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Integrated Clinical Environments (ICE) rely heavily on medical devices that need to be protected from security threats without compromising patient health and safety. There is a need to assess clinical workflow configurations in terms of security, usability, and efficiency. Currently, each medical device has its own security controls. Access to multiple devices in the integrated environment requir ...

This project will produce an antibacterial nanogel platform to combat multidrug-resistant bacterial infections in wounds. Infections by multidrug-resistant bacteria are increasing at an alarming rate and represents a growing threat to US military medicine and public health. Bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), A. baumannii, P. aeruginosa, E. coli and K. pneumonia ha ...

We propose to take our hearing-test device, which was designed to support research in advancing hearing-conservation programs, and ruggedize it for use in theater. Five key challenges that make the commercial-off-the-shelf OAE systems unsuitable for HCPs, will be overcome. We will: 1) implement next-generation otoacoustic emission tests to enable OAE measurements in noise-damaged ears, 2) add smar ...

A surgical insert for an 18-gauge needle has been developed incorporating two working channels, one for forward-looking 3D imaging, and a second working channel for a therapeutic embodiment (cutting, coagulation, precision injection of drugs, etc). We propose here an approach to scale down the insert to allow it to be incorporated in smaller gauge (20, 22) needles with significant size, weight and ...

Health Delivery Organizations, including the Military Health System, are increasingly using networked medical devices to benefit from improved information accuracy, lowered costs, and improved patient outcomes. These benefits, however, are threatened by the security risks posed by the interactions between the networked devices, and their connection to IT systems which are at risk of cyber attack. ...

VecTOR Test Systems, Inc will develop assay for rapid detection of the Lyme disease pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi in ticks in a field setting. In Phase I, feasibility of the concept will be determined by developing a prototype assay that has the potential to detect Borrelia burdorferi. The overall objective is to develop product/s that will quickly and accurately determine whether arthropods colle ...

The ultimate goal of this research is to develop an augmented reality telemedicine system for military environments. The system will reconstruct the 3D poses of a casualty using monocular video streams, independent of the viewing perspectives and device characteristics of the camera. This pose will then be used to overlay anatomy and other medical information over the field medics view of the ca ...

Neya Systems, LLC proposes RACC: Remote Assistance for Casualty Care. Our approach demonstrates a remote virtualized presence for medical expertise over a limited bandwidth communications link. A Medical Officer annotates an incoming video stream with procedural information for a full spectrum of medical demonstrations from simple text to manipulation via captured hand gestures. The annotations ar ...

TDAs proposes to develop a novel RF heating process for rewarming cryogenically preserved tissues and organs. TDAs approach is to optimize the RF frequency and power, along with the chemical composition, size and morphology of infused nanoparticles so that they heat tissue samples rapidly and uniformly. In this manner, the cryoprotectant solutions pass from the vitrified state to the liquid stat ...

X-Therma Inc. aims to deliver highly effective, non-toxic cryoprotective agents (CPAs) using unique peptidomimetic polymers which not only mimic the outstanding ice inhibiting effects of naturally occurring antifreeze proteins, but also conquer the cons such as high cost and protease degradation. Widely used biopreservation media contain DMSO above cytotoxic concentrations, an unavoidable concern ...