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Non-invasive Clinical Decision Support Tool to Predict Allograft Rejection (HJF 662-23)
Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation (VCA) is a reconstructive option that involves transplantation of composite tissues, such as skin, muscle, and bone, in one surgical procedure. However, graft rejection remains a major challenge that needs to be addressed to improve patient outcomes. To address this challenge, scientists at Johns Hopkins University...
Published: 9/15/2025   |   Inventor(s): Renhua Li, Gerald Brandacher, Eric Elster, Seth Schobel-McHugh, Byoung Chol Oh
Keywords(s): Allograft rejection, Graft Failure, Reconstruction
Category(s): Diagnostic
Predictive Tool on Probability of Successful Wound Closure - (HJF 637-22)
Greater than 20% of traumatic wound closure attempts fail due to the immuno-molecular status of the healing wound tissue. Researchers at HJF and the Uniformed Services University for Health Sciences (USU) developed a product that analyzes the individual's wound healing immune response and computes a risk of failure score based on cytokine levels...
Published: 5/29/2025   |   Inventor(s): Seth Schobel-McHugh, Eric Elster, Henry Robertson, Felipe Lisboa, Michael Rouse, Scott Grey
Keywords(s): Biomarker, CDST, Dehisced Wound, Effluent, Healing, Serum, Wound, Wound Closure, Wound Failure
Category(s): Diagnostic