Project Grant 2012817

Sentire Medical Systems, Inc. was awarded a $256,000 National Science Foundation Project Grant to develop an intraoperative monitoring device to detect bowel injuries during laparoscopic surgical procedures. The goal of the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program is to advance science and engineering research leading to breakthrough technologies that address national challenges. Through this award, Sentire Medical will characterize gases present during laparoscopic surgery to...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Sentire Medical Systems, Inc. received a $1,189,332 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II Cooperative Agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), awarded June 15, 2025, with a completion date of May 31, 2027. The awardee is developing an intraoperative monitoring device utilizing gas-based sensing technology to detect inadvertent bowel injuries during minimally...

In Vivo Microsystems Technologies, LLC received a $2.04 million Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847), effective September 19, 2025, through August 31, 2027. The awardee will conduct a multi-center clinical study to advance the diagnostic utility of a near-infrared (NIR) fluorescently-labeled peptide heterodimer...

This Project Grant awarded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), under the federal Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research program (CFDA 93.394), provides $399,789 to Ergami Endoscopy, Inc. to develop an automated robotic flexible overtube device capable of blind insertion during colonoscopy procedures. The device aims to reduce physician injuries, improve productivity, and decrease patient pain/sedation requirements for the over 16 million colonoscopies performed annually in the U.S. Key...

Federal Grant Award Summary Bullseye Biodevices, Inc. received a $305,000 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) on October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for December 31, 2026. The company is developing a novel electromechanical biosensing probe designed for use with robotic surgical systems to enable real-time, three-dimensional mapping of tumor margins during cancer...

Federal Grant Award Summary Safeguard Surgical, Inc. received a $813,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Project Grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) under the Cancer Treatment Research program (CFDA 93.395) to develop LeakGuard, a biodegradable barrier device designed to prevent anastomotic leakage following esophageal resection. The award, effective September 18, 2025 through August 31, 2026, funds feasibility studies to assess the mechanical and degradation...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Project Grant award of $275,000 to Surgic, LLC, located in Amarillo, TX, is for the development of a customizable surgical training platform supported by artificial intelligence. The project aims to improve the realism of recreated patient anatomy and enable scenario customization during surgical training using 3D printing, mechanical testing, and machine learning techniques. The platform will provide...

Federal Grant Award Summary Surgical Vision Systems, Inc. received a $264,016 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) on June 1, 2025, for the development of a semi-autonomous, image-guided robotic suturing system. The company will design and develop a novel robotic surgery platform integrating optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging with robotic microvascular suturing...

Revmedica Inc. received a $275,881 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Project Grant from the National Science Foundation on May 1, 2021 to develop a hybrid surgical stapler with tissue sensing technology. The NSF Engineering Division grant program supports innovative engineering research and development with the goal of improving quality of life and U.S. economic strength. Under this award, Revmedica will leverage tissue sensing capabilities to enhance surgical stapling devices used in...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286), provides $309,974 to support the development of a novel, low-cost device called LIVERscope. The LIVERscope device uses advanced magnetic resonance (MR) technology to noninvasively estimate quantitative biomarkers of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), including liver...