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Spinal cord injury affects 17,000 Americans and 700,000 people worldwide each year. A research team at NeuroPair, Inc. won the Grand Prize in the 2023 Create the Future Design Contest for a revolutionary approach to spinal cord repair. In this Here’s an Idea podcast episode, Dr. Johannes Dapprich, NeuroPair’s CEO and founder, discusses their groundbreaking approach that addresses a critical need in the medical field, offering a fast and minimally invasive solution to a long-standing problem.
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Consists of LED array and driver circuit that uses novel idea to lower power usage over standard LED lamps, simplifies manufacturing, can be applied to medical theraphy LED lamps in all its light spectrum, can be applied to several lighting products, simplified driver circuitry eliminating complex electronic drivers with simpler more cost effective design.
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We have a million models of mobile phones in our midst but I have not yet come across a model with a built-in intercom which can facilitate two-way communication between two authenticated parties using the GHz range or a WiFi protocol within a short range of say 100 metres.
“Is 150 Year Old Technology the Best Design for the Next 100 years of High Speed Rail (HSR)?”
For over 150 years, one structural rail technology has been used to transport both (1) bulk items such as coal, grains, chemicals, and containerized cargo; and (2) people. Today,
This invention channels wave energy through float weights, cables, hydraulics and a generator into electricity for public use.
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Float weights* move up and down on the surface of water with each wave. The up and down motion of the float weights are transmitted into linear cable motion.
This design responds to concerns regarding electric car solutions (battery, mileage per charge, charging the batteries.. etc.) it also responds to congestion problems and provides mobility to underage, elderly, handicapped as well as any individual who is interested in arriving to their destination in the fastest way possible without bothering with driving instructions, directions,
The MDMouse(TM) product is a new innovation in home-based medical measurement technology. It combines an otherwise conventional computer optical mouse controller with one or more internal medical parameter measurement devices such as a blood pressure cuff or blood glucometer etc. which are stored in the mouse.
Video Adapter For Laryngoscope Saves Lives.
The Video Adapter converts a traditional laryngoscope into a sophisticated imaging tool for endotracheal intubation. It is designed primarily for Emergency, EMS, Anesthesiology and Critical Care markets and offers significant benefits by providing a consistently clear view of the patient’s larynx and vocal cords, facilitating quick intubation.
The Green Exchanger provides a means to recover the heat generated by a clothes dryer for reuse as a supplemental household heating source. This exchanger is the only product to provide the secondary filtration and moisture reduction of the flow to allow for re-use.
Cool Grounding Pad Eliminates Patient Skin Burns During Electrosurgical and RF Ablation Procedures.
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The high power electrosurgical and radio frequency ablation devices that apply high level of RF current to the patient for extended period of time can increase the risk of patient skin burns at the grounding pad’s attachment site.
Water drips from standard Air Conditioner (A/C) units because of condensation, but what if the water was to be collected using an automatic device?
My idea looks at recovering waste condensed water from A/C units that run for several months over the year. In order to do so a device fills a tank with water automatically.
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