Use of 3-D Printers for the Production of Medical Devices (R43/R44)

Post Date

December 9th 2014

Application Due Date

February 10th 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-HD-15-023

CFDA Number(s)

93.865

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Health
Income Security and Social Services

Eligibility Categories

Small Businesses

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Only United States small business concerns (SBCs) are eligible to submit applications for this opportunity. A small business concern is one that, at the time of award of Phase I and Phase II, meets all of the following criteria: Is organized for profit, with a place of business located in the United States, which operates primarily within the United States or which makes a significant contribution to the United States economy through payment of taxes or use of American products, materials or labor; Is in the legal form of an individual proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, joint venture, association, trust or cooperative, except that where the form is a joint venture, there must be less than 50 percent participation by foreign business entities in the joint venture; SBIR and STTR. Be a concern which is more than 50% directly owned and controlled by one or more individuals (who are citizens or permanent resident aliens of the United States), other business concerns (each of which is more than 50% directly owned and controlled by individuals who are citizens or permanent resident aliens of the United States), or any combination of these; OR SBIR-only. Be a concern which is more than 50% owned by multiple venture capital operating companies, hedge funds, private equity firms, or any combination of these. No single venture capital operating company, hedge fund, or private equity firm may own more than 50% of the concern; OR SBIR and STTR. Be a joint venture in which each entity to the joint venture must meet the requirements set forth in paragraph 3 (i) or 3 (ii) of this section. A joint venture that includes one or more concerns that meet the requirements of paragraph (ii) of this section must comply with _ 121.705(b) concerning registration and proposal requirements. Has, including its affiliates, not more than 500 employees.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $3000000

• Award Range:

  $None - $150000

Grant Description

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) invites Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant applications from small business concerns (SBCs) to propose research to support research to develop 3D printers, polymers, and process specifications to produce premature- and neonatal-specific devices for external use or short-term insertion and implantation into the human body. Medical devices for premature infants and neonates are often not available in appropriate sizes. As a result, pediatric-sized devices have to be used and the sizing mismatch sometimes leads to deleterious consequences. Medical device companies find it difficult economically to produce the small quantities of devices for this patient population. 3D printing provides a potential solution to this problem as they can produce mechanically complex, patient-matched components with short lead times. Research is currently underway to create commercially viable printers capable of producing bioresorbable scaffolds with implanted stem cells for construction of new tissues and organs. However, no companies are currently supplying 3D printers and materials that can produce flexible implantable medical devices. If such systems were available, health care providers could provide better care to premature infant and neonatal patients.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  National Institutes of Health

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