Patents by Inventor Nicolas Canac

Nicolas Canac 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).

  • Patent number: 11963817
    Abstract: A tool for facilitating medical diagnosis is disclosed herein, including an ultrasound device configured to collect ultrasound data from a patient, a display device, and a processing circuit configured to generate a cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV) waveform based on the ultrasound data, determine morphology indicators identifying attributes of the CBFV waveform, and configure the display device to display the CBFV waveform and the morphology indicators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Neurasignal, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Hamilton, Corey Thibeault, Michael O'Brien, Mina Ranjbaran, Samuel Thorpe, Nicolas Canac
  • Publication number: 20230363734
    Abstract: Arrangements described herein relate to systems, apparatuses, and methods for categorizing a waveform that includes processing a signal containing ultrasound data about the waveform, identifying one or more morphological variables of the waveform based on the ultrasound data, identifying one or more categories that correspond to a range of combinations of the morphological variables, and categorizing the waveform as belonging to one of the one or more categories. In some arrangements, the method may further include visualizing the waveforms, determining a probability that the waveform belongs to each of the one or more categories, and/or displaying the probability that the waveform falls into each of the one or more categories. Morphological variables may include quantifying absolute peak onset, number/prominence of auxiliary peaks, and systolic canopy length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Samuel G. Thorpe, Corey M. Thibeault, Nicolas Canac, Kian Jalaleddini
  • Patent number: 11684336
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media related to a tool for determining presence or absence of a neurological condition in a subject are provided. The tool includes an ultrasound device configured to collect ultrasound data from a head of the subject. The tool further includes a processing circuit configured to calculate a curvature metric based on the ultrasound data. The processing circuit is further configured to calculate a velocity asymmetry metric based on the ultrasound data. The tool is further configured to determine presence or absence of the neurological condition in the subject based on the curvature metric and the velocity asymmetry metric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: NovaSignal Corp.
    Inventors: Samuel G. Thorpe, Corey M. Thibeault, Nicolas Canac, Michael O'Brien
  • Publication number: 20230165561
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for mapping a section of a vasculature of a subject are described herein, including moving a probe to a first position at a body of the subject adjacent the section of the vasculature; transmitting, by the probe, a first ultrasound beam into a first portion of the section of the vasculature through the body of the subject; receiving first ultrasound data including at least one imaging parameter of the first portion based on the first ultrasound beam; moving the probe to a second position at the body of the subject adjacent the section of the vasculature and different from the first position; transmitting, by the probe, a second ultrasound beam into a second portion of the section of the vasculature through the body of the subject; receiving second ultrasound data including the at least one imaging parameter of the second portion based on the second ultrasound beam; and constructing a map of the section of the vasculature based on the fi
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Michael O'Brien, Mina Ranjbaran, Leo Petrossian, Robert Hamilton, Shankar Radhakrishnan, Corey M. Thibeault, Samuel G. Thorpe, Nicolas Canac
  • Patent number: 11596380
    Abstract: Arrangements described herein relate to systems, apparatuses, and methods for categorizing a waveform that includes processing a signal containing ultrasound data about the waveform, identifying one or more morphological variables of the waveform based on the ultrasound data, identifying one or more categories that correspond to a range of combinations of the morphological variables, and categorizing the waveform as belonging to one of the one or more categories. In some arrangements, the method may further include visualizing the waveforms, determining a probability that the waveform belongs to each of the one or more categories, and/or displaying the probability that the waveform falls into each of the one or more categories. Morphological variables may include quantifying absolute peak onset, number/prominence of auxiliary peaks, and systolic canopy length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: NovaSignal Corp.
    Inventors: Samuel G. Thorpe, Corey M. Thibeault, Nicolas Canac, Kian Jalaleddini
  • Patent number: 11589836
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, there is provided a device including a processor configured to control a robotic system to autonomously position a transducer at a plurality of locations adjacent a subject's skull and to autonomously locate a window on the subject's skull within which an artery can be located, from which artery a signal can be returned to the transducer, the signal having an energy level exceeding a predefined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: NovaSignal Corp.
    Inventors: Michael O'Brien, Nicolas Canac, Michael Costa, Trevor Dunlop, Roman Flores, II, Robert Hamilton, Ilyas Patanam, Shankar Radhakrishnan, Mina Ranjbaran, Corey Thibeault, Samuel Thorpe, Seth Wilk, Jan Zwierstra
  • Patent number: 11559278
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for mapping a section of a vasculature of a subject are described herein, including moving a probe to a first position at a body of the subject adjacent the section of the vasculature; transmitting, by the probe, a first ultrasound beam into a first portion of the section of the vasculature through the body of the subject; receiving first ultrasound data including at least one imaging parameter of the first portion based on the first ultrasound beam; moving the probe to a second position at the body of the subject adjacent the section of the vasculature and different from the first position; transmitting, by the probe, a second ultrasound beam into a second portion of the section of the vasculature through the body of the subject; receiving second ultrasound data including the at least one imaging parameter of the second portion based on the second ultrasound beam; and constructing a map of the section of the vasculature based on the fi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: NovaSignal Corp.
