This $499,103 Project Grant awarded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837) supports Alleviant Medical, Inc. in two key efforts: Implementing high-volume manufacturing capabilities and establishing production readiness for the ALV1 system, a novel transcatheter approach to relieve left atrial pressure in heart failure patients without requiring a cardiac implant. Executing reimbursement and marketing initiatives to...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837), provides $321,363 to Nucleusrx, Inc. to develop and test a virtual care platform and remote intervention tool targeting post-acute care heart failure (HF) patients. The goal is to create a solution that enables healthcare providers to implement a safe discharge transition plan from hospital to home, while allowing rapid optimization of...
This $265,347 Project Grant awarded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837) supports the development and initial validation of a point-of-care device by Functional Fluidics Inc., a minority-owned small business in Detroit, Michigan. The goal is to create a simple, stand-alone, and potentially CLIA-waived diagnostic system to assess red blood cell sickling under hypoxic conditions as an indicator of sickle cell...
This Project Grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837) provides $298,368 to Link Medical LLC to develop a novel device for treating mitral valve regurgitation. The funded project aims to optimize the device design and procedure through bench testing, followed by in vivo feasibility studies. The goal is to create a simpler, more robust, and more effective solution than existing technologies for...
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) awarded a $295,153 Project Grant under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837) to Safebeat RX Inc. The funding supports the development of a novel, smartwatch-enabled technology that allows patients with low-risk atrial fibrillation to safely initiate antiarrhythmic medications at home. The technology analyzes post-drug ECG data taken by patients using a machine learning algorithm and provides this information to...
This Project Grant award from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (CFDA 93.837 - Cardiovascular Diseases Research) provides $585,794 to Tele-Stethoscope Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, to develop a novel mobile phone technology that can detect preeclampsia and hypertension. The key products to be delivered under this award include: Proof-of-concept demonstration that ordinary mobile phones can accurately reproduce a physician's diagnosis of preeclampsia....
This Project Grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (CFDA 93.837 - Cardiovascular Diseases Research) provides $1,107,276 to Lasarrus Clinic And Research Center Inc. to develop a mobile health system for remote monitoring of patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The project aims to enhance patient adherence to remote monitoring and early symptom recognition, in order to reduce COPD readmissions and healthcare costs. The system utilizes a wearable...
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) awarded a $443,544 Project Grant under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research (CFDA 93.837) program to Dasisimulations LLC, a minority-owned small business located in Dublin, Ohio. The grant supports the development and validation of an innovative, AI-driven software platform to automatically perform complex measurements for pre-planning transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures. The project aims to (1) develop and validate the...
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research (CFDA 93.837) program, awarded a $310,948 Project Grant to Minnesota Healthsolutions Corporation, a for-profit woman-owned small business, on September 15, 2023. The grant funds the development of an adaptable platform to support patients with behavior change interventions aimed at improving adherence to treatment and prevention for multiple chronic diseases. The platform will utilize remote...
This Project Grant award from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) under the Cardiovascular Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.837) aims to develop a modern Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) device for monitoring children in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The $299,900 award to Goodlife Inventors LLC will fund efforts to (1) generate initial designs for an advanced lightweight EIT belt and (2) assess the technical feasibility of a miniaturized, easier to use EIT core device. If...