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Universal Biomedical Sensor Shrinks Hospital Lab to Single Handheld Point-of-Care Device

Universal Biomedical Sensor Shrinks Hospital Lab to Single Handheld Point-of-Care Device. DNA Medicine Institute - Cambridge, MA. TECHNOLOGY

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Universal Biomedical Sensor Shrinks Hospital Lab to Single Handheld Point-of-Care Device

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  1. Universal Biomedical Sensor Shrinks Hospital Lab to Single Handheld Point-of-Care Device DNA Medicine Institute - Cambridge, MA TECHNOLOGY The reusable Handheld Electrolyte and Lab Technology for Humans (rHEALTH) sensor is a compact portable device that employs cutting-edge fluorescence detection optics, innovative microfluidics, and nanostrip reagents to perform a suite of hematology, chemistry, and biomarker assays from a single drop of blood or bodily fluid. Developed to monitor astronaut health on the International Space Station (ISS) and during long-term space flight, terrestrial applications for this ground-breaking technology include biomedical research and point-of-care (POC) diagnostics at a patient’s bedside, in a doctor’s office, or hospital. The rHEALTH sensor is a self-contained, robust, general-purpose assay system to analyze bodily fluids • SOCIAL and ECONOMIC BENEFITS • Provide a long-sought comprehensive, handheld analytical system that will directly improve diagnostics for patients in all clinical settings • Directly affect all biomedical research on the ISS and in long-term space flight • COMMERCIAL and MILITARY APPLICATIONS • POC diagnostic functions including portable personal health monitoring, daily lab tests, early detection of bone loss, immune system assessment, and electrolyte management • Biomedical research such as study of bone loss in osteoporosis and assessment of drug toxicity and side effects during clinical trials • Detection of microbial contaminants in potable water • Portable personal health monitor • NASA AND SPACE APPLICATIONS • Health monitoring of astronauts on the ISS and during long-term space flight in the areas of daily complete blood count measurements, bone loss and immune system assessment, rapid diagnosis of cardiac events, liver function measurement, lipid profiling, real-time health monitoring for urgent care, measurement of physiological effects of solar flares • Biomedical research including study of astronaut health in microgravity, space radiation on bone marrow suppressions, astronaut metabolism, and effects of training on astronaut health Glenn Research Center 2007 SBIR Phase 2, NNX09CA97C,10/11 LEW-18726, 18727,18728 & 18391 Exploration Systems Mission Directorate/Human Research Program NASA contact: Emily Nelson Company contact: Eugene Chan Biological/Biomedical

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