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DETECTS(TM) - Tool for Quantifying Circulatory Emboli

In open heart surgery, trapped air within the heart is permitted to escape by a variety of non-standardized techniques including venting, alternating the patient’s position and applying physical pressure on the carotid arteries to prevent cerebral embolism. In certain cases, the trapped emboli can lead to cerebral emboli which causes severe neu...

Published: December 16, 2009 | Inventor(s): Andrew Pollard, Christopher Ball, Frank Secretain, Mesbah Uddin, Mohamed Ali, Brian Milne, G. Andrew Hamilton

Keywords(s): Life Sci - Cardio./Heart/Stroke, Life Sci - Medical Devices, Life Sci - Surgical/Devices

Category(s): Medical

Obesity Management Kit: Waist Circumference Tape Measure and Instructional Video

The Canadian guidelines for the clinical management of obesity recommend measuring “body mass index and waist circumference in all adults and adolescents to determine the degree and distribution of body fat” (CMAJ April 10, 2007, Vol.176, Issue 8). The guidelines characterize waist circumference as “a new vital sign”. Waist circumference provi...

Published: December 16, 2009 | Inventor(s): Bob Ross, Diane Davies

Keywords(s): Life Sci - Medical Devices, Life Sci - Metabolic

Category(s): Medical, Medical

MRI Acoustic Absorber with Tunable Resonance Frequencies

MRI acoustic noise has long been a concern in terms of patient comfort and, on occasion, patient safety. In order to attenuate the acoustic noise in MRI scanners, various measures involving both active and passive control have been investigated. However, these methods are generally not cost effective and typically attenuate the acoustic noise o...

Published: December 16, 2009 | Inventor(s): Christopher Mechefske

Keywords(s): Life Sci - Diagnostics, Life Sci - Medical Devices

Category(s): Medical

Decellularized Adipose Tissue for Soft Tissue Augmentation

Background: Current clinical strategies for soft tissue augmentation and reconstruction employ a variety of natural and synthetic biomaterials as substitutes for adipose tissue. These include collagen processed from allogenic or xenogenic dermal tissue, hydrogels based on hyaluronic acid or alginate, and alloplastic materials such as silicone,...

Published: December 16, 2009 | Inventor(s): Lauren Flynn

Keywords(s): Life Sci - Medical Devices, Life Sci - Transplant, Life Sci - Bio materials, Life Sci - Surgical/Devices

Category(s): Biomedical

Patient-Specific Surgical Guide with Intraoperative Adjustability

Overview: Pre-operatively designed patient-specific guides are intended to register to the patient’s anatomy in a unique orientation; however, in practice variability exists due to the presence of soft tissues, immature osteophytes, etc. This variability in positioning can result in a significantly altered surgical approach and may compromise c...

Published: December 16, 2009 | Inventor(s): John Rudan, Manuela Kunz

Keywords(s): Life Sci - Medical Devices, Life Sci - Surgical/Devices

Category(s): Medical