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Barron Associates’ fall detection technology, which was previously patented in the United States, received approval for Canadian Patent Application No. 3,074,729.

High blood pressure is a substantial public health problem that affects 45% of adults (75% of individuals over age 65) and is a leading cause of excess cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Static BP snapshots, which are typically obtained via sphygmomanometry during doctor’s office visits, have documented reliability issues, including white coat hypertension and poor technique. […]

Falls represent a significant healthcare problem with substantial associated morbidity and mortality. In an inpatient environment, it is necessary to identify injurious falls quickly to reduce the potential for serious or fatal injuries. Falls are consistently the most frequently reported adverse event in hospitals; up to 20% of patients fall at least once during their […]

Barron Associates has been selected for a Phase II SBIR award to develop and demonstrate a comprehensive set of tools to support efficient deployment of assured MT systems for low-resource languages, including deployment of new systems for languages not previously supported, and performance optimization for specific domains and/or for specific downstream tasks.  The ACE-Translation design […]

Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder that affects 1 million Americans and 10 million individuals worldwide. One of the most debilitating and impactful symptoms of PD is Freezing of Gait (FOG). FOG is a “mysterious phenomenon” with a pathophysiology that is not fully understood. FOG decreases quality of life and activity level, and […]

The prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the U.S. is high and increasing in both adults and children—over 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes annually. Among the consequences of diabetes, diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a common and major complication, resulting in lower quality-of-life, hospitalization, disability, amputation, and even death. DFUs are the leading cause […]

The Motivating Occupational Virtual Experiences In Therapy for kids (MOVE-IT) SBIR Phase II program developed a system for telehealth delivery of intensive rehabilitation for pediatric hemiplegia through smart toy-enabled games that inspire high-dosage, task-directed upper extremity (UE) movements. The MOVE-IT system employs therapy games that combine virtual- and real-world physical elements to provide intensive, task-directed […]

Chronic pain is an internal experience that cannot be directly observed or measured. Pain assessment, therefore, is exceptionally challenging, relying largely on self-report measures. The objective of this study is to develop and demonstrate the KnowPain system, an innovative wrist-worn instrument for objectively assessing the functional impact of pain (FIP) throughout the course of a […]

Embodiments of a system, device and method improve weather modeling approaches for use by air vehicles to mitigate weather hazards and/or optimize air vehicle operations. Various embodiments collect a set of independent measurements of atmospheric parameters of interest, collect a set of onboard measurements from one or more non-traditional atmospheric sensors onboard an air vehicle, […]

Barron Associates and its clinical partner are developing a compact, portable, customizable computerized dynamic posturography (CDP) system that provides standardized tests to selectively manipulate and measure responses by the visual, vestibular, and somatosensory systems to assist in diagnosis of postural control.  The Sensory Test and Balance Limit Evaluation (STABLE) system expands these tests (currently performed […]