News and Updates
MUSIC Device Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation
The HEPIUS Innovation Laboratory is excited to announce that the FDA granted Breakthrough Device Designation for the Multi-function Spinal Cord Implant (MUSIC) device, which provides critical temporary ultrasound imaging during the acute recovery phase after spinal cord injury (SCI). Some 17,000 new cases of SCI are diagnosed annually in the US but current technologies are lacking in their ability to directly monitor the injury site.
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News & Awards
- Avisha Kumar's abstract, “Towards continuous and comprehensive spinal cord injury management: Deep learning on ultrasound images for injury localization and anatomical segmentation,” was accepted for oral presentation at the International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI) | MICCAI (2024)
- Avisha Kumar received Duncan Award for Advancing Research in Statistics (2024)
- Dr. Manbachi received Hisako Terasaki Young Innovator Award | Terasaki Institute (2024)
- Kunal Kotkar received Joel Dean Excellence in Teaching Award (2024)
- Dr. Manbachi received American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM)’s Peter Arger Excellence in Medical Student Education Award | PR Newswire (2024)
- Dr. Manbachi received the Johns Hopkins Catalyst Award | Johns Hopkins University (2023)
- Avisha Kumar received Student Best Paper Award at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering | IEEE (2023)
- Dr. Haley Abramson received the 2023 Young Investigators Award | Johns Hopkins Medicine (2023)
- Max Kerensky received Graduate Research Fellowship Program scholarship from the National Science Foundation (NSF) | Johns Hopkins University (2023)
- HEPIUS Lab recognized as one of Maryland's most innovative firms | Baltimore Business Journal (2023)
- Dr. Manbachi received "40 Under 40" award | Baltimore Business Journal (2022)
- Amir Manbachi, Aliaksei Pustavoitau and George Coles received the Johns Hopkins Discovery Award 2022 | Johns Hopkins University (2022)
- Haley Abramson received grand prize at the Five Minute Pitch Competition | Design of Medical Devices Conference (2022)
- Kelly Jiang received the Neurosurgical Society of the Virginias' Medical Student Summer Fellowship | Neurosurgical Society of the Virginias (2022)
- Johns Hopkins and Collaborators Create Medical Device Design and Innovation Laboratories | Focused Ultrasound Foundation (2021)
- Backs to the Future | Hopkins Medicine Magazine (2021)
- Back(s) to Life | JHU Engineering (2021)
- Developing Implantable and Wearable Technology to Treat Spinal Cord Injury | Neurologic (2021)
- Cross-disciplinary team will design, develop devices to better treat spinal cord injuries | Hub (2020)
- $13.48M Awarded to Johns Hopkins Scientists to Develop Implantable Ultrasound Devices for Patients with Spinal Cord Injury | Johns Hopkins Medicine (2020)
Presentations
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Read her abstract:
K. M. K. Leadingham et al., "Design of a Custom Flexible Ultrasound Transducer as an Implantable Cranial Sensor for Long-Term Post-Operative Monitoring of Brain Tumor Regrowth," 2022 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), Venice, Italy, 2022, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/IUS54386.2022.9958345.
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Read his abstract:
D. Routkevitch et al., "FlowMorph: Morphological Segmentation of Ultrasound-Monitored Spinal Cord Microcirculation," 2022 IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS), Taipei, Taiwan, 2022, pp. 610-614, doi: 10.1109/BioCAS54905.2022.9948639.
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- Towards A Universal Device for Point-of-Care Medicine: A Custom Transducer for Long-Term Monitoring of Local Vascular Flow Via Ultrasound Imaging.
- Designing an Accurate Benchtop Characterization Device: An Acoustic Measurement Platform for Localizing and Implementing Therapeutic Ultrasound Devices and Equipment (Amplitude)
- Design and Development of System Components for Therapeutic Ultrasound Devices: Enhancing Focused Ultrasound Treatments Using Cones with Clinical and Ergonomic Considerations.
- Designing a Murine Model of Human Glioblastoma Brain Tumor: Development of a Platform for Validation Using Ultrasound Elastography.
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Read his abstracts appearing at the "Journal of Clinical and Translational Science" below:
- An Example for Establishing a Clinically Translational Innovation Lab at a University Setting, Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, Volume 6, Issues 1, April 2022, pp. 35.DOI:https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2022.118
- How Can I Provide My Patient Insights in a Nontraditional Advocacy Role? Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, Volume 6, Issues 1, April 2022, pp. 109. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2022.318
- Towards Obtaining One Billion Recordings Per Cubic Millimeter for the Validation of Focused Ultrasound Transducers: How Can Robust Systems Help With Translational Activities? Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, Volume 6, Issues 1, April 2022, pp. 105. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2022.307
Featured Publications
- Carly Weber-Levine publishes journal paper: Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Neuromodulation of a Rodent's Spinal Cord Suppresses Motor Evoked Potentials | IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (2023)
- Dr. Manbachi, Dr. Eli J Curry and Kelley Kempski Leadingham publish editorial book: The Abundant Promise of Ultrasound in Neurosurgery: A Broad Overview and Thoughts on Ethical Paths to Realizing Its Benefits | SPIE Press (2022)
- Haley Abramson publishes journal paper: Automatic detection of foreign body objects in neurosurgery using a deep learning approach on intraoperative ultrasound images: From animal models to first in-human testing | Frontiers in Surgery (2022)
- The HEPIUS Innovation Lab publishes book: Design and Development of Smart Surgical Assistant Technologies | Taylor & Francis Publishing (2022)
- Dr. Fariba Aghabaglou publishes journal paper: Ultrasound monitoring of microcirculation: An original study from the laboratory bench to the clinic | Microcirculation (2022)
