Calma Company

University of Minnesota

Adam Choe

Courtney A Hill

Christie Traczyk

Thomas O Viker

Julianna Abel

Andrew Khair

Henry Koon

A device of a shape memory material configured to implement a predetermined level of expansion while allowing contraction and twist can be implemented in a portion of a vascular system, such as in the left ventricle of the heart of a patient suffering from heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

Systems and methods for treating preserved ejection fraction conditions

Children who experience anxiety associated with novel situations react physically and emotionally in ways that make it challenging for the child, parents, educators, and providers to proceed with the intended goal of that novel situation. Anxiety in children can be reduced by introducing fun or distracting stimuli that act on specific neural pathways. The stimuli introduced can familiarize a child with the environment in which the procedure will take place and the equipment and people which the child will meet. In the healthcare setting, by using consistent stimuli, and by disrupting anxiety at one or more of a series of stages in which anxiety typically occurs, a reduction in needed anesthesia can be achieved, which is healthier for the child and reduces the costs associated with the medical or dental procedure.

Devices, systems and methods for inhibiting or disrupting pediatric anxiety

Growing community of inventors

Coon Rapids, MN, United States of America

Adam Choe