Patents by Inventor Jonathan E. Aviv

Jonathan E. Aviv 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).

  • Optical transesophageal echocardiography probe
    Patent number: 6884220
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an optical transesophageal echocardiography probe (OPTEE) having an optical fiber bundle, a suction channel and light channels for illumination, wherein the OPTEE has a circumference along its distal tip that allows both safe insertion and insures the stability of the probe. The probe tip is generally circular in circumference, but levels off to a flat surface for a portion of the circumference, and is provided with beveled edges and corner throughout so that there are no sharp edges to traumatize the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Aviv, Shunichi Homma, Marco R. DiTullio, Steven Corwin
  • Optical transesophageal echocardiography probe
    Publication number: 20030036681
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an optical transesophageal echocardiography probe (OPTEE) having an optical fiber bundle, a suction channel and light channels for illumination, wherein the OPTEE has a circumference along its distal tip that allows both safe insertion and insures the stability of the probe. The probe tip is generally circular in circumference, but levels off to a flat surface for a portion of the circumference, and is provided with beveled edges and corner throughout so that there are no sharp edges to traumatize the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Aviv, Marco R. Di Tullio
  • Apparatus and method to objectively measure sensory discrimination thresholds in the upper aero digestive tract
    Patent number: 6355003
    Abstract: An apparatus and method to objectively measure sensory discrimination thresholds at a test site in the upper aero digestive tract of a patient. A time and pressure controlled puff of air is delivered to the input of a Y-shaped tube; one output branch of the Y-shaped tube delivers the puff of air to the patient and the other output branch delivers the puff of air to a pressure transducer, for measurement and display of the pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Aviv, John H. Martin
  • Apparatus and method to objectively measure sensory discrimination thresholds in the upper aero digestive tract
    Patent number: 6036655
    Abstract: An apparatus and method to objectively measure sensory discrimination thresholds at a test site in the upper aero digestive tract of a patient. A time and pressure controlled puff of air is delivered to the input of a Y-shaped tube; one output branch of the Y-shaped tube delivers the puff of air to the patient and the other output branch delivers the puff of air to a pressure transducer, for measurement and display of the pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Aviv, John H. Martin
  • Measurements of respiratory sensory discrimination thresholds
    Patent number: 5970978
    Abstract: An apparatus and method to objectively measure sensory discrimination thresholds at a test site in the upper aero digestive tract of a patient. A time and pressure controlled puff of air is delivered to the input of a Y-shaped tube; one output branch of the Y-shaped tube delivers the puff of air to the patient and the other output branch delivers the puff of air to a pressure transducer, for measurement and display of the pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Aviv, John H. Martin
  • Apparatus and method to objectively measure sensory discrimination thresholds in the upper aero digestive tract
    Patent number: 5515860
    Abstract: An apparatus and method to objectively measure sensory discrimination thresholds at a test site in the upper aero digestive tract of a patient. A time and pressure controlled puff of air is delivered to the input of a Y-shaped tube; one output branch of the Y-shaped tube delivers the puff of air to the patient and the other output branch delivers the puff of air to a pressure transducer, for measurement and display of the pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1996
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Aviv, John H. Martin
  • Apparatus and method to objectively measure sensory discrimination thresholds in the upper aero digestive tract
    Patent number: 5377688
    Abstract: An apparatus and method to objectively measure sensory discrimination thresholds at a test site in the upper aero digestive tract of a patient. A time and pressure controlled puff of air is delivered to the input of a Y-shaped tube; one output branch of the Y-shaped tube delivers the puff of air to the patient and the other output branch delivers the puff of air to a pressure transducer, for measurement and display of the pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1995
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Aviv, John H. Martin