DESIGN MOVING PLATFORM FOR VESTIBULAR ASSESSMENT

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Agency: Department of Health and Human Services	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 1471	Program Year/Program: 1985 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 1471	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Neurometrix
1120 Nw 20th Ave 2nd Floor Portland, OR 97209
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 2: Fiscal Year: 1985

Title: DESIGN MOVING PLATFORM FOR VESTIBULAR ASSESSMENT

Agency: HHS

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $500,000.00

Abstract:
THE LONG RANGE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES AND THEN MARKET A MOVABLE PLATFORM SYSTEM FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC SCREENING AND TREATMENT EVALUATION OF PATIENTS WITH VESTIBULAR EQUILIBRIUM DISORDERS AND VERTIGO. DURING PHASE I A CONCEPT FOR TESTING WHICH EVOLVED OVER 11 YEARS OF NIH SPONSORED RESEARCH WILL BE REALIZED BY DESIGNING A MOVABLE PLATFORM STRUCTURE AND HYDRAULIC POWER SYSTEM APPROPRIATE FOR CLINICAL USES. THE MOVABLE PLATFORM SYSTEM WILL BE MADE LIGHTWEIGHT, COMPACT, EASY TO OPERATE AND SERVICE, SAFE, AND AS COST-EFFECTIVE AS POSSIBLE. FUTURE PLANS CALL FOR FABRICATION AND PLACEMENT OF PROTOTYPE SYSTEMS IN SELECTED CLINICAL ENVIRONMENTS. PERFORMANCE OF THE PROTOTYPE EQUIPMENT AND METHODS FOR PRESENTATION OF RESULTS TO THE CLINICIAN WILL BE EVALUATED BEFORE FULL SCALE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION.

Principal Investigator:
Lewis M. Nashner
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Neurometrix
1120 Nw 20th Ave 2nd Floor Portland, OR 97209

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Number of Employees: N/A

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No