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Medical Devices and Robotics

Press Releases

Zenda Technologies Offers Quick, Early Detection of Alzheimer's

(January 13, 2009) — Alzheimer's disease — the progressive brain disease that slowly takes away memory and thinking skills — is the most common cause of dementia among older people. As many as 4.5 million Americans and 18 million people worldwide suffer from the disease, and for caregivers, the tolls are physical, emotional and financial. In fact, Alzheimer's is one of the most economically costly diseases to society in developed countries.

New Titanium Coating Improves Joint Replacements

(July 1, 2008) — Research at the Georgia Institute of Technology shows that coating a titanium implant with a new biologically inspired material enhances tissue healing, improves bone growth around the implant and strengthens the attachment and integration of the implant to the bone. "We designed a coating that specifically communicates with cells and we're telling the cells to grow bone around the implant," said Andrés Garcia, professor and Woodruff Faculty Fellow in Georgia Tech's Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience.

Molecule Delivery Method Improves Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation

 

Prosthetic Vein Valve Designed to Improve Venous Blood Flow

(September 15, 2008) — Engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a prosthetic vein valve to help improve the lives of those suffering from a condition known as chronic venous insufficiency. The condition, which affects more than seven million people in the United States alone, occurs when valves in a person's veins can no longer ensure a one-way flow of blood back to the heart.

Tongue-controlled System Assists Individuals with Disabilities

(June 30, 2008) — A new assistive technology developed by engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology could help individuals with severe disabilities lead more independent lives. The novel system allows individuals with disabilities to operate a computer, control a powered wheelchair and interact with their environments simply by moving their tongues.

Robotic Technology Inspired by Service Dogs

(October 22, 2008) — Mimicking the work of expensive canines could provide less-expensive alternative for the impaired. Service dogs, invaluable companions providing assistance to physically impaired individuals, are an elite and desired breed. Their presence in a home can make everyday tasks that are difficult - if not impossible - achievable, enhancing the quality of life for the disabled.

Biomedical Shape-Memory Polymers Developed
Applications for circulatory, nervous and skeletal systems

January 3, 2008 — Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are developing unique polymers to open blocked arteries, probe neurons in the brain and engineer a tougher spine. These shape-memory polymers can be temporarily stretched or compressed into forms several times larger or smaller than their final shape. Then heat, light or the local chemical environment triggers a transformation into their permanent shape.

Sensor Necklace Aims to Increase Drug Compliance

March 5, 2008 — Researchers now have a possible solution for the one in three adults who fail to take their medicines as prescribed by their doctors, as well as for everyone else who occasionally forgets: a sensor necklace that records the exact time and date when specially-designed pills are swallowed, and reminds the user if any doses are being missed. Studies show that drug noncompliance costs the country billions of dollars each year as a result of re-hospitalization, complications, disease progression and even death.

Robot Fetches Objects With Just a Point and a Click

March 19, 2008 — A team of researchers led by Charlie Kemp, director of the Center for Healthcare Robotics in the Health Systems Institute at the Georgia Institute of Technology, have found a way to instruct a robot to find and deliver an item it may have never seen before using a more direct manner of communication — a laser pointer.

Tech Offers First Interdisciplinary Robotics Ph.D.

February 8, 2008 — The Colleges of Computing and Engineering at Georgia Tech announced the nation's first interdisciplinary doctoral degree in robotics to be offered at Georgia Tech. The program was developed through Georgia Tech's Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines. Reaching across disciplines and drawing from curricula in computer science, electrical and computer engineering, aerospace, biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering, the doctoral degree is designed to educate a new breed of multidisciplinary researchers who will enter the market best prepared to chart a new course for robotics in the US.

Contact for Medical Device Technologies at Georgia Tech:

Ann Schmierer, Ph.D
Georgia Institute of Technology
Strategic Partners Office
Bioscience Corporate LiaisonEmail
Phone: (404) 385-2259