Patents by Inventor Evan Brittain

Evan Brittain 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).

  • Assessment of right ventricular function using contrast echocardiography
    Patent number: 9883850
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for determining a right ventricular transit time for a patient. An echodense contrast is injected into a patient. A first representative region, representing the right ventricle of the patient, is selected. A second representative region, representing the bifurcation of the main pulmonary artery, is selected. Respective first and second time series of intensity values for the first and second representative regions are generated via echocardiography. The right ventricular transit time is determined from the first and second time series of intensity values. The right ventricular transit time is displayed to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Monahan, Evan Brittain, Steven M. Boronyak, William David Merryman
  • ASSESSMENT OF RIGHT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION USING CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
    Publication number: 20150005629
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for determining a right ventricular transit time for a patient. An echodense contrast is injected into a patient. A first representative region, representing the right ventricle of the patient, is selected. A second representative region, representing the bifurcation of the main pulmonary artery, is selected. Respective first and second time series of intensity values for the first and second representative regions are generated via echocardiography. The right ventricular transit time is determined from the first and second time series of intensity values. The right ventricular transit time is displayed to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Monahan, Evan Brittain, Steven M. Boronyak, William David Merryman