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WEARABLE MUSCLE TISSUE TENSIOMETER WITH BILATERAL WORK AND POWER MEASUREMENT
UW Madison researchers have developed a wearable device for measuring tendon and muscle tensions that can provide real-time tension and work measurements outside of the laboratory environment. It empl...
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Darryl Thelen, Peter Adamczyk, Jack Martin, Kelly Peregrine, Sara Harper | P220040US02
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Minimally Invasive Microwave Ablation Antennas
Microwave ablation is a minimally invasive method for treating cancer, especially solid tumors. The method uses an interstitial antenna that heats tissue with microwave energy.These antennas require c...
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Nader Behdad, Susan Hagness, Hung Luyen | P140132US01
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An Optimized, More Efficient Method for Characterizing Microorganisms and Viruses Using Metagenomics
Metagenomics is the study of genetic material from environmental samples for detecting microbes, especially pathogens. It is increasingly used within clinical and industrial settings. While metagenomi...
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Tony Goldberg, Samuel Sibley | P160266US02
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Predicting Glucoregulatory Dysfunction
The term glucoregulatory dysfunction covers a spectrum of disorders from insulin resistance to prediabetes and diabetes. Problems associated with glucoregulatory dysfunction and obesity dominate healt...
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Dhanansayan Shanmuganayagam, Rozalyn Anderson, Ricki Colman, James Ntambi, Mary Lindstrom, Michael Polewski, Maggie Burhans | P150057US02
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Biomaterials Coating for On-Demand Bacteria Delivery and Method to Treat Colitis and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Two UW-Madison researchers have developed a sequential coating strategy to improve the efficacy of probiotics used in the treatment of IBD. The probiotic is first coated with a tannic acid (TA) laye...
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Quanyin Hu, Jun Liu | P210279WO01
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An Orthopedic Implant Coating for Enhanced Bone Growth
"Orthobiologics" provides an improved method of treating fractures and other bone defects. This therapy employs inductive molecules, such as bone morphogenetic protein-2 or bone morphogeneti...
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William Murphy, Jae Sam Lee, Mark Markel, Ben Graf | P07031US
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Fan-Beam Microwave Horn for Improved Organ Resection
Liver cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the world and is frequently fatal. Surgical resection currently is the preferred treatment for liver cancer. During the time-consuming treatment, a ...
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David Mahvi, Mark Converse, Punit Prakash, John Webster | P07328US
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTIVE APPLICATION OF METASTASIS DIRECTED THERAPIES
UW-Madison researchers have developed an automated tool that uses image data to systematically predict lesion-level response to treatment. This allows the opportunity to guide treatment for an indivi...
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Robert Jeraj, Victor Fernandes, Sebastian Salgado, Glenn Liu | P260317US01
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RAPID DETECTION AND SPATIAL REGISTRATION OF INFORMATION-ENCODED FIDUCIAL MARKERS IN IMAGE-GUIDED SURGERY
UW-Madison researchers have designed a sophisticated imaging fiducial with 3D helical patterns that stores geometric information directly within a single fiducial shape rather than an array of individ...
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Walter Block, Thomas Lilieholm, Jose Guerrero-Gonzalez, Terrence Oakes, Andrew Alexander | P250243US01
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SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS OF IMAGE-INFORMED GENE EXPRESSION DATA
UW-Madison researchers have developed a software tool that greatly improves the ability of a clinician to make use of the large amounts of data produced by spatial transcriptomics. The system augments...
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Bridget Shields, Chitrasen Mohanty, Christina Kendziorski Newton | P240148US01
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NEEDLE DRIVER FOR SURGICAL NEEDLES
UW-Madison researchers have developed a novel suture needle driver called the INI (Instrument Needle Interface). The INI successfully prevents slippage, needle roll and needle yaw with all types of ne...
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Seth Dailey, Peter Noonan, Jesse Darley | P260077US01
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STAND-OFF BIOMETRIC DETECTION
Current methods for stand-off biometrics are unable to get accurate readings outside of controlled lighting environments. UW-Madison researchers have developed a system and methods for stand-off biome...
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Zongfu Yu, Zewei Shao | P250349US01
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TISSUE MANIPULATION AND CUTTING DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS
UW-Madison BME undergraduate students have developed single tool that combines a forceps and scalpel. Their device, illustrated below, includes a fully integrated blade holder, which allows for deploy...
