{"id":1456,"date":"2020-02-29T18:42:12","date_gmt":"2020-02-29T23:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/?p=1456"},"modified":"2020-09-28T14:19:56","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T19:19:56","slug":"catching-up-with-200k-challenge-winner-uromonitor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/2020\/02\/29\/catching-up-with-200k-challenge-winner-uromonitor\/","title":{"rendered":"Catching up with $200K Challenge Winner UroMonitor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/02\/805x-inset-Damaser.jpg\" alt=\"UroMonitor, developed by Prof. Margot Damaser of Cleveland Clinic's Lerner Research Institute, was a first-prize winner at the 2019 M2D2 $200K Challenge.\" class=\"wp-image-1462\" width=\"242\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/02\/805x-inset-Damaser.jpg 805w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/02\/805x-inset-Damaser-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/02\/805x-inset-Damaser-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/02\/805x-inset-Damaser-462x300.jpg 462w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Last April,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/consultqd.clevelandclinic.org\/a-fitbit-for-the-bladder-uromonitor-takes-monitoring-out-of-the-clinic\/\" target=\"_blank\">UroMonitor,<\/a>&nbsp;a wireless, insertable pressure sensor to assist in the diagnosis of urinary incontinence, was named a&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/2019\/04\/11\/2019-m2d2-200k-challenge-winners-announced\/\" target=\"_blank\">first-place winner<\/a>&nbsp;at the 8th annual M2D2 $200K Challenge. Led by device creator<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lerner.ccf.org\/bme\/damaser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">&nbsp;Professor Margot Damser, Ph.D.<\/a>, of the Cleveland Clinic\u2019s Lerner Research Institute, UroMonitor won the first Hologic Award as well. With the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.m2d2challenge.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">2020 Challenge<\/a> right around the corner, we checked in with Margot to see what\u2019s happened with her innovation over the last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Describe for us your organization and your innovation, UroMonitor.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cleveland Clinic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lerner.ccf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Lerner Research Institute<\/a> is a research institute embedded in a world-class hospital, aimed at making transformational technological change for the betterment of patients worldwide. The UroMonitor is designed to provide catheter-free wireless monitoring of bladder function for improved diagnosis and treatment of the very common disorders of incontinence and voiding dysfunction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r6RQh36tTGE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Margot Damaser, Ph.D., creator of UroMonitor, makes her pitch at the 2019 M2D2 $200K Challenge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What has happened with your organization since winning the $200K Challenge last April?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a direct result of the M2D2 Challenge, in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hologic.com\/\">Hologic<\/a> we paired their market knowledge with our clinical and technical knowledge to create a market evaluation report. In addition, the clinical study we mentioned at M2D2 is now underway, and one additional patent has issued in the U.S.      <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How has participating in the $200K Challenge made a difference for your organization?<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has without a doubt made a difference and accelerated development of the UroMonitor.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/consultqd.clevelandclinic.org\/a-fitbit-for-the-bladder-uromonitor-takes-monitoring-out-of-the-clinic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">\u2018A Fitbit for the Bladder\u2019: UroMonitor Takes Monitoring Out of the Clinic<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We wish Margot, her team, and her innovation every success in the future!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2020 M2D2 $200K Challenge Sponsors:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/01\/Untitled-design-11-1024x512.png\" alt=\"Thank you to all the 2020 M2D2 $200K Challenge Sponsors\" class=\"wp-image-1315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/01\/Untitled-design-11.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/01\/Untitled-design-11-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/01\/Untitled-design-11-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/01\/Untitled-design-11-500x250.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last April,&nbsp;UroMonitor,&nbsp;a wireless, insertable pressure sensor to assist in the diagnosis of urinary incontinence, was named a&nbsp;first-place winner&nbsp;at the 8th annual M2D2 $200K Challenge. Led by device creator&nbsp;Professor Margot Damser, Ph.D., of the Cleveland Clinic\u2019s Lerner Research Institute, UroMonitor won &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/2020\/02\/29\/catching-up-with-200k-challenge-winner-uromonitor\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":328,"featured_media":1462,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[38],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1456"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/328"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1456"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1456\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2055,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1456\/revisions\/2055"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/m2d2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}