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PROJECT SUMMARY Opioid drugs are powerful analgesicsbut their side effect profile strongly limits their useIndeedtheir addictive properties have led to an epidemic of abuse in the US that accounts forof the global utilization of prescription opioid analgesics in the USwith a market of over $billion per yearPrevious studies have shown that the endocannabinoid neurotransmitteranandamidecontrols noci ...

Project Summary This project is focused on feasibility testing of a new device based on electromechanical signal transduction for the low cost$in electronicsoptics free and amplification freee gno PCRdetection of DNA RNA at ultralow concentrationThe device addresses the projected $B disease diagnostics market and is well suited for the detection of bacterial pathogens in body fluidsfood and water ...

This proposal is in response to the Defense Health Agency 2017 Phase I SBIR topic 17B-005.The approach is the use of a membrane oxygen pump using newly developed nano-thickness membranes with all the layers less than 1 micron total.Nanometer thickness membranes enable more oxygen output per surface area at temperatures of 300-600 C than current state-of-the -art 600-800 C membranes that are 50-300 ...

Sonomyographic Control of Fiber Optically Sensorized Prosthetic Fingers for Graded Force Actuation Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems CorporationIFOSCalle del MundoSanta ClaraCAwww ifos com PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACTMAXIMUMLINESIn this Phase I SBIR applicationIFOS and George Mason UniversityGMUpropose an innovative control system leveraging on two emerging technologiesultrasonic imaging based readout o ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Cardiogenic shock can occur after open heart surgery or in association with myocardial infarctions, and carries a high mortality. Initiation of mechanical circulatory support can restore blood flow to vital organs and potentially save lives. In this proposal, we plan to develop a device designed to provide temporary mechanical circulatory support which is super ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): For twenty years prolonged extracorporeal life support (ECLS ECMO) has been standard treatment for infants with severe heart or lung failure unresponsive to other treatment. The healthy survival rate in over 30,000 cases ranges from 40% in cardiac arrest to 95% in meconium aspiration. Improved treatment has resulted in decreased need for ECMO in full term neona ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Diabetes is one of the most important health issues in the worldIt is a disease that disproportionately affects low and middle income countriesNot only is diabetes a major cause of morbidity and mortalityit can devastate the finances of families and strain countriesfinancial resourcesKey components for addressing this healthcare crises include early diagnosis as well as ongoing mon ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Congenital heart diseases (CHD) are the most common serious congenital anomalies and the leading cause of death due to birth defects. Clinical practice relying on physical examination of the newborn before discharge from the nursery often misses newborns with critical CHD (CCHD), which can lead to death or long-term morbidities. Using pulse oximetry (PO) can im ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall goal of this study is to develop a head tracking procedure for the automated assessment of hearing in infants using Visual Reinforcement Audiometry (VRA). The head tracking procedure will be incorporated into the Intelligent Visual Reinforcement Audiometry (IVRA) system from Intelligent Hearing Systems Corp. The IVRA system currently provides automa ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Advanced Medical Electronics Corp, in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, proposes to develop a hardware/software platform suitable for administering a variety of tests and survey instruments to underserved populations in settings that can range from living rooms to libraries, community centers to nursing homes, and from inner ci ...