cost, field-deployable, automatic EEG-based seizure detector and brain dysfunction monitor for general civilian population under mass casualty conditions. It is envisioned that this… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective is to design, build, and clinically assess an intelligent device, the PediActive, to assist upper extremity motor control in cerebral palsy (CP). Children with hemiplegic CP often have upper extremity impairments including slowness, weakness,… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is crucial for complex issues such as drug delivery, pathogenesis of chronic neurological diseases involving BBB dysfunction (e.g., brain tumors, ischemia, hypoxia, brain edema, multiple sclerosis, and meningitis) and issues related… More

This project is focused on developing an ambulatory, easy-to-attach EEG device with the capability of automatically detecting the presence of electrical seizure activity, including non-convulsive status epilepticus. A small portable EEG unit acquires the signal from the forehead and sends data to a… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposed project will develop a small wireless device that is capable of monitoring brain activity (EEG) in mice as well as other physiological signals, such as EMG and ECG. Presently, brain activity is monitored using a cable tethered to the mouse and to… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Standard Assistive Technology (AT) solutions do not help people with locked-in syndrome because most AT input devices depend on some form of small but reliable muscle movement, such as pressing a button, eye movements, or blinking. This program will provide a… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal aims to develop a new class of EEG electrodes that will significantly reduce technologist time and speed EEG procedures. This electrode will make EEG more practical in emergency situations and reduce time needed for hookup and clean up of each… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective is to develop a multivariate system capable of recording, quantifying, analyzing, and presenting multiple symptoms related to the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD). The clinical system will aid in earl y screening by objectively quantifying… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is crucial for complex issues such as drug delivery, pathogenesis of chronic neurological diseases involving BBB dysfunction (e.g., brain tumors, ischemia, hypoxia, brain edema, multiple sc lerosis, and meningitis) and issues related… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective is to design, build, and clinically assess ParkinSense , a wireless movement disorder monitor for Parkinson's disease (PD). Three major PD symptoms that affect quality of life include tremor, bradykinesia , and dyskinesias. These symptoms are often… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective is to design, build, and clinically assess ParkinTune , an advanced wireless movement disorder monitor technology to augment stimulation programming (tuning) involved in deep brain stimulation (DBS) proce dures for Parkinson's Disease (PD). Major… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Sleep apnea is a major public health problem but traditional treatments have focused mostly on resolving obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as demonstrated by the plethora of obstruction-motivated therapies like positive air way pressure, oral appliances, and others.… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective is to design, build, and clinically assess an assistive device, PediAccess , which will improve augmentative alternative communication for children with compromised speech and motor function due to cerebra l palsy (CP). Speech affects education,… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The ability to define the location of airway obstructions in Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) patients is critical for surgical and oral appliance treatments because these therapies target the manipulation or removal of sp ecific collapsible oropharyngeal regions.… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective is to design, build, and clinically assess ParkinStep , a compact, portable, wireless movement disorder monitor technology to quantify gait and balance performance in Parkinson's disease (PD). A standardi zed platform for repeatable, automated… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective is to design, implement, and clinically assess a portable, user worn, bradykinesia feature extraction system, BradyXplore , for easy integration with CleveMed's existing ParkinSense technology platform. I diopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) and… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The peripheral chemoreceptors (carotid primarily, and the aortic bodies) detect changes in arterial blood oxygen and carbon dioxide, and initiate reflexes that are important for maintaining homeostasis during hypoxemia. The response to changing carbon dioxide… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective is to design, build, and clinically assess ParkinTune?, an advanced wireless movement disorder monitor technology to augment stimulation programming (tuning) involved in deep brain stimulation (DBS) proce dures for Parkinson's Disease (PD). Major… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective is to design, build, and clinically assess a system for automated telehealth diagnostics for remote Parkinson's disease (PD) monitoring. Currently in the United States, there are approximately 1 million pa tients living with PD and 50,000 new cases… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective is to design, implement, and clinically assess ETSense , an adaptive, compact, portable essential tremor (ET) monitor for optimizing therapeutic interventions. ET affects approximately 4% of the population over age 40 in the United States and is… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Sleep apnea is a major public health problem but traditional treatments have focused mostly on resolving obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as demonstrated by the plethora of obstruction-motivated therapies like positive air way pressure, oral appliances, and others.… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Although obstructive sleep apnea has received the lion's share of recognition and investigation in research and practice, more troubling forms of sleep apnea, like those that are mediated by chemoreflex instability, exist and continue to have inadequate… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of the proposed project is to develop and validate a new device capable of recording the respiratory airflow without the need for a pressure cannula, thermal sensor or other sensor being attached to a patient'sface. This new device will address the… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective is to design, build, and clinically assess Kinesia-D , a compact, portable, wireless movement disorder system with continuous monitoring capabilities to detect and quantify the severity of levodopa-inducedchoreatic dyskinesia, or irregular rapid… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The intent of our Phase II SBIR proposal is to refine the development of a new class of electroencephalogram (EEG) electrode that can be rapidly applied with technical ease, minimize the amount of EEG procedural supplies, translating into significant time… More