current projects in development

DARPA Revolutionizing Prosthetics 2009

We are currently building a neural interface development platform as part of our work with the University of Utah and the DARPA Revolutionizing Prosthetics 2009 program. The RP2009 system will be a highly programmable, belt-worn signal processor that can record and stimulate with a variety of surface and implanted electrode types, and interface these electrodes to prosthetic arms and other devices in the RP2009 program. The system is intended to serve as a development base for future miniaturized systems that will eventually be contained entirely within the limb.

Eye Blink Prosthesis

We are currently developing a totally implantable stimulator device that can restore eye blink in patients with unilateral facial nerve paralysis. The system will record EMG from the intact eye to detect normal blink and stimulate the muscle of the paralyzed eye to create a synchronous blink. This device is being developed to treat patients with facial nerve damage suffering the substantial disfigurement and dysfunction characteristic to the loss of eyelid function.

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Seizure Detector

The goal of this program is to produce a small disposable forehead patch for quickly detecting non-convulsive seizures in an unconscious patient. This product is being developed for the Army as a field deployable device to detect status epilepticus in casualties that may have been exposed to nerve agents. The patch is activated by removing the adhesive backing tab, and once applied it will display seizure status for several hours as the patient is stabilized and moved to a treatment facility.