Project Grant R41HD097831

This $256,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports the development of an automated chest tube to prevent clotting. Circulatech LLC will design and prototype a novel chest tube that proactively manages fluid flow within the catheter lumen to flush and drain the tube, reducing blood clot formation. Through a process called "dilutional coagulopathy," the tube will use sterile saline or anticoagulants to reduce thrombosis in the drainage space rather than relying on...

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), is supporting the development of novel minimally invasive catheter-based devices for endovascular filtration. The goal is to remove chemotherapy drugs from the blood in order to reduce systemic toxicity during locoregional infusion therapy. The $670,440 award, granted on May 21,...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.084 - NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships) provides $275,000 to Carrtech Corp, a woman-owned small business manufacturer, to develop an integrated, single-needle filter system to remove glass shards from injectable fluids. The project aims to create a novel, disposable, inline mechanical filter that addresses the current multi-step process healthcare providers must use to filter glass ampoules prior to injection,...

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 $418,284 to the Georgia TECH Research Corp to evaluate the performance of a new ion sensor-integrated central venous catheter (CVC) and an automated system for real-time correction of electrolyte imbalances. The research project aims to replace traditional...

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) awarded a $395,306 Project Grant to Cutcath LLC under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research (CFDA 93.837) federal grant program. The grant aims to examine the safety and efficacy of Cutcath's novel Dissection Septum Cutting Catheter (DSCC) device, which is designed to facilitate endovascular treatment of acute aortic dissections. The DSCC uses radiofrequency and a specialized catheter design to completely fenestrate the aortic dissection...

This Project Grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, provides $920,176 under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program to develop a smart aspiration catheter with fiber optic pressure sensors for mechanical thrombectomy procedures to treat acute ischemic stroke. The catheter will be designed, prototyped and validated at Worcester Polytechnic Institute to provide real-time data to interventionalists on the interaction...

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute awarded a $314,362 Project Grant under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837) to Nimble Surgical Incorporated for the project "FLEXLOCK - A NOVEL ANCHORING GUIDE CATHETER TO SIMPLIFY TRANSRADIAL COMPLEX PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTIONS." The grant supports the development of an innovative, manually operable FlexLock guide catheter featuring an anchoring tip to provide simultaneous active and passive support for...

This Project Grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (CFDA 93.837 - Cardiovascular Diseases Research) provides $499,932 to Safebvm Corp., a small disadvantaged business located in Boston, MA, to integrate the company's SOTAIR device with capnography monitoring to standardize manual ventilation techniques and improve patient outcomes. The SOTAIR device is designed to prevent complications associated with improper manual ventilation, which can lead to costly complications...

The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $359,995 Project Grant under the "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health" (CFDA 93.286) program to Clemson University. The funding supports the development and validation of a novel X-ray visualized immunosensor (X-VIS) that can be attached to implanted medical devices to detect and monitor local infection biomarkers. The project aims to fabricate a...

This $420,000 Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of California, Santa Cruz, aims to develop a low-cost and highly effective method for disinfecting water through the use of single-atom photocatalysts (SAPS). The research will focus on creating new SAPS composed of transition metals dispersed at the atomic level onto a supporting material, which can enhance light absorption and charge separation to boost the...