Assessing Post-Blast Pulmonary Function using NIRS

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense	Branch: Office of the Secretary of Defense	Award ID: 76530	Program Year/Program: 2005 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: O043-H14-3112	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: INNOVATIVE TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
733 Bishop Street, 28th Floor Honolulu, HI 96813
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 2005

Title: Assessing Post-Blast Pulmonary Function using NIRS

Agency / Branch: DOD / OSD

Contract: W81XWH-05-C-0093

Award Amount: $99,979.00

Abstract:
With bombings and explosions being the primary terroristic method, ongoing military related bombings, and other industrial accidents such as gas explosions, there is a need for a rapid and portable instrument for assessing blast-related pulmonary dysfunction. A similar, if not identical, instrument has far reaching implications in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating the various forms of lung disease. Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) offers the potential to spatially identify areas of pulmonary dysfunction, the presence of foreign bodies within the lung field, and at the same time provide breathing and cardiac frequency information. In this project, the development of such a device is proposed as is a plan for testing that device.

Principal Investigator:
J. H. Downs III
Director, Intelligent Systems
8084413607
hunter@nova-sol.com

Business Contact:
Joe Cooper
VP, Finance
8084413678
joe.cooper@nova-sol.com

Small Business Information at Submission:

INNOVATIVE TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
733 Bishop Street, 28th Floor Honolulu, HI 96813

EIN/Tax ID: 990339026

DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees:

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No