UW-Madison researchers have developed a novel manufacturing technique to enhance the compliance of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) for vascular graft applications. This new method involves mo...
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Arterial stiffness is strongly associated with elevated risk of cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, cognitive decline, and diabetes. While total arterial stiffness provides important clinical info...
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UW Madison researchers have coupled a wearable inertial measurement unit (IMU) and wearable shear wave tensiometry device to analyze power and work production in muscle-tendon units during human movem...
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Microsurgical techniques use specialized microscopes adapted for surgical use, the microscopes and typically providing stereoscopic optics for good depth perception, a magnification range from 4x to 4...
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Measurement of intracranial pressure (ICP) can be used to determine risk levels for head trauma, hydrocephalus, and craniosynostosis in patients. In one clinical application, elevated ICP is a highly ...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a device and method for improved CT-guided needle interventions. The new system greatly simplifies the use of introducer needles by providing a path for anesthet...
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A UW-Madison surgeon has developed a wire organizer to secure guide wires and catheters during procedures. One embodiment of the organizer is in the form of a plastic disk with features allowing for e...
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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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Many minimally invasive medical procedures use guidewires for catheter insertion. This often requires time-critical navigation of tortuous vasculature, demanding intricate manipulation of a guidewire...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a presurgical skin treatment device that uses blue light (415 nm) coupled with a real-time, skin-positioned dose sensor to eradicate C. acnes while reducing skin ...
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This case is joint and was filed by Columbia University. A UW researcher, in collaboration with researchers from Columbia University and Medical University of South Carolina, have created a system an...
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UW researchers and collaborators have developed a method that quantifies and monitors the degree of local functional alteration in the brain after structural damage from stroke, tumor growth, or traum...
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UW researchers along with collaborators have developed a method for determining the presence of consciousness in a patient suffering from disorders of consciousness such as coma patients, vegetative s...
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The ability to measure the absolute stress that ligaments, tendons, or muscle experience in vivo has considerable value in medical research and rehabilitative medicine. Prior techniques used in resear...
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Waste removal from the central nervous system (CNS) is essential for maintaining brain homeostasis. Disruption of waste clearance can lead to protein accumulation. The aggregation of pathogenic protei...
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Waste removal from the central nervous system (CNS) is essential for maintaining brain homeostasis. Disruption of waste clearance can lead to protein accumulation. The aggregation of pathogenic protei...
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A UW Madison physician and local dentist have designed a specialized bite block device for use with endotracheal tubes. The device protects the front teeth by using the molars on both sides of the ja...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a nanocrystals capable of delivering biologic payloads. Exemplary payloads include nucleic acids, proteins, and peptides, all of which have shown promise as vacci...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a calibration device for use with their tensiometer device. The load measurement device electronically pairs with the tensiometer system to calibrate the tissue ...
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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) ...
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Accurate physician-patient communication is a central tenet of shared decision making (SDM), an approach which encourages providers and patients to review the best available data when making treatment...
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UW-Madison researchers have discovered a new polymer blend based on polyisobutylene (PIB) that can simultaneously achieve a very low water permittivity under dynamic straining conditions, while also r...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a method and system for monitoring or quantifying airflow changes in a subject’s airway using B-mode ultrasound. Their approach is compatible with existing ...
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The inventors have developed methods for creating tannin-chitosan composite thin-films incorporating active pharmaceutical ingredients, including psilocybin (a psychedelic) and biosimilars (melatonin ...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a patient transport shield that provides a transparent cover over the patient to provide a patient volume to hold negative pressure.  The transparent cover i...
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