The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will focus on the application of shape memory polymers to the development of orthopaedic fixation devices, primarily for ACL reconstruction. Shape memory polymers are capable of storing a temporary deformed shape for an extended period… More

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project includes the design, development and commercialization of shape memory polymer orthopedic soft-tissue fixation devices. Current soft tissue fixation devices are primarily metal or plastic screws used to attach tissue grafts to bone in… More

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project aims to develop a new material and methodology for cast immobilization of an injured or surgically repaired area. The work focuses on using multi-functional shape-memory polymers with multiple activations to create an adaptive cast.… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project will develop a shape-memory polymer suture anchor capable of dynamic expansion and is specifically designed for patients with poor bone mass density. Suture anchors are screw or wedge-like devices that fast en into the bone and are used to secure a… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal is focused on the development of a bioabsorbable polymeric scaffold intended to provide both time-release delivery of therapeutic agents as well as structural support in the treatment of aortic aneurysms. An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project will develop a shape-memory polymer suture anchor capable of dynamic expansion that will be specifically designed for patients with poor bone mass density. Suture anchors are screw or wedge-like devices tha t fasten into the bone and are used to… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of this project is to develop compliant meniscal repair devices based on shape memory polymers. The repair device will be inserted in a less invasive temporary shape and then triggered to expand into its permanent functional shape. Meniscus repair… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal is focused on the development of a bioabsorbable polymeric scaffold intended to provide both time-release delivery of therapeutic agents as well as structural support in the treatment of aortic aneurysms.An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): 10.3 million Bioprosthetic heart valves (BHV) have been implanted since 1980 in the United States alone, but the solution for a durable, non-calcifying bioprosthesis still eludes us. High rates of structural failures and rapid calcificationin BHVs, has veered a… More