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The approval of this requested The Phase II Enhancement will improve the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of the overall MEDIC product by delivering a Pose Estimation capability that is much better suited to actual use conditions the product (and warfighter medics) will face. Namely, this Enhancement funding will improve the MEDIC software’s ability to properly align the displayed imagery onto a ...

Advancements in body armor combined with better combat casualty care have greatly increased the survival rate of soldiers suffering battlefield trauma injuries. The increased survivability, however, has resulted in an increase of wounded warriors being sent home with severe injuries that ultimately reduce their quality of life post-treatment, especially those with severe damage to genitourinary ti ...

TDA, working with our collaborators, proposes to develop a novel RF heating process for rewarming cryogenically preserved tissues and organs, without allowing ice crystallization or mechanical damage that destroys the tissue. We have demonstrated the ability heat the sample at rates that far exceed the critical warming rate needed to suppress rewarming phase crystallization while simultaneously he ...

New technologies like digital simulators (avatar) and augmented reality (AR) show promise in enhancing training for combat medics and advancing the treatment of time critical, traumatic injuries. Initial development efforts have focused on marrying synthetic content with a real-world view within the augmented reality environment. Great strides have been made to make this new viewing environment ub ...

The ability to deliver oxygen individually to patients requiring supplemental oxygen in an efficient manner is an essential part of treatment for combat casualties who incur traumatic injuries. In this SBIR project TDA Research is developing a modular (stackable), compact, lightweight, ruggedized POC (referred to as the miniPOC) to provide medical grade oxygen for deployed medical facilities and p ...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of severe trauma, and it is critical for these patients to have rapid access to dialysis equipment. Unfortunately, battlefield hospitals may be unable to access the large volumes of dialysate fluid required. In order to avoid the high logistical cost of shipping aqueous solutions into battlefield locations and to ensure continual access to this po ...

The major drawback of the current state-of-the art ACH helmet, as well as some more recent advanced designs such as FAST and ECH, is that they do not offer enough last shockwave energy dissipation and absorption to fully protect a soldier from concussive brain injuries. As such, a new liner is needed inside the regular combat helmet to protect the wearer against blast and concussive overpressure f ...

The goal of this project is to develop and validate the performance of a chemical sterilant solution for use in austere environments that sterilizes surgical instruments and other materiel through immersion. The product is a concentrate that when mixed with potable water creates a solution capable of the desired sterilization. In Phase I, we identified formulations that quickly produce the chemica ...

Tourniquets are an important medical tool that are used to apply pressure to a wounded limb or extremity to restrict and prevent blood loss. Tourniquets can be used during some surgical procedures and in emergencies to stop severe traumatic bleeding. As the U.S. Military faces peer and near-peer adversaries, the time-to-evacuation for wounded warfighters is expected to increase. Likewise, the diff ...

Sweat contains biomarkers that give an indication of human cognitive levels. In this SBIR project TDA Research is developing a modular sweat sensor patch that has the capability to not only carry out real-time monitoring of select biomarkers, but also to