by | Jan 14, 2020 | Johnson, Tim, Leuthardt, Eric, Moran, Daniel, Reynolds, Benton, Stoev, Ivan, Wright, Neill
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A team of researchers at Washington University have developed ACALADE (Advanced Capability Lumbar Discectomy), a device designed to help surgeons safely access and quickly remove the back portions of herniated discs for faster, lower risk lumbar discectomy.
Currently, about…
by | Jan 14, 2020 | Johnson, Tim, Leuthardt, Eric, Moran, Daniel, Reynolds, Benton, Stoev, Ivan, Wright, Neill
— Technology Description
A team of researchers at Washington University have developed ACALADE (Advanced Capability Lumbar Discectomy), a device designed to help surgeons safely access and quickly remove the back portions of herniated discs for faster, lower risk lumbar discectomy.
Currently, about…
by | Dec 6, 2019 | Cloonan, Paige, Kamath, Ashwin, Leuthardt, Eric, MacEwan, Matthew, Moore, Amy, Moran, Daniel, Qin, Yidan (Ida), Ray, Wilson, Zhang, Christopher
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A team of researchers at Washington University have developed “SIMPEL”, a small, implanted electrode device designed to manage a variety of conditions (such as asthma, hypertension or neuropathy) by delivering current from a defined, fixed position near specific …
by | Oct 24, 2019 | Leuthardt, Eric
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An interdisciplinary team led by Professor Eric Leuthardt has developed a steerable device that can be integrated into existing thermoablation systems to treat abnormal brain lesions. Thermoablation is a more targeted and less disruptive method for treating lesions than chem…
by | Oct 22, 2019 | Chen, Hong, Dunn, Gavin, Leuthardt, Eric, Petti, Allegra
— Background: The American Brain Tumor Association reports that about 80,000 of the estimated 700,000 Americans that live with a brain tumor have been diagnosed in 2017. The surgery required for a traditional brain tumor biopsy entails making a hole in the skin and skull, placing a needle probe, and r…
by | Oct 22, 2019 | Chen, Hong, Dunn, Gavin, Leuthardt, Eric, Petti, Allegra
— Background: The American Brain Tumor Association reports that about 80,000 of the estimated 700,000 Americans that live with a brain tumor have been diagnosed in 2017. The surgery required for a traditional brain tumor biopsy entails making a hole in the skin and skull, placing a needle probe, and r…