Smartphone-Based Objective Hearing Disorder Screening
A mobile health platform that uses smartphone-based pupillometry, low-cost near-infrared hardware, and AI analysis to objectively screen for and track hearing-related disorders such as hidden hearing loss, tinnitus, and hyperacusis.
BACKGROUND:
Hearing disorders are widespread, but many current screening and diagnostic approaches depend on subjective...
Published: 10/7/2026
|
Inventor(s): Chuhui Liu, Wenyao Xu, Wei Sun
Keywords(s): Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Sensors
|
High-Density Neurostimulation System
High-density cluster electrode technology that enables a high degree of scalability and customization for neurostimulation applications
Background:
Existing skin-surface neurostimulation is achieved by a single electrode that performs bulk stimulation on the entire tissue in the neurostimulation area. It does not have the capability to control the...
Published: 10/7/2026
|
Inventor(s): Filip Stefanovic, Albert Titus
Keywords(s): Featured, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Biomedical Science and Engineering, Technology Classifications > Assistive Technology, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices
|
AI-Powered Mobile Oral Health Screening for Older Adults
A smartphone-based oral health screening platform that uses artificial intelligence and user-captured photographs to identify common dental conditions and help older adults, caregivers, and dental providers monitor oral health outside of the traditional dental office.
BACKGROUND:
Older adults experience a substantial burden of dental caries, periodontal...
Published: 8/31/2026
|
Inventor(s): Wenyao Xu, Puru Soni, Kritarth Dandapat, Wei Bo, Alexander Gherardi
Keywords(s): Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Artificial Intelligence, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices
|
Liquid Biopsy Detection of TF-Ag-α-Positive Cancer-Associated Exosomes
A liquid biopsy assay detecting TF-Ag-α–positive tumor-derived exosomes for cancer screening, early detection and treatment monitoring.
Background:
Cancer diagnostics are rapidly evolving as early detection and treatment monitoring are critical to improving patient outcomes. Traditional methods such as imaging and tissue biopsies...
Published: 10/7/2026
|
Inventor(s): Yun Wu, Grace Dy, Kate Rittenhouse-Olson
Keywords(s): Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Biomedical Science and Engineering, Technology Classifications > Diagnostics, Technology Classifications > Engineering, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Sensors
|
Beamforming Device and Architectures for Large Language Model Enabled Personal Monitoring
WhisperWatcher is a wearable audio-based system that automatically monitors eating behavior by capturing and analyzing mastication and swallowing sounds. Leveraging beamforming techniques combined with Large Audio-Language Models (LALM), it provides accurate, real-time insights into food intake, meal timing, and user disposition while minimizing user...
Published: 10/7/2026
|
Inventor(s): Alexander Gherardi, Wenyao Xu, Wei Bo, Shuwei Hou
Keywords(s): Featured, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Artificial Intelligence, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices
|
Optimizing Deep Neural Networks for EEG-Based Speech Recognition: A Multimodal Approach to Assistive Communication
A deep learning-based multimodal framework that combines EEG and audio signals to decode spoken phrases. By integrating neural activity with speech audio, the system improves recognition for individuals with neurological impairments, such as Parkinson's disease, ALS, or cerebral palsy, and enhances robustness in noisy environments. The framework...
Published: 10/7/2026
|
Inventor(s): Anarghya Das, Puru Soni, Wenyao Xu
Keywords(s): Assistive Technology, Featured, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Artificial Intelligence, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices
|
A Flexible Multiplexed Amplifier for Multichannel Wearable Biopotential Devices
A compact, multiplexed amplifier architecture for wearable biopotential devices, enabling efficient, multi-channel data processing in a miniaturized, flexible format.
Background:
High-density biopotential measurement devices, such as EMGs and EEGs, typically require large and cumbersome amplifiers, limiting their applicability in wearable technologies....
Published: 10/7/2026
|
Inventor(s): Filip Stefanovic
Keywords(s): Featured, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Biomedical Science and Engineering, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Electronics
|
Device and Methods for Telehealth Wound Care
An inexpensive, hand-held optical device capable of imaging wounds for telehealth monitoring of healing and vascular structure.
Background:
Open sores and wound healing are a pressing concern in medical care of limited mobility patients. For instance, diabetic foot ulcers are associated with a 25% five year mortality rate as well as other complications....
Published: 8/31/2026
|
Inventor(s): Wenyao Xu, Jun Xia, Alexander Gherardi, Tianyu Chen
Keywords(s): Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Medical Imaging
|
Device and Method for Wound Monitoring and Diagnosis using Radio-Frequency Technologies
A device to monitor wound healing non-invasively without disturbing the dressing to reduce the risk of infection and complications.
Background:
Chronic wound healing affects nearly 6 million Americans per year at a cost of $20 billion. Proper wound healing needs to be monitored in many patients including burn victims as well as pressure venous leg...
Published: 8/31/2026
|
Inventor(s): Wenyao Xu, Jun Xia, Xiaoyu Zhang
Keywords(s): Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Medical Imaging
|
Dual Scan Photoacoustic Mammoscope
Photoacoustic mammography uses fast-pulse lasers to heat tissue and images the resulting acoustic wave. The process eliminates radioactivity and the inconsistencies of ultrasounds.
Use light to listen for breast cancer. As strange as it sounds ultrasound images can be generated using light. In photoacoustic imaging tissue is heated by exposure...
Published: 8/31/2026
|
Inventor(s): Jun Xia, Nikhila Nyayapathi, Huijuan Zhang
Keywords(s): Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices, Technology Classifications > Medical Imaging
|