    Inventors: Michael O'Brien, Mina Ranjbaran, Leo Petrossian, Robert Hamilton, Shankar Radhakrishnan, Corey M. Thibeault, Samuel G. Thorpe, Nicolas Canac
  • Publication number: 20220039775
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for mapping a section of a vasculature of a subject are described herein, including moving a probe to a first position at a body of the subject adjacent the section of the vasculature; transmitting, by the probe, a first ultrasound beam into a first portion of the section of the vasculature through the body of the subject; receiving first ultrasound data including at least one imaging parameter of the first portion based on the first ultrasound beam; moving the probe to a second position at the body of the subject adjacent the section of the vasculature and different from the first position; transmitting, by the probe, a second ultrasound beam into a second portion of the section of the vasculature through the body of the subject; receiving second ultrasound data including the at least one imaging parameter of the second portion based on the second ultrasound beam; and constructing a map of the section of the vasculature based on the fi
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Michael O'Brien, Mina Ranjbaran, Leo Petrossian, Robert Hamilton, Shankar Radhakrishnan, Corey M. Thibeault, Samuel G. Thorpe, Nicolas Canac
  • Publication number: 20220008032
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media related to a tool for determining presence or absence of a neurological condition in a subject are provided. The tool includes an ultrasound device configured to collect ultrasound data from a head of the subject. The tool further includes a processing circuit configured to calculate a curvature metric based on the ultrasound data. The processing circuit is further configured to calculate a velocity asymmetry metric based on the ultrasound data. The tool is further configured to determine presence or absence of the neurological condition in the subject based on the curvature metric and the velocity asymmetry metric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Samuel G. Thorpe, Corey M. Thibeault, Nicolas Canac, Michael O'Brien
  • Patent number: 11154273
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for mapping a section of a vasculature of a subject are described herein, including moving a probe to a first position adjacent the section of the vasculature; transmitting, by the probe, a first ultra-sound beam into a first portion of the section of the vasculature through the body of the subject; receiving first ultra-sound data including at least one imaging parameter; moving the probe to a second position at the body of the subject adjacent the section of the vasculature and different from the first position; transmitting, by the probe, a second ultrasound beam into a second portion of the section of the vasculature through the body of the subject; receiving second ultrasound data including the at least one imaging parameter; and constructing a map of the section of the vasculature based on the first ultrasound data and the second ultrasound data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: NovaSignal Corp.
    Inventors: Michael O'Brien, Mina Ranjbaran, Leo Petrossian, Robert Hamilton, Shankar Radhakrishnan, Corey M. Thibeault, Samuel G. Thorpe, Nicolas Canac
  • Patent number: 11129587
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media related to a tool for determining presence or absence of a neurological condition in a subject are provided. The tool includes an ultrasound device configured to collect ultrasound data from a head of the subject. The tool further includes a processing circuit configured to calculate a curvature metric based on the ultrasound data. The processing circuit is further configured to calculate a velocity asymmetry metric based on the ultrasound data. The tool is further configured to determine presence or absence of the neurological condition in the subject based on the curvature metric and the velocity asymmetry metric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: NovaSignal Corp.
    Inventors: Samuel G. Thorpe, Corey M. Thibeault, Nicolas Canac, Michael O'Brien
  • Publication number: 20210100525
    Abstract: A system includes a processing circuit configured to receive signals corresponding ultrasound data, extract a blood flow waveform from the signals, the blood flow waveform corresponds to a single pulse of the signals, determine a curvature characteristic of the blood flow waveform based on a plurality of local curvature parameters, and identify a medical condition for the blood flow waveform using the blood flow waveform. Each of the plurality of local curvature parameters indicates a degree to which the blood flow waveform deviates from a straight line at a location on the blood flow waveform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Hamilton, Corey Thibeault, Michael O'Brien, Mina Ranjbaran, Samuel Thorpe, Nicolas Canac
  • Patent number: 10849593
    Abstract: A tool for facilitating medical diagnosis is disclosed herein, including an ultrasound device configured to collect ultrasound data from a patient, a display device, and a processing circuit configured to generate a cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV) waveform based on the ultrasound data, determine morphology indicators identifying attributes of the CBFV waveform, and configure the display device to display the CBFV waveform and the morphology indicators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: NovaSignal Corp.
    Inventors: Robert Hamilton, Corey Thibeault, Michael O'Brien, Mina Ranjbaran, Samuel Thorpe, Nicolas Canac
  • Publication number: 20200261052
    Abstract: Arrangements described herein relate to systems, apparatuses, and methods for categorizing a waveform that includes processing a signal containing ultrasound data about the waveform, identifying one or more morphological variables of the waveform based on the ultrasound data, identifying one or more categories that correspond to a range of combinations of the morphological variables, and categorizing the waveform as belonging to one of the one or more categories. In some arrangements, the method may further include visualizing the waveforms, determining a probability that the waveform belongs to each of the one or more categories, and/or displaying the probability that the waveform falls into each of the one or more categories. Morphological variables may include quantifying absolute peak onset, number/prominence of auxiliary peaks, and systolic canopy length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: Neural Analytics, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel G. Thorpe, Corey M. Thibeault, Nicolas Canac, Kian Jalaleddini
  • Patent number: 10709417
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, there is provided a device including a processor configured to control a robotic system to autonomously position a transducer at a plurality of locations adjacent a subject's skull and to autonomously locate a window on the subject's skull within which an artery can be located, from which artery a signal can be returned to the transducer, the signal having an energy level exceeding a predefined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Neural Analytics, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael O'Brien, Nicolas Canac, Michael Costa, