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ELIMINATION OF EMBOLI FROM VESSELS IN THE BODY WILL BE MADE EASY AND SAFE BY THE USE OF A PERCUTANEOUS MECHANICAL SPIRALEMBOLUS REMOVAL DEVICE.
Award Information
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 4948
Amount:
$49,000.00
Phase:
Phase I
Program:
SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A
Solicitation Number:
N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year:
N/A
Award Year:
1986
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date):
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Award End Date (Contract End Date):
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Small Business Information
2402 N.w. 66th Court
Gainesville, FL
32606
United States
DUNS:
N/A
HUBZone Owned:
No
Woman Owned:
No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:
No
Principal Investigator
Name: ROBERT J HIRKO
Title: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Phone: (904) 376-3499
Title: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Phone: (904) 376-3499
Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract
ELIMINATION OF EMBOLI FROM VESSELS IN THE BODY WILL BE MADE EASY AND SAFE BY THE USE OF A PERCUTANEOUS MECHANICAL SPIRALEMBOLUS REMOVAL DEVICE. THIS DEVICE HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE FEASIBLE AND WILL UNDERGO ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENTS TO YIELD A UNIT READY FOR CLINICAL TRIALS. IN VITRO EVALUATION OF ITS CLOT REMOVAL ABILITIES WILL BE PERFORMED IN A SPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED TEST MODEL UNDER VARIOUS CONDITIONS OF BLOOD FLOW AND PRESSURE. DIFFERENT PHYSICAL STATES OF EMBOLI WILLBE EVALUATED, AND A MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF THE SPIRAL CATHETER-EMBOLI INTERFACE WILL BE DEVELOPED IN AN ATTEMPT TOOPTIMIZE TRANSFER RATE.
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