{"id":10071,"date":"2012-06-22T17:39:39","date_gmt":"2012-06-22T21:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sciencebusiness.technewslit.com\/?p=10071"},"modified":"2012-06-22T17:39:39","modified_gmt":"2012-06-22T21:39:39","slug":"challenge-seeks-method-to-connect-tissues-without-sutures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/?p=10071","title":{"rendered":"Challenge Seeks Method to Connect Tissues Without Sutures"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3125\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3125\" style=\"width: 267px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/TransplantSurgery_NIH.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3125 \" title=\"TransplantSurgery_NIH\" src=\"http:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/TransplantSurgery_NIH.jpg\" alt=\"Transplant surgery (NIH)\" width=\"267\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/TransplantSurgery_NIH.jpg 267w, https:\/\/technewslit.com\/sciencebusiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/TransplantSurgery_NIH-150x112.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(National Institutes of Health)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A new challenge on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.innocentive.com\/ar\/challenge\/9932798\">InnoCentive<\/a> seeks a method for surgically connecting fluid-bearing tissues without using sutures. The competition, sponsored by the Cleveland Clinic, has a maximum prize of $30,000 and a final submission deadline of 12 August 2012. InnoCentive in Waltham, Massachusetts conducts open-innovation, crowd-sourcing competitions for corporate and organization sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>The Cleveland Clinic notes that some surgical procedures, such as radical prostatectomies, require the severing tissues in order to proceed with the repair. When the severed tissue is a fluid-carrying tube such as the urethra, it can be difficult to reconnect the severed urethra to the bladder.<\/p>\n<p>Participants in the challenge are asked to devise a better method than sutures to reconnect a bladder or other fluid-bearing vessels to their connecting conduits, such as the urethra, after the two have been severed during surgery. Contestants need to submit their ideas in a written proposal.<\/p>\n<p>The Cleveland Clinic that sponsors the challenge can provide an early evaluation of participants&#8217; ideas. Participants may send in an abstract of their idea &#8212; no more than one page &#8212; by 7 July to receive an evaluation from the sponsor. Participants can then decide whether or not to proceed with a full proposal, due on 12 August.<\/p>\n<p>The challenge has a maximum award of $30,000. To receive the award, the winning participant must transfer to the sponsor exclusive intellectual property (IP) rights to the solution. The sponsor will consider a reduced award of $20,000 if full IP rights cannot be transferred.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sciencebusiness.technewslit.com\/?p=7625\">Challenge Seeks Combat Emergency Rescue Device<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sciencebusiness.technewslit.com\/?p=5941\">$100K Challenge Seeks Responsive Insulin Delivery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sciencebusiness.technewslit.com\/?p=5169\">Challenge Seeks Sensor to Monitor Ligament, Tendon Repair<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 *<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new challenge on InnoCentive seeks a method for surgically connecting fluid-bearing tissues without using sutures. The competition, sponsored by the Cleveland Clinic, has a maximum prize of $30,000 and a final submission deadline of 12 August 2012. InnoCentive in Waltham, Massachusetts conducts open-innovation, crowd-sourcing competitions for corporate and organization sponsors. 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