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Methods and Apparatus for Cuffless Blood Pressure Measurement
Published Monday, June 20, 2016Background:Hypertension affects ¼ of the world’s population and is a major risk factor for stroke and heart attack – two world leading causes of death. Current hypertension diagnostic resides in-clinic and is performed by the patient’s physician. With roughly 20% of hypertension patients not knowing they have it, and due to high...
Categories: Devices, Diagnostics, Bioengineering, Software + Algorithm
Keyword(s): blood pressure, hypertension, Smartphone
Docket: PS-2016-001
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Portable Multi-Parameter Cancer Diagnostic Device
Published Sunday, May 17, 2015Background: Each year in USA alone, more than 200,000 breast cancer cases are diagnosed. The transformation from benign to cancerous state changes the morphological signatures in the tumor environment. Mechanical and electrical phenotyping has been demonstrated as a promising technique to study the progression of the breast cancer. Thus, a...
Categories: Diagnostics, Platforms, Devices
Keyword(s): breast cancer, Cancer Diagnosis
Docket: PS-2015-017
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Microdevice for the Detection of Sequence Differences in Biological Samples
Published Tuesday, November 4, 2014BackgroundWith the advancements in biomedical research, accurate sequencing of biological samples is becoming of greater importance. The completion of the Human Genome Project has highlighted the potential of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in DNA while the increase in protein-based therapies has increased interest in the...
Categories: Diagnostics, Devices, Research Tools, Antibodies, & Reagents
Keyword(s): Gene sequencing, protein sequencing, lab-on-chip
Docket: LS-2014-076