DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This Phase 1 SBIR will develop a portable, non-invasive tool which will improve the diagnostic accuracy of kinetic shunt patency testing, including radionuclide studies or ShuntCheck tests, in pediatric hydrocephalus pa tients. This will improve clinical care for… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this SBIR is to create the first comprehensive set of clinical tools and noninvasive methods for diagnosing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt obstruction and to validate them to convince clinicians of thei r clinical value. Hydrocephalus is a common… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This Phase 1 SBIR will develop a non-invasive alternative to radionuclide shunt patency testing for evaluating Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) patients with suspected shunt malfunction. Hydrocephalus is a disorder of cerebrospinal fluid dynamics that is… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This Phase 1 SBIR will develop Continuous Real Time (CRT) ShuntCheck, the first portable, non- invasive device for real time, continuous monitoring of flow in CSF shunts. This device will result in improved clinicalmanagement of hydrocephalus by providing a… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This Phase 2 SBIR will provide and clinically validate the first portable, non-invasive diagnostic test for differentiating intermittently flowing patent shunts from occluded or partially occluded shunts - ShuntCheck- Micro-Pumper. This device will result in… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This Phase I SBIR will develop ICPCheck, the first long term implantable, non-invasively readable intracranial pressure (ICP) monitor for hydrocephalus patients. This device will result in improved clinical management of hydrocephalus by providing a rapid and… More