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PEDIATRIC BODY LEAD BURDEN BY X-RAY FLUORESCENCE

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Health and Human Services 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
13745 		Program Year/Program:
1992 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
13745 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
ABIOMED, INC.
22 CHERRY HILL DRIVE DANVERS, MA 01923-
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 1992
Title: PEDIATRIC BODY LEAD BURDEN BY X-RAY FLUORESCENCE
Agency: HHS
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $481,018.00
 

Abstract:

THREE TO FOUR MILLION YOUNG CHILDREN FROM ALL LEVELS OF SOCIETY ARE EXPOSED TO ENVIRONMENTAL SOURCES OF LEAD AT CONCENTRATIONS THAT PLACE THEM AT RISK FOR ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. YET, THERE IS NO TOOL AVAILABLE FOR MEASURING TOTAL PEDIATRIC BODY BURDEN OF LEAD. THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP AN X-RAY FLUORESCENCE (XRF) INSTRUMENT THAT WILL ALLOW MEASUREMENT OF BODY LEAD BURDEN IN CHILDREN IN VIVO AND NONINVASIVELY. EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTOMATED STATE-OF-THE-ART ADULT XRF INSTRUMENT DURING PREVIOUS RESEARCH SERVES AS THE STEPPING STONE. USING A NOVEL DETECTOR DESIGN, A UNIQUE ANALYSIS ALGORITHM, AND INCREASES IN COLLECTION SOLID ANGLE TO IMPROVE THROUGHPUT, THIS PHASE I PROGRAM WILL PROVE THE FEASIBILITY OF USING XRF AS A PEDIATRIC SCREENING TOOL. THE ULTIMATE INSTRUMENT AFFORDS A UNIQUE CAPABILITY AS: (1) A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL IN DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF ELEVATED BONE LEAD LEVELS, (2) A MASS SCREENING DEVICE FOR INDICATION OF CHRONIC LOW-LEVEL LEAD EXPOSURE, AND (3) AMONITORING DEVICE IN FOLLOWING PROGRESS DURING CHELATION THERAPY.

Principal Investigator:

Douglas E Burger
5087775410

Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Abiomed Inc.
33 Cherry Hill Dr Danvers, MA 01923

EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees: N/A
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No