Patents by Inventor Mahesh Vaidyanathan

Mahesh Vaidyanathan 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).

  • Expandable endotracheal tube
    Patent number: 11744971
    Abstract: An expandable endotracheal tube includes a shaft that has an airway. The expandable endotracheal tube also includes an expandable segment mounted to a distal end of the shaft. The expandable segment includes an expandable membrane and a constant force spring positioned within the expandable membrane. The constant force spring has a compressed configuration to allow for placement of the expandable endotracheal tube within a patient and an expanded configuration in which the expandable membrane forms a seal with a trachea of the patient to enable positive pressure ventilation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventor: Mahesh Vaidyanathan
  • TACTILE SENSING AND GUIDANCE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230067892
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for tactile sensing of a target tissue region of a patient in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Nicole C. MOSKOWITZ, Jessica TRAVER, Xavier GARCIA-ROJAS, Yashar GANJEH, Matthew CRUZ, Jonathan Rae PLUMB, Jack Alexander LOWE, Alexander Keith Gomer Pratten JONES, Geoffrey HUTCHINS, Ann GRAFF, Mahesh VAIDYANATHAN
  • EXPANDABLE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE
    Publication number: 20220047832
    Abstract: An expandable endotracheal tube includes a shaft that has an airway. The expandable endotracheal tube also includes an expandable segment mounted to a distal end of the shaft. The expandable segment includes an expandable membrane and a constant force spring positioned within the expandable membrane. The constant force spring has a compressed configuration to allow for placement of the expandable endotracheal tube within a patient and an expanded configuration in which the expandable membrane forms a seal with a trachea of the patient to enable positive pressure ventilation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventor: Mahesh Vaidyanathan