I-Corps: A device to improve the ability to monitor the fetus and uterus during pregnancy, labor, and delivery

I-Corps：一种提高怀孕、临产和分娩期间胎儿和子宫监测能力的设备

• 批准号: 2041414
• 负责人: Julie Hasenwinkel
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: Syracuse University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2021-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2041414&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Corps; device; improve; ability; monitor

The broader impact/commercial potential of this I-Corps project is the development of a new fetal monitor to accurately assess fetal health and the integrity of the uterine scar in the case where a woman has a previous C-section (operative) delivery. There are about 4 million births in the US annually. The fetal monitoring market is expected to reach approximately $3.6 billion in 2022. This project will advance translation of a monitor providing accurate data, improved maternal mobility, and better outcomes. Furthermore, the technology is envisioned to be disposable, reducing exposure to pathogen transmission - a benefit in particular during the pandemic.This I-Corps project advances translation of a medical device that monitors the fetus and uterus during pregnancy, labor and delivery. Fetal monitors today are unreliable at providing consistent interpretive data of fetal well-being in utero and require constant readjustment to ensure consistent fetal tracing. This process is cumbersome and introduces dangerous errors, most often due to fetal, maternal and monitor movement. This process explores a wireless device generating valuable monitoring data in a consistent, thorough, hygienic, and efficient manner that is comfortable for the patient.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这个I-Corps项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是开发一种新的胎儿监护仪，以准确评估胎儿健康和子宫疤痕的完整性，如果一个女人有以前的剖腹产（手术）分娩。美国每年大约有400万新生儿。预计到2022年，胎儿监测市场将达到约36亿美元。该项目将推动监测器的翻译，提供准确的数据，改善产妇流动性和更好的结果。此外，该技术被设想为一次性的，减少暴露于病原体传播-一个好处，特别是在大流行期间。这个I-Corps项目推进了医疗设备的翻译，在怀孕，分娩和分娩期间监测胎儿和子宫。如今的胎儿监护仪在提供子宫内胎儿健康状况的一致解释数据方面并不可靠，需要不断调整以确保一致的胎儿追踪。这个过程很麻烦，并且引入了危险的错误，最常见的是由于胎儿、母亲和监视器的移动。该过程探索了一种无线设备，该设备以一致、全面、卫生和有效的方式生成有价值的监测数据，使患者感到舒适。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。