Summaries by Inventor Leuthardt, Eric
Breshears, Jonathan ; Leuthardt, Eric
T-010379
— Value Proposition: New technique for examining active brain areas in unconscious neurosurgical patients. Technology Description Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a new process that includes a new use for existing electrocorticographic (ECoG) grids, an amplifier, an…
Trackable pedicle screwsBrunner, Peter ; Genin, Guy ; Hacker, Carl ; Leuthardt, Eric ; Lowe, Halle ; Molina, Camilo ; Moran, Daniel ; Repka, Alicia ; Sandler, Jacob
T-019941
— Technology Description Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a system that uses lenticular arrays to better track pedicle screw placement during spinal fusion surgery. By enabling an accurate assessment of the screws’ locations, this system allows for computer-auto…
String Theory: Neurovascular Catheter System with 2-in-1 Variable RigidityChandrasekaran, Vinay ; Genin, Guy ; Hafez, Daniel ; Hartquist, Chase ; Leuthardt, Eric ; Lowe, Halle ; Osbun, Joshua ; Zayed, Mohamed
T-019184
— An interdisciplinary team at Washington University has developed an easy-to-use neurovascular catheter system designed to reduce surgery time and prevent herniation during transradial interventions for stroke, aneurysms and other conditions. This device, called “String Theory”, can be sw…
ACALADE: surgical device designed for faster, safer lumbar discectomyJohnson, Tim ; Leuthardt, Eric ; Moran, Daniel ; Reynolds, Benton ; Stoev, Ivan ; Wright, Neill
T-016236
— 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…
SPARTA – A Stent for Fusiform Aneurysms that Prevents EndoleaksBayly, Philip ; Derdeyn, Colin ; Elbert, Donald ; Genin, Guy ; Leuthardt, Eric ; McCoy, Kathleen ; Suh, JunWoo ; Teh, Yuni ; Vemuri, Chandu ; Zhao, Alan ; Zipfel, Gregory
T-015969
— Background: Popliteal artery aneurysms are the most prevalent type of peripheral aneurysms and are treated surgically to prevent rupture. Currently, surgical options include open surgery or endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). EVAR is less invasive than open surgery, resulting in shorter hospital st…
SIMPEL: electrode device to safely and precisely stimulate sympathetic nerves to treat asthma, hypertension and other conditionsCloonan, Paige ; Kamath, Ashwin ; Leuthardt, Eric ; MacEwan, Matthew ; Moore, Amy ; Moran, Daniel ; Qin, Yidan (Ida) ; Ray, Wilson ; Zhang, Christopher
T-017895
— Technology Description 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 …
Steerable Thermoablation Probe for Improved Access to Brain LesionsLeuthardt, Eric
T-015768
— Technology Description 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…
Rotoscope – A Self-Cleaning EndoscopeGenin, Guy ; Leuthardt, Eric ; Margolis, Daniel ; Somers, Thane ; Yarbrough, Chester
T-016245
— Technology Description: Drs. Eric Leuthardt and Guy Genin have devised a medical device designed for faster and safer endoscopic surgeries. During these surgeries, the camera lens of the endoscope can become obscured with blood, fog and debris. This slows down the procedure, as the surgeon has to r…
Non-invasive Technology Enables Brain Tumor Biopsy Without SurgeryChen, Hong ; Dunn, Gavin ; Leuthardt, Eric ; Petti, Allegra
T-017113
— 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…
Method to Perform Spectral Biopsy of Electrophysiological Brain Function for use in Monitoring and Diagnosing Neurological ConditionsBrunner, Peter ; Leuthardt, Eric
T-019651
— Value Proposition: New process used to detect/measure the intrinsic neuronal brain activity to diagnose neurological and psychiatric diseases. Technology Description Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a method called Tau-Modulation to assess intrinsic neuronal activi…
Method To Remove Brain Stimulation Artifacts in Neural SignalsBrunner, Peter ; Leuthardt, Eric ; Willie, Jon ; Xie, Tao
T-020083
— Value proposition: Method and system for removing multiple types of brain stimulation artifacts in neural signals to improve neurological diagnoses and therapies. Technology Description Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a method to remove brain stimulation artifact…
Optimizing Patient Treatment through Electrical Stimulation for Targeted Deep Brain StimulationAdamek, Markus ; Brunner, Peter ; Leuthardt, Eric ; Willie, Jon
T-020028
— Technology Description Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a deep brain stimulation approach that can identify optimal stimulation parameters intraoperatively, which significantly reduces the amount of time spent on adapting stimulation parameters, thus reducing costs,…
Software to predict low back pain from brain imagingHawasli, Ammar ; Jayasekera, Dinal ; Lamichhane, Bidhan ; Leuthardt, Eric ; Ray, Wilson
T-019322
— Technology Description: Researchers at Washington University, led by Eric Leuthardt, have developed software that can identify specific brain regions involved in chronic low back pain from neuroimaging data. This software, powered by machine learning, relies on differences in cortical thickness an…
