Drop-of-blood technology for home-use monitoring of anticoagulant therapy
Ended Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- R43EB031013
- Recipient
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Levisonics Inc. UEI GFC8EGJU6VZ5
- Awarding agency
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National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioenginering
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Obligated
- $675,531
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 93.286 Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health
- Completion date
- Funding
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- $450,354.00 Federal
- $225,177.00 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
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Description
- Abstract
- More than 5 million U.S. Patients take oral anticoagulants daily for the prevention and treatment of thromboembolic events. Most of them are outpatients in need of frequent at-home monitoring of anticoagulant therapy. According to the national action plan for adverse drug event (ADE) prevention, anticoagulants are "the most common causes of ades across health care settings". 33% of all emergent hospitalizations among older adults are the result of unintentional anticoagulant overdose. Yet despite these significant problems in anticoagulation therapy management, available devices for home-use monitoring of oral anticoagulant therapy are not only poor predictors of coagulation status, but also not sensitive to dosage effects of oral anticoagulants. The long-term objective of this sbir phase i project is to develop a prototype device for home-use monitoring of anticoagulant therapy. Levisonics INC. Has developed a unique lab-in-a-drop technology for blood coagulation analysis, referred to as "quasi-static acoustic tweezing thromboelastometry" or qatt. In qatt, temporal changes in clot firmness are assessed from a single drop of blood (4-6 microliters in volume) levitating in air under the acoustic radiation force. Qatt addresses the issues of home point-of-care coagulation testing through the following disruptive features: 1) small sample volume requirement; 2) increased reliability and accuracy due to non-contact measurement; and 3) rapid assessment of blood coagulation status. The objective of this sbir proposal will be accomplished in three tasks. First, the existing laboratory research apparatus will be miniaturized and refined to a form factor suitable for home use (specific aim 1), with a simplified user interface for the target population. Second, a finger-to-device sample delivery method will be implemented (specific aim 2) requiring only a single finger-prick drop of blood. Third, the feasibility of the home use prototype developed in specific aim 1 will be established by testing both capillary and venous blood from normal volunteers (specific aim 3) exposed to controlled variations of heparin and oral anticoagulant doses.
Transactions
| Action | Federal | Non-federal | Date |
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| Amendment | $0 | $0 | |
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| Amendment | $225,177 | $0 | |
| Original award | $225,177 | $225,177 |
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Who received award R43EB031013?
R43EB031013 was awarded to Levisonics Inc. by National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioenginering (National Institutes of Health) on September 30, 2021.
How much is award R43EB031013 worth?
$675,531 has been obligated on R43EB031013: $450,354 in federal funding and $225,177 in non-federal funding.
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