Sbir phase I: a soft, tip-growing, self-deploying endotracheal tube that enables visualization-free intubation

Ended Project Grant Awarded

Award ID
2305627
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$274,440

Award facts

Assistance listing
47.084 NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships
Completion date
Place of performance
Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA

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Description

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Abstract
The broader impact/commercial potential of this small business innovation research (SBIR) phase I project is a novel technology that actively intubates airway passages while reducing the risks of complications arising from difficult or failed emergency procedures. Such a procedure is often used with patients suffering from trauma, hypoxia, or cardiac arrest. The proposed soft robotic device extends from its tip, imbued with active mechanical intelligence to autonomously navigate the upper airway enabling visualization-free self-deployment. The proposed technology contrasts with current semi-rigid devices, which are pushed from the proximal base of the device by the user. This project aims to improve intubation success rates, reduce complications, and mitigate system-wide costs associated with failed airway management. Furthermore, the technology aims to reduce the navigation and placement skill sets needed to intubate patients, enabling the potential option for field personnel to safely and readily provide airway management. The product aims to capture a portion of the $2 billion annual global airway devices market, ultimately expanding the market through greater user adoption and use case options. This small business innovation research (SBIR) phase I project aims to demonstrate proof of concept for a self-deploying intubation device. A soft robotics system will be developed that aims to achieve a >90% first-pass intubation success rate. The technical measures include deploying at an effective pressure (

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Who received award 2305627?

2305627 was awarded to Vine Medical, Inc. by National Science Foundation on August 29, 2023.

How much is award 2305627 worth?

$274,440 has been obligated on 2305627.

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