Summary
- Profile Type
- Technology offer
- POD Reference
- TODE20240605014
- Term of Validity
- 5 June 2024 - 5 June 2025
- Company's Country
- Germany
- Type of partnership
- Investment agreement
- Research and development cooperation agreement
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- A German university developed a technology for X-ray examination procedures. The adjustment to the area of the human body to be examined can be automated with the help of this technology. This technology not only helps to save labour costs but also reduces the radiation to which staff and patients are exposed. The university offers a license agreement as well as a technolgical cooperation.
- Full Description
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Imaging X-ray examination procedures often require a great deal of time and human resources, since creating images oriented in the standard manner requires adjustment to the optimum X-ray tube angle. This increases X-ray exposure for patients and personnel, especially during angiographic and other radioscopic procedures.
A new technology from a German university can help here by automating adjustment. A single radioscopic image of the part of the body to be adjusted to is used to localize distinctive structures so that conventional image processing and artificial intelligence can be used to automatically determine the optimum projection angle. The procedure features a high degree of automation and efficiency in terms of costs and personnel and has the potential to greatly reduce radiation exposure during angiography and radioscopic procedures.
The invention can be used in all fluoroscopic examinations (radioscopy) and interventions. That includes diagnostic and interventional angiography (catheter-assisted vascular imaging or intervention) in all parts of the body (neuroradiology, radiology, cardiology, angiology, vascular surgery, and others). Fluoroscopy-controlled interventions in or on the bone (such as sampling through the vertebral body pedicle or by means of vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, periradicular therapy, or joint infiltration) can benefit from automated, standardized projections. X-ray unit manufacturers can also use this invention to adapt their own products.
The university offers a licensce agreement to x-ray unit manufacturers and medical technology software companies. A technological cooperation agreement is also possible to jointly refine this invention with the university. - Advantages and Innovations
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These are the main advantages compared to current X-ray procedures:
- High automation
- Less X-ray exposure
- Time-saving
- Affordable - Stage of Development
- Under development
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
- The university offers a licensce agreement to x-ray unit manufacturers and medical technology software companies. A technological cooperation agreement is also possible to jointly refine this invention with the university.
- Type and Size of Partner
- Big company
- Other
- SME <=10
- SME 50 - 249
- SME 11-49
- Type of partnership
- Investment agreement
- Research and development cooperation agreement
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 06001013 - Medical Technology / Biomedical Engineering
- 06001005 - Diagnostics, Diagnosis
- Market keywords
- 05004005 - Diagnostic equipment
- 05002001 - X-rays
- Sector Groups Involved
- Health
- Targeted countries
- All countries
