Improving Medical Outcomes through Needle-based Optical Sensing
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Organization
Duke University
Award Date
Award Amount
100,000
Program Name
Collaborative Funding Grant
Program Category
Research and Equipment Support
Principal Investigator
Adam Wax
Fiscal Year
2015
Region
Research Triangle
Project Description:
Researchers will miniaturize an optical imaging technology so that it can be incorporated into the tip of needle or catheter providing "eyes at the end of a needle". The device will be tested for two different medical applications: needle biopsy and epidural injection.