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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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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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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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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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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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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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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UW-Madison researchers have developed a system and methods that incorporate data from a plurality of modalities into a hierarchal structure of machine learning models to construct one or more prognost...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a digitally controlled CSF drainage device for use in the ICU setting that provides improved precision and safety. The novel design significantly reduces over or ...
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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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UW-Madison Researchers have developed a microfluidic device for profiling cell types, evaluating multiple functional read-outs in an efficient, user-friendly high-throughput manner. The device allows ...
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Recent Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) clinical trials have faced challenges at the mild-to-moderate dementia stage. There’s consensus that trials should focus on AD stage, such as MCI or the presymptoma...
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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-Madison researchers have developed a new stent design that uses piezoelectric biomaterials to generate a localized, low-intensity electric field driven by blood pressure fluctuations. The self-gene...
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Radiology scanners have proven to be important tools in identifying and managing the treatment of patients with novel infectious diseases. When radiology scanners are used with an infected patient, t...
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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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