Patents by Inventor Andrew Michael Zura

Andrew Michael Zura has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for controlling blood volume and hydration and for indicating resuscitation status of a patient using peripheral venous pressure as a hemodynamic parameter
    Patent number: 6623470
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling fluid volume in a patient includes a fluid source (16) and a fluid conduit (32, 34, 36) for carrying fluid from the fluid source to the patient (12). A controllable infusion pump (30) pumps fluid from the fluid source to a peripheral vein of the patient through the fluid conduit. An occluder (100) for blocks fluid communication between the fluid source and the patient through the fluid conduit. A fluid pressure sensor (80) periodically senses fluid pressure in the fluid conduit. The apparatus further includes a controller (86) for determining a peripheral venous pressure value from the sensed fluid pressure in the fluid conduit after the infusion pump is stopped and the occluder blocks the fluid communication between the fluid source and the patient through the fluid conduit. The peripheral venous pressure is indicative of the patient's means systemic pressure and the fluid volume of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Inventors: James Robert Munis, Leonardo Jose Lozada, Andrew Michael Zura
  • Method and apparatus for controlling blood volume an hydration and for indicating resuscitation status of a patient using peripheral venous pressure as a hemodynamic parameter
    Publication number: 20030004492
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling fluid volume in a patient includes a fluid source (16) and a fluid conduit (32, 34, 36) for carrying fluid from the fluid source to the patient (12). A controllable infusion pump (30) pumps fluid from the fluid source to a peripheral vein of the patient through the fluid conduit. An occluder (100) for blocks fluid communication between the fluid source and the patient through the fluid conduit. A fluid pressure sensor (80) periodically senses fluid pressure in the fluid conduit. The apparatus further includes a controller (86) for determining a peripheral venous pressure value from the sensed fluid pressure in the fluid conduit after the infusion pump is stopped and the occluder blocks the fluid communication between the fluid source and the patient through the fluid conduit. The peripheral venous pressure is indicative of the patient's means systemic pressure and the fluid volume of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Applicant: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Inventors: James Robert Munis, Leonardo Jose Lozada, Andrew Michael Zura