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Bactericidal Biomedical Electrode Coatings that Enhances Charge Coupling
Atrial fibrillation (AFib or AF) is the most common type of heart arrhythmia afflicting millions of people throughout the world and leads to more than 166,000 deaths each year. Pacemakers and defibrillators are implanted into over a million people every year and vital for preventing the adverse complications of AFib. However, implantation of these devices...
Published: 3/4/2024
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Inventor(s): Jeffrey Hettinger, Greg Caputo, Lia Yu
Keywords(s): Antibacterial, Coatings, defibrillator, Electrode, Implant, pacemaker
Category(s): Human Health Care > Medical Devices, Engineering > Materials
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Neurostimulation Device for the Treatment of Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is a common, complex, and distressing problem that afflicts more than 20 percent (50 million) of the population in the United States and more than 1.9 billion people worldwide. The condition arises from a series of events or injuries, including but not limited to traumatic injury, obesity, congenital disorders, nerve damage and sports injuries....
Published: 2/13/2024
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Inventor(s): Xue Wei, Jeffrey Hettinger, Xiao Hu, Robert Hirsh
Keywords(s): Biocompatible, Inflammation, Neurostimulation, Pain, Polymers, Protein
Category(s): Human Health Care > Medical Devices
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Electronic Patch for Monitoring Heart Rate
TechnologyIn the 1990s, the concept known as personal health systems arose. The purpose of this concept was to place the individual person in the center of the healthcare delivery process by managing their own health and interacting with care providers. The goal of this concept was to raise interest in personal health status, improve the quality of...
Published: 3/5/2024
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Inventor(s): Xue Wei, Xiao Hu, Jeffrey Hettinger
Keywords(s): Electronics, Heartrate, Monitoring, Physiological, Polymers, Wearable
Category(s): Engineering > Electronics, Human Health Care > Medical Devices
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