Project Grant R41EB038146
- This $301,516 Project Grant was awarded on August 1, 2025 by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), part of the National Institutes of Health, under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286). The grant was awarded to The Johns Hopkins University to develop artificial intelligence (AI) models that can provide expert-like narrative feedback on surgical procedures, focusing initially on...
- This federal 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) will fund the development and validation of an artificial intelligence (AI) surgical coaching system to enhance surgical performance and patient outcomes during ureteroscopy (URS) procedures. The $1,418,716 award to Brigham & Women's Hospital Inc., a subsidiary of...
- This federal 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 $620,104.00 to The Johns Hopkins University to develop and validate an innovative training tool for catalyzing visual-haptic acuity in robotic minimally invasive surgery (RMIS). The central objective is to create a training solution that can augment RMIS...
- 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...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $264,016 to Surgical Vision Systems, Inc. will develop a novel semi-autonomous robotic system for improving microvascular surgical procedures. The key objectives are to: 1) Integrate an optical coherence tomography imaging system with a robotic microvascular suturing tool to enhance accuracy of needle placement during anastomosis; 2) Evaluate the accuracy of the optical imaging...
- This $1,246,213 federal Project Grant awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health (NIH) Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310) supports the development of an adaptive perception system based on optical coherence tomography (OCT) to address key challenges in microsurgical procedures. The project aims to leverage advances in robotics, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence to improve visualization, manipulation, and workflow in...
- The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $1,353,337 Project Grant under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286) to The Johns Hopkins University. The goal of this 1-year project is to establish a new robotic system capable of performing autonomous soft tissue surgery, specifically for colonic anastomosis procedures. The funded work aims to develop novel 3D imaging, AI-based tissue...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant awarded under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program provides $1,200,000 to the Regents of the University of Michigan to develop multimodal techniques to enhance intra- and post-operative learning and coordination between attending and resident surgeons. The key objectives are to: Collect and curate a dataset of up to 100 laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgeries, including surgeons' gaze, operating room...
- Resuture Inc. received a $273,462 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Project Grant from the National Science Foundation to develop an Open Vascular Surgical Training System for Skill Acquisition and Evaluation. The NSF Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) aims to improve quality of life and economic strength through engineering research and education. Under this award dated February 15, 2021 with a completion date of January 31, 2022, Resuture will create a virtual reality simulator to...
- This $244,306 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program will fund the development of an artificial intelligence-enabled coaching system to enhance surgical teamwork in cardiac operating rooms. Led by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Houston, Texas, the grant aims to design multimodal sensing hardware, data-driven algorithms, and an interface to monitor, assess, and improve collaboration among healthcare...
This federal 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 $326,813 to Boston AI LLC (DBA Gravitate AI) to develop an AI-enabled training tool for complex surgical suturing skills. The objective is to create a novel artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tool that can provide objective, standardized, and immediate feedback to surgical trainees on their suturing technique and performance, enabling them to improve their skills outside of the operating room. This addresses a critical need, as surgical trainees often have limited opportunities to practice complex suturing and receive detailed feedback. The proposed tool will leverage Gravitate AI's prior prototype that can analyze static images and dynamic video footage to assess factors like speed, economy of motion, and suturing accuracy. The award period runs from September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $326.8k | 8/18/25 |