STTR Phase I: Minimally Invasive Articulating Intubation Stylet

这个小型企业技术转移计划(STTR)第一阶段项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是，它在插管设备和程序方面取得了重大进展，无论是在计划中的手术中还是在紧急程序中都是如此。仅在美国，每年就有2500万至3000万例年度计划和紧急插管手术受益于该技术。该项目中先进的技术将改善所有插管程序的至少10%。拟议的最终产品是低成本、一次性的，并且只需要有限的培训。促进领养。这项技术旨在极大地减少患者受伤的发生率，主要是由于失去呼吸道。这些改善的结果对执行这些程序的诊所很重要。这个小型企业技术转移计划(STTR)第一阶段项目旨在验证和进一步改进一种新的医疗设备的设计，该设备具有显著的管针/引导器的关节。该设备可以快速、直观地通过复杂的解剖结构进入患者的气管。该装置的设计在一个非常小的机构中使用了高精度的微型组件，使得小直径的气管内管可以穿过装置以固定在患者的气管中。这一机制旨在减少成功插管所需的总时间，提高首次尝试的成功率，减少缺氧事件，在紧急情况下协助插管，并总体上减少对患者的程序性伤害。该项目将需要为人体模型测试创造大量生产质量的设备。该模拟将测量程序时间的减少，并为临床使用的设计提供信息。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) Phase I project is that it provides a critical advancement in intubation devices and procedures, performed in both planned surgeries and in emergency procedures. The benefits from the technology apply to 25 – 30 million annual planned and emergency intubations performed each year in the USA alone. The technology advanced in this project will improve at least 10% of all intubation procedures. The proposed end-product is low-cost, disposable, and requires limited training. facilitating adoption. The technology aims to greatly reduce the incidence of patient injuries, primarily due to loss of airway. These improved outcomes are important to the clinics performing these procedures. This Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) Phase I project seeks to validate and further refine the design of a new medical device featuring significant articulation of a stylet/introducer. The device can quickly and intuitively maneuver through complex anatomy into a patient’s trachea. The device design utilizes high-precision, micro-components in a very small mechanism such that a small-diameter endotracheal tube may pass over the device to be secured in the patient’s trachea. This mechanism aims to reduce the total time needed for successful intubation, to increase the rate of success on first-time attempts, to reduce incidents of loss of oxygen, to assist in intubation in emergency settings, and generally to reduce procedural injuries to patients. The project will entail creating a significant number of production-quality devices for mannequin testing. The simulation will measure reductions in procedure time and inform the design for clinical use.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.