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2016 Projects
MitraCath- a transcatheter heart valve replacement device
MitraCath proposes a sutureless placement of an artificial valve in the diseased mitral valve as a novel technology that eliminates mitral regurgitation without the need for risky open-heart surgery.
2015 Projects
Transcatheter valve for treatment of pediatric pulmonary valve stenosis
A pediatric transcatheter pulmoary valve replacement can help treat stenosis due to valve dysplasia.
Pediatric ECMO Connectors
Improved ECMO connectors could significantly reduce thrombosis during respiratory treatment.
Comprehensive Symptom Intake and Assessment Tracker
The Symptom Intake and Assessment Tracker provides an easy and effective way to record patient data and symptoms.
Optimizing Pulse Oximetry for Rural Frontline Pediatric Health Care Delivery
This easy-to-use device that will allow healthcare workers to assess the development of pneumonia in pediatric patients and lower mortality rates.
StethAid
This mobile device-based digital stethoscope accompanied with a highly accurate computer algorithm is used to discriminate Still’s murmur from pathological murmurs.
Nephrostomy Catheter
The Nephrostomy Catheter enables pediatric urologists to obtain their own nephrostomy access during a kidney stone removal procedure.
2014 Projects
A Valved Conduit for the Norwood Procedure
The Norwood Procedure is the first in a series of palliative surgical procedures to treat Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), one of the most complex congenital heart defects.The Norwood Procedure is the first in a series of palliative surgical proced
Double Balloon Catheter for the Treatment of Intussusception
The SealCath double balloon catheter is designed solely for the treatment of intussusception, a life-threatening illness that occurs in children.
Implant for Cleft Palate and Cleft Lip
This cleft palate implant uses a strong hydrogel plus an asymmetric design that can resist pressure but also allow for growth of the child’s mouth.
Pediatric FlexView
Pediatric FlexView is a channeled video laryngoscope with an articulating distal section and a flexible design that increases functionality as well as comfort for the pediatric patient.
EasiEar
The EasiEar is a disposable round wire curette that is used for the removal of cerumen from the ear canal.
Endopyloric Tool
A non-invasive treatment for infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis using a balloon catheter and a pediatric endoscope.
Onesie for Battery-less Wireless Pediatric ECG Monitoring
The ECG onesie provides constant physiological monitoring via a flexible, battery-less device that snaps inside the garment.
2013 Projects
SurTube™
SurTube™ is a nonradiographic system of differentiating the respiratory, gastric, small bowel or esophageal location of a feeding tube when placed in a patient.
AnemoCheck
AnemoCheck is a point-of-care, patient-operated, self-contained, disposable, diagnostic test for anemia.
Virtual Pediatric Assistant
The Virtual Pediatric Assistant is a continuous and contact-free infant monitoring system to predict and prevent postnatal cardiac and respiratory morbidity and mortality without the utilization of leads, cuffs, electrodes or other attachments to the body
Self-Monitoring Shunt for Hydrocephalus
This new shunt will simplify the detection of shunt malfunctions while reducing the patient’s exposure to harmful side effects such as radiation from CAT scans to examine the shunt.
Access4Kids
Access4Kids is a unique assistive input device that enables access to rehabilitation apps for children with limited upper-body motor control.
smartBRACE
The smartBrace is a scoliosis brace that provides feedback to the patient, parents, and doctors to guide patients toward proper usage and compliance.
2012 Projects
Prosthetic Trileaflet Valve
The prosthetic trileaflet valve will be targeted to children 2-12 years old to treat congenital absence, malformation, or stenosis of aortic valves. This valve will grow with children, thus eliminating the need for future valve replacement.
Handy Eye Chart™
The Handy Eye Chart™ uses optotypes consisting of hand gesture symbols instead of letters, and children can use their own hands to replicate the gesture to indicate recognition of the optotypes. There are many children who cannot be tested with existing v
PneumoKazoo
PneumoKazoo is an easy-to-use, noninvasive, disposable solution for collecting uncontaminated lung specimens to help identify pneumonia in children. PneumoKazoo uses fluid mechanics to separate the upper airway particles from the lower airway particles so
Dissolving Stent
The Biosorb™ Pediatric Dissolving Stent device is a bioabsorbable stent system for the treatment of pulmonary artery stenosis. The use of bioabsorbable stents to treat obstructions in blood vessels of pediatric patients provides the benefit of stenting an
Hand Sanitizer Compliance Device
Improves and monitors hand sanitizing compliance among providers with an audio recording reminder and compliance tracking feature. It provides a low cost and highly customizable solution to this problem that has the potential to reduce the costs associate
Buzzy
Buzzy is a cold pack placed under constant vibration and has been proven to decrease the pain of IV access when placed proximal during the procedure.
2011 Projects
CellScope Oto (formerly known as Remotoscope)
The CellScope Oto(TM) device is a smartphone otoscope system that includes a simple attachment to convert a standard smartphone into a digital otoscope with data transmission capabilities. The Remotoscope thus enables diagnosis of ear infections in childr
Hydrogel Device for Controlling Cranial Suture Closure
The hydrogel device is designed to delay regrowth of bone in the suture following surgical intervention for craniosynostosis, and provides the ability to create a functioning suture much like the natural and normal state of calvarial sutures at the age of
KIDS CRRT
KIDS CRRT is the first safe, accurate, low extracorporeal volume continual renal replacement therapy device developed specifically for the pediatric population. KIDS CRRT uses a “conservation of volume” approach to ensure accuracy.
