Past Collegiate Inventors Competition Winners
Learn about the student inventors who have excelled in the Collegiate Inventors Competition®. You can search our past competition winners by name, year or university.
NeoVent: Dual Pressure Respiratory Equipment
The NeoVent is an adaptor that transforms a low-tech infant respiratory device into one that provides the additional benefits of a ventilator at much less expense. It temporarily traps the exhaust bubbles of the original device to produce the alternating levels of airway pressure recommended for the newborns who need the most help breathing. The invention could help hundreds of thousands in poverty-stricken areas.
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Joseph Barnett
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Stephen John
Neurotendo
Unruptured aneurysms in the brain are found in 1-in-50 people in the U.S. These can potentially be treated by minimally invasive surgery, but existing surgical methods are often ineffective. Neurotendo addresses the need for a controlled approach to the navigation of brain arteries and treatment of cerebral aneurysms with a steerable microcatheter that translates a neurosurgeon’s command into the motion of the catheter tip. This microsurgical medical device enables precise navigation, reduction of procedure times and a safer technique.
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Gopesh Tilvawala
NextGen Structural Rehab System
Much of America’s infrastructure is well past its intended lifespan and repair costs number in the trillions. Structural joints, where at least two members meet, are the most crucial to the integrity of a building or bridge. This invention is a four-part system designed to fortify existing joints, extending their service lives, and improving the safety of a structure under extreme loads efficiently and economically. Tests have shown that renewed joints can withstand 500% more force than unfortified joints.
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Praveen Kumar Reddy Majjigapu
Non-Invasive Test for Colorectal Cancer
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Carlo Giovanni Traverso
Nonspec: Adjustable Prosthetics
Freedom from a disability — that’s the power of a prosthetic. However, this freedom can be expensive as prosthetics are often specifically tailored and built for one patient at a time. Nonspec’s adjustable prosthetic system uses standard, mass-producible components that are easily customized to each wearer, and can also “grow” with a child over time. These production innovations could make life-changing prosthetics available and affordable to people in developing nations.
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Jonathan Perez de Alderete
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Brendan Donoghue
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