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John Puccinelli, Molly Paras, Zachary Spears, Peter Wawrzyn, Logan De Lacy, Srihari Gopalan, Kyle Muckenhirn, Katriel Tan Williams, Madeline Johnson, Maggie Anderson, Alexis Block, Jason Hahn, Noah Hamrin, Emma Flemmer, Samuel Conway, Lauren Fitzsimmons | P230301US02
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MICROWAVE ABLATION ANTENNA WITH BIDIRECTIONAL PLANAR TISSUE HEATING
A UW-Madison researcher has created a novel microwave antenna design that provides preferential heating in two opposing directions to provide increased heating in one plane and decreased heating in an...
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Christopher Brace | P230304US01
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COMPACT ADAPTIVE OPTICS SCANNING LIGHT OPHTHALMOSCOPE WITH SCALABLE PUPIL
A UW-Madison researcher has designed an optimized AOSLO system to enable optimized resolution and contrast when imaging different sized pupils. In addition, this design reduces the scale of the system...
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Jeremy Rogers | P240034US02
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ROTARY VISCOUS DAMPING APPARATUSES AND APPROACH
A UW-Madison clinician has developed an innovative spring and damper system designed to significantly reduce whole-body vibrations (WBV) during neonatal transport. Developed through a collaborative ef...
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Ryan McAdams, Meghan Horan, Josh Gollub, Joshua Varghese, Joseph Byrne, Nicole Parmenter, Greta Scheidt, Sydney Polzin | P250035US01
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MECHANICAL PULSED ULTRASOUND THERAPY FOR MODULATING NEURAL TISSUE MICROENVIRONMENTS
UW researchers have devised a novel technique called histoplasty. Histoplasty is an innovative non-invasive, non-thermal, and non-ionizing focused ultrasound (FUS) technology like high intensity focus...
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John-Paul Yu | P220184US02
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Bioactive glass-Silicide Coatings for Osseointegratable Metal Implants
Artificial bone implants require a unique combination of properties. They must be non-toxic, resistant to corrosion, easily machined, biocompatible, and have low density. With these properties in mind...
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Steven Girard | T210055WO01
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LOCALIZING ION-CHANNEL ACTIVATION USING NULLIFYING WAVEFORMS
UW Madison researchers have developed a system and method for counteracting the off-target effects of neuromodulation therapy by adding a second specially synchronized “nullification” waveform. �...
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Kip Ludwig, James Trevathan | P240381US01
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Enhancing Low Vision Reading Using Eye-Tracking Technology
Low vision that cannot be corrected by eyeglasses or contact lenses affects over 7 million Americans, with significant impact on quality of life and ability to read. Current challenges in generic magn...
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Yuhang Zhao, Ru Wang | P240266US01
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NON-CAVITATIONAL MECHANICAL PULSED ULTRASOUND THERAPY
A UW-Madison researcher has developed a technique for mechanical manipulation of biological tissues. Short ultrasound pulses or bursts, delivered at intermediate intensity to the target tissue transmi...
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John-Paul Yu | P220316US02
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Enhancing Compliance in Small-Diameter Vascular Grafts
Materials engineering for synthetic vascular grafts to repair damaged or diseased blood vessels is driven by biomimetic innovations that improve biocompatibility and flexibility. A significant challen...
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Lih-Sheng Turng, Edward Chen | P240206US01
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THERMAL EYELID MASSAGE
A UW-Madison clinician has developed a bean-shaped roller with an integrated heating element for treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). The roller rotates towards the lash line to massage the...
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Ryan Larochelle | P240263US01
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NEURAL STIMULATION DEVICE MONITORING EVOKED SIGNALS
UW-Madison researchers have developed a method to provide improved stimulation over time to compensate for electrode location variability. The method identifies effective stimulation points using a s...
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Kip Ludwig, Rex Chin-Hao Chen, James Trevathan, Brandon Coventry | P230418US01
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ADAPTIVE, MULTI-INJECTION PORT, DOUBLE BALLOON CATHETER FOR ORGAN-BASED LOCAL DELIVERY GENE THERAPY
UW-Madison researchers have developed a "localizable" liver gene therapy system that substantially reduces the escape of the gene vectors from the tissue mass or organ, e.g., the liver, such...
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John Booske, Paul Laeseke, Susan Hagness | P240051US01