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Dashboard That Reduces Nurse Medication Error Risk Based on Real-Time Data
OPPORTUNITY The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) report To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System shocked the healthcare community when it revealed a high level of medical –and more specifically— medication errors. One of five medication administrations was identified as contributing to over 400,000 serious injuries in hospitals...
Inventor(s): Amy Campbell, Christopher Harlan, Matt Campbell
Category(s): Software, All Technologies, MVP Candidate
3D Printing Head for continuous-fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites
OPPORTUNITY Manufacturing is an expensive and time-consuming part of the engineering process, especially for low-volume production and rapid prototyping. Metal materials require substantial Computer Numerical Control (CNC) programming and machining time, which can produce significant amounts of material waste. Plastic materials often require metal...
Inventor(s): Kuang-Ting Hsiao
Category(s): Composite Materials, Engineering Device or Method, MVP Candidate, All Technologies
Portable, Early Stage Breast Cancer Detection System
OPPORTUNITY Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer among women. In 2014, in the US, approximately 40,000 women died from breast cancer. The situation is much more serious in developing countries. Early detection and effective treatment are major factors contributing to the long term survival of the patient. Mammography is the current...
Inventor(s): Saeed Latif, Mohammed Alam
Category(s): Medical Device or Method, Screening Tests, Engineering Device or Method, MVP Candidate, All Technologies