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Medical procedures are complex and require extensive training; research has shown that at least 750 individual operations may be required to perform procedures correctly. This learning curve is important, both for: 1) training new physicians, and 2) providing a way to develop and test improved medical methods. Development of sensing materials for synthetic tissues, organs, nerves, and skin (STONeS ...

iFyberLLC proposes to develop acoliform assay with differential detection of E.coliand total coliform that will circumvent thecurrent challenges with detectingthese organismsatalevel of1 CFU per100mLin less than 8 hours. The proposed assay targetsaresult in less than 8 hours by making use of novel microspherereagents forcaptureand concentration of thetargetcells,and couplingthesereagents with loop ...

ATCorp’s Reliable Medical Information Delivery in DIL environments (ReMIDe) provides resilient networking for continuous Electronic Medical Records (EMR) operations in severely limited communications environments. ReMIDe addresses two major limitations of current approaches: 1) inability of medical information delivery systems to provide timely bi-directional synchronization of patient care info ...

Currently, deployed medics must transport, maintain and be resupplied with liquid-based medications and materials that are heavy, expensive to transport, perishable and may require refrigeration. Many medications and materials are or will be available in

Background. The long-term goal of this project is to establish an enabling antimicrobial technology aimed at providing a range of anti-infective materials for use by the military. Building on prior accomplishments from research, the goal under this award is to develop an affordable, effective antimicrobial gauze for burn wounds that reduces the frequency of dressing changes in prolonged field care ...

Low back pain is a common and disabling health impairment affecting both military and civilian populations. Due to a lack of objective, reliable, and actionable metrics, occupational interventions and treatment plans are typically based on a trial-and err

CRG completed the first steps toward developing an externally wearable, non-invasive, battery-operated device capable of providing analgesia equivalent to pharmacological peripheral ring nerve blocks by manipulating nervous system activity with magnetic fields. The approach involves optimizing magnetic coils for the transmission of specific waveforms of electrical stimulation to nociceptive nerve ...

The Phase II Technical Objectives align with the project goals of developing an outdoor device for spatial protection in a defined, limited outdoor area. While existing work has proven out technology which is effective in indoor areas, the work has not b

Loss of balance and associated falls are a significant problem following lower limb trauma and/or loss in both Warfighters and civilians. Over half of lower extremity amputees report falling in the past year and 66% of above-knee amputees fall annually, twice the rate of able-bodied elderly adults. Impaired balance and fear of falling commonly leads to decreased activity levels, participation in s ...

A wearable sensor package connected to a smartphone with a balance and mobility algorithm, tailored by the physical therapist, enables continued training outside the clinic and identifies risky situations via the Risk of Falling Index. The algorithm identifies the patient activity in real-time and assigns a Movement Task Difficulty Score, which is paired with the clinician identified Patient Mobil ...