Patents by Inventor Muralidhar Nukala Sunil Kumar

Muralidhar Nukala Sunil Kumar 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).

  • Biofeedback training of anal and rectal muscles
    Patent number: 8758387
    Abstract: A probe including a housing, a rectal muscle air bag, a rectal tube, an anal muscle air bag, and an anal tube is provided. The rectal muscle air bag mounts to the housing a first distance from a non-insertion end. A rectal tube is connected to the rectal muscle air bag at a first end and to a first pressure sensor at a second end. The anal muscle air bag is mounted to the housing a second distance from the non-insertion end. The anal tube is connected to the anal muscle air bag at a first end and to a second pressure sensor at a second end. The first distance is selected to position the rectal muscle air bag adjacent a rectal muscle, and the second distance is selected to position the anal muscle air bag adjacent an anal muscle when the housing is inserted in the rectum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: University of Iowa Research Foundation
    Inventors: Satish Sanku Chander Rao, Muralidhar Nukala Sunil Kumar
  • BIOFEEDBACK TRAINING OF ANAL AND RECTAL MUSCLES
    Publication number: 20130018308
    Abstract: A probe including a housing, a rectal muscle air bag, a rectal tube, an anal muscle air bag, and an anal tube is provided. The rectal muscle air bag mounts to the housing a first distance from a non-insertion end. A rectal tube is connected to the rectal muscle air bag at a first end and to a first pressure sensor at a second end. The anal muscle air bag is mounted to the housing a second distance from the non- insertion end. The anal tube is connected to the anal muscle air bag at a first end and to a second pressure sensor at a second end. The first distance is selected to position the rectal muscle air bag adjacent a rectal muscle, and the second distance is selected to position the anal muscle air bag adjacent an anal muscle when the housing is inserted in the rectum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Satish Sanku Chander Rao, Muralidhar Nukala Sunil Kumar