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City planners and engineers need detailed assessments of public rights-of-way to evaluate existing conditions, determine compliance with draft accessibility guidelines, and plan reconstruction projects. Current assessment methods are inadequate and inefficient due to the time and resources required. This project will develop an automated public rights-of-way assessment process and the measuremen ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): An estimated 1.6 million head injury occurs every year in the United States. Traumatic brain injury affects 3 out of every 1000 Americans each year accounting for as many as 60,000 deaths and an estimated 70,000 to 90,000 patients with permanent neurologic disabilities. Despite advances in the treatment of patients with head injuries, traumatic brain injury ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this SBIR Phase 2 application is to continue the development and evaluation the intrathoracic pressure regulator (ITPR), intended to increase circulation and blood pressure clinically significant states of hypotension, including cardiac arrest and septic shock. This novel non-invasive device is inserted within a standard respiratory circuit between ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): It is estimated that 2 million health-care associated infections are acquired each year by hospitalized patients resulting in 90,000 deaths and about 4.5 billion in excess health care costs. A large and growing percentage of these infections can be attributed to Staphylococcus aureus and, in particular, to methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). Rapid PCR-base ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This work is focused on exploring the physiological processes and therapies associated with hot flashes. The project proposes to develop a tool for use by researchers studying hot flashes in broad population research studies. Hot flashes are experienced by approximately 80 percent of American women between the ages of 45 and 54 and are a significant concern dur ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Advanced Medical Electronics Corporation (AME) proposes to develop and deploy a smartphone-based health-coaching tool, which we will specifically design for people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Regular spontaneous physical activity plays a large role in maintaining health, including for patients with COPD. This tool consists of a smartphone ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project will develop an advanced wireless home video electroencephalograph (EEG) system based on an ultra-miniature ambulatory EEG recorder combined with new synchronized wireless high-quality video recording technology. An initial diagnosis of epilepsy is often based on the description of a seizure, a neurological examination, and routine EEG studies. How ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Advanced Medical Electronics Corporation (AME) proposes to develop a tool for pulmonologists and respiratory therapists specifically designed for the care of home ventilator-dependent pediatric patients. Technology-dependent, chronically ill children represent a broad population of patients that are more frequently affected by acute, life-threatening illness t ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Over 700,000 surgical hernia repairs are performed each year in the United States and despite recent advances, a significant rate of recurrence persists. The incorporation of biocompatible mesh to strengthen the abdominal fascia has largely replaced high-tension suturing techniques in hernia repair. Currently, the preferred biomaterials include durable syntheti ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Reaching and engaging Hispanic women, given their central role in families, is a critical strategy in efforts to reduce disparities and improve health outcomes for adults and children in these communities. Quality prenatal care is designed to promote health and reduce risks for women, infants, and families before, during, and after pregnancy. Unfortunately, His ...