Canon U.S. Life Sciences PCR Instrument R&D Canon U.S. Life Sciences (CULS) conducts R&D and employs novel technology and instrumentation design in the area of nano-liter, continuous-flow DNA analysis. CULS engaged Key Tech to solve complex chip and instrument design challenges associated with their high throughput PCR...
COOLSTAT CoolTech Medical - Science Applied to Cooling Each year, several million people worldwide, including over one million Americans, will have a heart attack or stroke, resulting in severe brain injury. Mild cooling of the patient (also referred to as therapeutic hypothermia) is the standard of care...
The nation’s largest philanthropic organization for medical research studies the fly brain as an analog for human brain activity. Researchers required a platform to enable behavioral studies in fly larvae. The system accurately tracks the motion and head posture of stimulated fly larvae situated on...
HemoSonics Quantra Hemostasis Analyzer The Quantra Hemostasis Analyzer, currently in development at HemoSonics, is the world’s first comprehensive near patient coagulation management platform. Bleeding and clotting dysfunctions represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality, leading to significant complications, poor patient outcomes, and longer hospital stays. The...
Pharma Client Personal Drug Delivery Device Creating a power-assisted drug injector about the size of a flashlight enables patients to achieve therapy in their own home. Key Tech collaborated with an international team of experts to learn the users’ needs and respond to them with thoughtful, accessible...
spencer Health Solutions spencer® spencer Health Solutions in-home medication dispenser is designed to simplify and track a patient’s pharmaceutical regimen, reducing the risk of forgotten or incorrect doses. Key Tech was engaged to brainstorm improvements to the disposable pill cartridge in order to improve dispensing performance and...
General Electric Clinical Trial Prototype Development GE developed a prototype miniature MRI scanner for use on neonatal babies in the NICU -- The smaller size permits the scanner to be stored on the same floor as the NICU, rather than in radiology units typically located in the...
UltraCrit Hematocrit POC Full-Scope Development Measuring red blood cells in a hand held device allows blood banks to reject fewer donors, thus increasing the blood supply. The UltraCrit is the first ultrasound point-of-care blood meter. Key Tech developed this CLIA-waived device from concept to market – starting...
HHMI Courtship Song Research Instrument The nation’s largest philanthropy for medical research studies the fly brain as a human analog to map neural circuits that govern specific behaviors. Unique research tools are needed to facilitate this testing, which stimulate flies to elicit certain responses. The lab needed...
CooperSurgical ALLY Uterine Positioning System™ During lengthy laparoscopic surgeries, operating room (OR) assistants are often required to manually hold organ stabilizing tools in place while surgeons perform challenging procedures such as hysterectomies and sacral colpopexies. This increases the number of staff in the OR, sometimes with personnel that...