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Closed-Loop Implantable System for Automated Opioid Overdose Detection and Reversal

NU 2019-073 INVENTORS John Rogers (Northwestern University)* Robert Gereau (Washington University, St Louis)* SHORT DESCRIPTION This wireless device, the size of a pacemaker, is implanted to monitor oxygen levels. Below a specific threshold, it sends an alert to warning notification on a mobile app, then automatically releases naloxone to prevent...

Published: 11/7/2025 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Drug delivery, Electronics & Circuits, Medical device, Microfluidics

Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT, Life Sciences > Therapeutics

Soft Bio-Integrated Catheter System

NU 2020-150 INVENTORS John Rogers (Northwestern University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering)* Igor Efimov (Northwestern University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Medicine)* Roozbeh Ghaffari (Northwestern University, Department of Biomedical Engineering)* Mengdi Han SHORT DESCRIPTION This novel catheter platform delivers...

Published: 11/7/2025 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Gene therapy, Sensors

Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT

A Biological Marker for Concussion

NU 2016-016 INVENTORS Nina Kraus* Trent Nicol Travis White-Schwoch SHORT DESCRIPTION This technology provides a method for objectively identifying non-penetrating brain injuries by analyzing the brain’s frequency following response (FFR) to an acoustic stimulus. It offers a non-invasive alternative that improves diagnostic precision and...

Published: 11/7/2025 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Biomarker, Brain injury, Devices, Diagnostics, Electrophysiology, Health IT, Medical device, Neurologic disease, Research tool

Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT, Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools

AI-Driven 3D Detection and Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

2024-092, 2023-222, 2020-103 INVENTORS Markus Rottmann* SHORT DESCRIPTION This comprehensive technology platform introduces an innovative AI-driven system for precise detection and treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) through advanced 3D mapping and bipolar ablation. BACKGROUND Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is an irregular rapid heart rhythm and...

Published: 11/7/2025 | Inventor(s):

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Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT

Spherical Nucleic Acids with Sheddable PEG Layers for Enhanced Tumor Targeting

NU 2017-169 INVENTORS Chad Mirkin* (Northwestern University, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Director of the International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN)) Brian Meckes Wuliang Zhang SHORT DESCRIPTION For oncology applications, this invention offers spherical nucleic acids with an enzyme-cleavable PEG layer...

Published: 11/7/2025 | Inventor(s):

Keywords(s): Biologic, Biomarker, Biomedical, Cancer/Oncology, Chemicals, Diagnostics, Drug delivery, Nanoparticle, Nanotechnology, Personalized medicine, Therapeutics

Category(s): Life Sciences > Therapeutics, Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT, Life Sciences > Biomarkers & Biomedical Research Tools

Retinal Lesion Detection via Machine Teaching for Enhanced OCT Analysis

NU 2025-111 INVENTORS Rukhsana Mirza* (No affiliation provided) Donna Hooshmand Emma Alexander Hayden Sikora Jay Bisen Kristian Hammond Laura Machlab Michael Drakopoulos Paul Bryar SHORT DESCRIPTION This machine teaching algorithm automatically identifies retinal ischemic perivascular lesions on OCT images. It reduces manual workload...