Lead Inventor

Mingui Sun

Skin Screw Electrodes for Recording and Physical Stability

04146

Skin screw electrodes securely anchor to skin with shallow teeth, enabling stable, comfortable, fast-recording EEG/EMG interfaces.

Technology Type: Medical Device
Technology Subtype: Surgical Medical Device
Therapeutic Areas: Neuroscience
Lead Inventor: Mingui Sun
Department: Med-Neurological Surgery
All Tech Innovators: Wenyan Jia
Robert J. Sclabassi M.D., Ph.D.
Mingui Sun Ph.D.
Date Submitted: 2017-02-01

Single-Unit Leadless EEG Sensor

03671

A penny-sized, skin-prep-free EEG sensor with nano-coated micro-teeth secures on scalp, wirelessly streams to phones/servers.

Technology Type: Engineering Technology
Technology Subtype: Sensor
Therapeutic Areas: Neuroscience
Lead Inventor: Mingui Sun
Department: Med-Neurological Surgery
All Tech Innovators: Jeffrey Balzer
Di Gao
Wenyan Jia
Date Submitted: 2015-07-15

Preparation-free Skin-screw Electrode for Rapid EEG Installation

01382

Rapid, preparation-free skin-screw EEG electrode enables instant, comfortable, high-quality brain recordings with minimal setup.

Technology Type: Medical Device
Technology Subtype: Surgical Medical Device
Therapeutic Areas: Neuroscience
Lead Inventor: Mingui Sun
Department: Med-Neurological Surgery
All Tech Innovators: Wei Liang
Robert J. Sclabassi M.D., Ph.D.
Mingui Sun Ph.D.
Date Submitted: 2006-11-10

Miniaturized Radio-Frequency Transceiver

05296

Miniaturized RF transceiver powers and wires data-to/from deep implants via shared coil, enabling battery-free microimplants.

Technology Type: Medical Device
Technology Subtype: Implantable Medical Device
Therapeutic Areas: Neuroscience
Tags: Engineering
Implantable Medical Device
Life Science
Lead Inventor: Mingui Sun
Department: Med-Neurological Surgery
All Tech Innovators: Wenyan Jia
Zhi-Hong Mao
Mingui Sun Ph.D.
Date Submitted: 2020-04-07

Novel Composite for Atmospheric Condensable Gas Recovery

01789

Ultra-flexible wireless power transfer system for implanted medical devices enabling safe, battery-free data/power exchange.

Technology Type: Medical Device
Technology Subtype: Implantable Medical Device
Tags: Surgery
Lead Inventor: Mingui Sun
Department: Med-Neurological Surgery
All Tech Innovators: Steven Andrew Hackworth
Xiaoyu Liu
Robert J. Sclabassi M.D., Ph.D.
Date Submitted: 2008-07-31

Method, Apparatus and System for Food Intake and Physical Activity Assessment

02584

A wearable system uses stereo video, vitals, and environment data to automatically quantify food intake and physical activity.

Technology Type: Digital Health
Technology Subtype: Healthcare Data
Therapeutic Areas: Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases
Therapeutic Indications: Obesity
Lead Inventor: Mingui Sun
Department: Med-Neurological Surgery
All Tech Innovators: John D. Fernstrom Ph.D.
Madelyn H. Fernstrom
Wenyan Jia
Date Submitted: 2011-10-04
Collections: Cardiometabolic

Resonance-Based Wireless Power Transfer System for Implantable Devices

03979

Resonance-based wireless power transfer for moving implants: targeted hexagonal coils, seven-loop transmitter, compact biocompatible receiver.

Technology Type: Medical Device
Technology Subtype: Implantable Medical Device
Lead Inventor: Mingui Sun
Department: Med-Neurological Surgery
All Tech Innovators: Jiping HE
Zhi-Hong Mao
Mingui Sun Ph.D.
Date Submitted: 2016-07-05

Skin-Screw Electrodes - Supplemental Disclosure

02595

Magnetic, adhesive-free skin screws with shallow teeth enable painless, rapid, modular biopotential recording and stimulation.

Technology Type: Medical Device
Technology Subtype: Surgical Medical Device
Therapeutic Areas: Neuroscience
Lead Inventor: Mingui Sun
Department: Med-Neurological Surgery
All Tech Innovators: Wenyan Jia
Robert J. Sclabassi M.D., Ph.D.
Mingui Sun Ph.D.
Date Submitted: 2011-10-13

Method, Apparatus and System for Food Intake and Physical Activity Assessment

01491

Integrated multimedia system automatically tracks food intake and activity, generating clinician-ready reports for personalized care and self-management.

Technology Type: Digital Health
Technology Subtype: Healthcare Delivery
Therapeutic Areas: Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases
Therapeutic Indications: Obesity
Tags: Consumer
Lead Inventor: Mingui Sun
Department: Med-Neurological Surgery
All Tech Innovators: John D. Fernstrom Ph.D.
Madelyn H. Fernstrom
Robert J. Sclabassi M.D., Ph.D.
Date Submitted: 2007-04-27
Collections: Cardiometabolic

A Wearable Respiratory Energy Harvester

04004

Breathing-powered wearable harvester converts chest motion to electricity and self-powered respiratory monitoring with adaptive designs.

Technology Type: Engineering Technology
Technology Subtype: Energy
Therapeutic Areas: Respiratory
Lead Inventor: Mingui Sun
Department: Med-Neurological Surgery
All Tech Innovators: Wenyan Jia
Mingui Sun Ph.D.
Paresh Manik Vasandani
Date Submitted: 2016-08-03

A Portable Apparatus that Delivers Power and Information to Implantable Devices

01201

A portable, low-cost energy pad powers and communicates with implantable devices via transcutaneous and inductive links.

Technology Type: Medical Device
Technology Subtype: Implantable Medical Device
Therapeutic Areas: Neuroscience
Lead Inventor: Mingui Sun
Department: Med-Neurological Surgery
All Tech Innovators: Steven Andrew Hackworth
Daliang Leon Li
Robert J. Sclabassi M.D., Ph.D.
Date Submitted: 2006-01-13