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2015
Medical

Means To Remove Blood Stream Deposits From A Body

Patent 8,926,541, which can be Googled. or viewed on the USPTO Web Site, describes a means of removing plaque, cholesterol, calcium,, and blood clots from the cardiovascular system using "Charged Particle Migration," first observed in 1810, and first applied as a medical procedure with this invention.

This is accomplished by an electrical charge being placed on the body tissue,

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Gary Sandstedt
St. Louis, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 2589
Medical
Jul 1, 2015

Medical Camera for diagnosis

Vega camera, a tool for Skin detection

The device helps the detection of anomalies on the skin thru the combination of different filters, illumination and software operations, for analyzing images on the human skin.

Working principle:

The skin,

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Hector Vega Rodriguez
Aguascalientes, Mexico
Votes: 0
Views: 3236
Medical
Apr 24, 2015

Melanoma "Change-Over-Time" Detection app

Melanoma, a type of skin cancer, is usually visible, can be cured if caught early, and affects millions of people per year. Most people, even highly motivated to monitor skin changes, have poor visual memories for patterns and feature shapes. *Early diagnosis saves lives*.

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Dan Hunnel
Longwood, United States
Votes: 1
Views: 2628
Medical
Jul 1, 2015

Method For Treating Cartilage Defects

The present invention, patent number # 8,423,148 issued April 16, 2013, inventor Michael Lytinas, relates to treating cartilage defects. Specifically, the present invention relates to a method for treating cartilage defects in osteoarthritis (photo) and cartilage injuries by moving ions into a collagen matrix of the defective cartilage using electricity.

Human joint surfaces are covered by articular cartilage,

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Michael Lytinas
Boston, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 5356
Medical
Jun 17, 2015

Micro interface to control robotic prosthesis, using the axons of motor nerves

The evolution of the human robotic prosthesis with the capabilities to simulate the majority of the movements of any extremity creates the necessity to develop more sophisticated control techniques, mainly in the interface with the neurological system and the control of the mechanical prosthesis.

To activate a robotic prosthesis after an amputation,

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Alberto Prud Homme
Chateauguay, Canada
Votes: 5
Views: 3927
Medical
Apr 18, 2015

Mobile Oximeter for Rural Child Pneumonia Diagnosis

Aim:

We've developed a portable, easy to use, under $20 pediatric-focused pulse oximeter that can quickly and accurately detect hypoexia. It works by plugging into the headphone jack of your smartphone.

Challenge:

125 million children were affected by childhood pneumonia and 1.2 million of those died in 2011 according to the World Health Organization.

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Yale Zhang
Atlanta, United States
Votes: 2
Views: 4095
Medical
Jun 23, 2015

Mobile Walk-In Bathtub for Aging Seniors Or People With Mobility Issues

What problem does it solve?

Traditional step-in bathrooms or bathtubs present a risky situation for aging seniors or people with mobility issues as they have great difficulties lifting up their leg to step into or out of the bathroom or bathtub.

Choosing bath-tubs for handicaps present many issues such as accessibility,

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Stefan Chew
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Votes: 3
Views: 6111
Medical
Jun 29, 2015

Nanobes

Nanobes are composites of aptamers, fluorescent dye or quantum dots, carbon nanotubes or quenching polymer (diazoluminomelanin) nanoparticles, and ferromagnetic metallic nanoparticles. The aptamer is a double-stranded DNA oligomer which dissociates upon contact with a specific target ligand (such as that found on the surface of a pathogen or toxin),

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Johnathan Kiel
Universal City, United States
Votes: 8
Views: 4853
Medical
Mar 4, 2015

Nanolaser Cancer Therapy

Encircling tumors with an army of miniature nanolasers offer a new way to battle cancer. One nanolaser would be at least 100 times smaller than a single cancer cell and millions of them will penetrate a tumor to destroy it by thermal ablation in this new method of treatment. Technically, the proposed device isn’t really a laser,

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Chanaka Rupasinghe
Clayton, Australia
Votes: 21
Views: 4441
Medical
Jun 16, 2015

Needle Removal Pen

Needle removal pen that will make nurses feel safer and more independent.

The Inspiration-

Solving a problem by creating a new one is not the most effective way to improve a negative situation.

Needles are a highly used tool in so many medical situations. Needles are used to extract liquids from the human body and, also,

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Jaime Ruiz
Jaén, Spain
Votes: 2
Views: 3268
Medical
Jun 26, 2015

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