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The overall goal of this proposed project (through Phase III) is to develop the Tacrolimus At-home Saliva Test (TAST) to measure tacrolimus at ng/mL levels in oral fluid (saliva) at-home in 15-20 minutes.  The TAST will replace the painful blood tests currently performed at hospital and clinics that military patients, who have limb, facial and organ transplants, must undergo to avoid transplant r ...

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 National Commission on Military Aviation Safety determined that between 2013 and 2020, 224 lives, and 186 aircraft were lost due to military aviation mishaps amounting to losses of $11.6 billion. It is well documented that there is a negative impact on mission performance and an increased risk of accidents associated with sleep deprivation, extended time on intense attention demanding tasks, p ...

Triton Systems is developing a hardened portable dry EEG system integrated into flight system helmets to record and analyze physiological measurements of aircrew in flight without interference from environmental signals such as motion, vibration, and EMI reliably and interpretably. The device is lightweight, comfortable for long durations, and will meet requirements for flight certification.

The work effort in this Sequential Phase II supports the DHA objective of managing large surface area burn wounds in austere and prolonged field care (PFC) environments. KeriCure Medical’s spray on wound dressing technology, to be marketed under the brand name Field Shield, has been optimized to support combat casualty care’s efforts to improve management of large numbers of burn casualties at ...

The E.coREADi technology leverages a proprietary enrichment method with high specificity and sensitivity fluorescent enzyme activity assays to detect target organisms. Originally developed as an assay kit to facilitate E. coli testing within wastewater effluents aboard US Navy vessels and ensure EPA compliance prior to discharging treated water, the E.coREADi technology is currently being refined ...

Every soldier, Marine, airman, and sailor will be exposed to hazardous noise at some point in his or her career. One major consequence of noise exposure is tinnitus. Tinnitus can impede communication, reduce environmental and social awareness, and degrade combat performance and mission effectiveness. Tinnitus can also harm a service member’s quality of life and future employability with severe f ...

ArchieMD's proposed haptic VR simulations for cold weather injury assessment, management, and treatment combine the most important aspects of various skills training pedagogies into a single immersive training system. This system will incorporate and overlay theoretical knowledge in a practical context to supplement traditional educational models. The military has more recently acknowledged the ne ...

The direct and indirect effects of severe and prolonged tissue hypoxia due to hemorrhagic shock are leading causes of death following battlefield injuries. About 20% of all battlefield deaths are potentially survivable. Of these, most service members (84%) suffered hemorrhage and potentially could have been saved.  Resuscitation in the field is often seriously inadequate even in patients transpor ...

For this Phase I SBIR project, Vcom3D will research and develop a modular, proof-of-concept Mixed Reality (MR) Extreme Cold Simulation Trainer for Medic Education (ECSTREME). The system will build on available Modular Healthcare Simulation and Education System (MoHSES) open standards, interoperable modules, and open-source resources. We will demonstrate and evaluate a proof-of-concept ECSTREME sys ...