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Agility Trainer 2.0: Dynamic Treadmill Force Field System for Balance Rehabilitation
SHORT DESCRIPTION
This technology creates a dynamic treadmill environment that applies adjustable lateral forces to improve dynamic balance during walking.
INVENTORS
Keith Gordon*
Felix Huang
Geoffrey Brown
Mengnan Wu
* Principal Investigator
NU Tech ID: NU 2017-103
IP STATUS
Issued US Patent...
Published: 6/11/2026
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Updated: 6/11/2026
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Keywords(s): Devices, Health IT, Medical device, Prosthesis/Rehabilitation
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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Hybrid Prosthetic Vacuum Pumps for Lower Limb Amputees
NU 2011-089B
Primary Inventors
Stefania Fatone*
Matthew Major*
Ryan Caldwell
Andrew Hansen
Short Description
Unique prosthetic solutions that include multiple designs of hybrid (mechanical and electrical) vacuum pumps
Background
There are approximately 700,000 amputations annually, generating a $1Bn prosthetics market. The current...
Published: 5/14/2026
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Updated: 10/17/2019
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Keywords(s): Biomedical, Devices, Medical device, Prosthesis/Rehabilitation
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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Adaptable Ankle-Foot Prosthesis
NU 2006-132B
Inventors
Andrew Hansen*
Dudley Childress
Steven Gard
Brian Ruhe
Ryan Williams
Short Descriptions
Prosthetic and Orthotic Ankle-Foot Device, adaptable to changing grades & heel heights
Abstract
Northwestern researchers have designed several prototypes that significantly improve upon currently available passive ankle-foot...
Published: 5/14/2026
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Updated: 10/15/2019
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Keywords(s): Devices, Health IT, Medical device, Prosthesis/Rehabilitation
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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Myoelectric Computer Interface (MCI) for Rehabilitation of Neurologic Disorders
NU 2013-011
Inventors
Marc Slutzky*
Eric Lindberg
Zachary Wright
Short Description
A myoelectric computer interface to help impaired movement by reducing co-activation of muscles that do not normal activate together
Abstract
Northwestern researchers have developed a myoelectric computer interface (MCI) that uniquely targets the co-activation...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Updated: 4/9/2019
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Keywords(s): CVA - Cerebrovascular Accident, Devices, Health IT, Medical device, Neurology, Prosthesis/Rehabilitation
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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Bi-Modal Ankle-Foot Systems for Standing and Walking
NU 2008-114Short DescriptionA bi-modal prosthetic foot AbstractThe Bi-Modal Prosthetic Foot presents a flat foot during standing and a flexible foot during walking. It can assume a stable position during standing and a biomimetic "rollover shape" during walking. The Bi-Modal Prosthetic Foot achieves this via a locking mechanism in the ankle...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Updated: 4/3/2019
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Keywords(s): Devices, Health IT, Medical device, Prosthesis/Rehabilitation
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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Thermal-Activated Penile Prosthesis Using a Shape-Memory Biomaterial
NU 2011-111Inventors Brian LeAlberto ColomboDavid DunandKevin McVaryAbstractNorthwestern engineers and doctors have developed a heat-activated penile prosthesis to treat erectile dysfunction. It has one component that is surgically implanted in the corpora cavernosa of the penis. The penis goes from a flaccid state to an erect disposition with the application...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Updated: 2/22/2019
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Keywords(s): Biomedical, Devices, Health IT, Materials, Medical device, Prosthesis/Rehabilitation
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT
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Method and System for Percutaneous Access, Hemostasis and Closure of the Left Ventricular Apex
NU 2008-047Inventors Patrick McCarthy* Usha Periyanayagam Swami Gnanashanmugam Leah Ralph Ingrid Lin Christopher Lubeck Short DescriptionSurgical method for transapical placement of new valve prosthesisAbstract Northwestern researchers have developed an improved method and system for transapical placement of new valve prosthesis. This technology not...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Updated: 10/27/2018
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Keywords(s): Cardiology and Cardiovascular disease, Devices, Health IT, Medical device, Prosthesis/Rehabilitation
Category(s): Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT, Life Sciences > Healthcare Devices, Tools & IT > Cardiovascular
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