You are here

Skeletal Muscle Water Content Measurement Sensor/Tool

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: W81XWH-04-C-0036
Agency Tracking Number: A032-0546
Amount: $69,743.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: A03-156
Solicitation Number: 2003.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2003
Award Year: 2004
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2003-12-12
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2004-06-11
Small Business Information
1753 Linvale-Harbourton Road
Lambertville, NJ 08530
United States
DUNS: 959147026
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: Yes
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Armen Sarvazyan
 Chief Scientist
 (609) 333-0710
 armen@artannlabs.com
Business Contact
 Souren Airapetian
Title: Vice President
Phone: (609) 883-0100
Email: suren@artannlabs.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

The objective of this proposal is to develop a Muscle Water Content (MWC) sensor, an ultrasonic device for assessment of body hydration status in soldiers with accuracy better than 2% during deployment and training. The MWC assessment is based on measurement of ultrasound velocity in muscle, which is, to a good approximation, a linear function of the water content. The expected outcome will be a lightweight, compact, and simple sensor for military use as well as civilian medical use for assessment of hydration status of various institutionalized patient, athlete, and worker populations. The proposed ultrasonic sensor will advantageously differ from the existing techniques by its completely non-invasive application, higher accuracy, rapid tests and possibility of continuous monitoring MWC by a portable lightweight device in the field. The goals of Phase I and Option Effort are to build the first MWC sensor prototype and to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed technology and necessary sensitivity in the experiments on tissue models and ex vivo animal muscles.

* Information listed above is at the time of submission. *

US Flag An Official Website of the United States Government