Devices / Instrumentation / Procedures

Please Note: The technologies listed here are not available to the public at this time. These technologies are in the early stages of research and require further development before they are ready for the marketplace. The VA is currently in the process of identifying potential companies who may be interested in licensing and/or further developing the technology through Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADA). Through cooperative research initiatives such as these, it is our hope and goal that commercial products will be fully developed and made available to benefit veterans and others.


Date Posted

Reference No.

Patent No.

Title

12/15/2008

08-080

A Miniature Flexible Arterial Cuff for Implantable Power Generation

12/09/2008

07-134

A High-Efficiency, Micro-machined Artificial Lung

11/13/2008

07-098

Wheelchair Convoy System

08/16/2007

07-025

Folding Frame Motorized Prone Cart

04/30/2007

06-079

Remote Controlled Retractable Training Cane for the Visually Impaired

11/13/2008

06-039

Wheelchair Caster System

08/22/2007

05-149

Data Logger Safety System

04/24/2006

05-126

Head Position Monitor

03/04/2005

04-118

Computer Program to Quantify Pharyngeal Residue after Swallowing

03/04/2005

04-088

A Surgically Implantable Urinary Incontinence Device

06/21/2005

04-085

A Method for Rapid Screening of Mad Cow Disease and Other Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies

06/06/2003

03-035

6,840,242

Tracheostomy Aspiration Suction Tube (TAST)

02/02/2004

02-125

The Use of the Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor, Sodium Butyrate, to Promote Neuroprotection, Improve Motor Performance and Reduce Weight Loss in Huntington's Disease

04/09/2003

02-095

Neostigmine-Glycopyrrolate for Bowel Care in Individuals with Spinal Cord Damage and Advanced Neurological Disease

07/26/2004

02-030

Engineered Stem Cells Delivered Directly into Digestive Organs for Drug Delivery, Gene Therapy, Cell Replacement, Research and Diagnostic Applications

05/12/2003

02-023

Variable Compliance Joystick with Compensation Algorithms

06/18/2002

01-082

Ventilation Feedback System

12/23/2002

01-066

7,244,578

Optimization of Three-Dimensional Cell Culture System for Models of Infectious Disease and Chemosensitivity

11/06/2002

01-056

A Firm-Contact Apparel Prosthesis for Tremor Suppression

04/12/2002

01-021

6,842,692

Computer-Controlled Power Wheelchair Navigation System

03/22/2002

01-001

Implantable Joint Angle Transducer (IJAT) Tools

12/23/2002

00-070

6,844,156

Method for Identifying Preferred Liver-Transplant Donors