Producing Isotropic Super-Resolution Images from Line Scanning Confocal Microscopy

This technology includes a microscopy technique that produces super-resolution images from diffraction-limited images obtained from a line scanning confocal microscope. First, the operation of the confocal microscope is modified so that images with sparse line excitation are recorded. Second, these images are processed to increase resolution in one dimension. Third, by taking a series of such super-resolved images from a given sample type, a neural network may be trained to produce images with 1D super-resolution from new diffraction-limited images.

An Innovative Adapter for Expedited and Automated Thawing of viably Frozen Cells

This technology is a device and system for expediting the thawing frozen specimens (e.g., cryopreserved cells) contained in cryo-vials, offering a breakthrough solution for researchers seeking efficiency and precision in their workflows. The device is equipped with a small elongated tubular adaptor that suspends a cryo-vial of frozen cells over a centrifuge tube containing culture medium in an inverted position. With a focus on speed, efficiency and automation, the adaptor dramatically expedites the process of recovering viable cells from frozen specimens.

Taxus®Express2™: Bypassing By-pass Surgery with Paclitaxel-Coated Stents

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Taxus® Express2™ has the potential to benefit many of the victims of cardiovascular disease, which causes 40% of all deaths in the US. After a heart attack, patients often undergo an invasive by-pass surgery or a less invasive angioplasty procedure to open up the clogged artery. In the latter procedure, a tiny meshlike device called a stent is inserted into the artery to keep it propped open. However, in many of the stent placement cases, the body reacts to this foreign object with scar tissue formation and the artery narrows again.

Vibro-Tactile Stimulation Device and Method for Swallowing Disorder

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The transferred technology is a non-invasive, intensive, swallowing retraining device that combines sensory stimulation with motor retraining to rehabilitate swallow function, initially targeted for dysphagia patients. Dysphagia is a common disorder that creates difficulty swallowing. Patients at risk of choking on fluid or food face a risk of life-threatening aspiration pneumonia and may need to be fed through a tube.

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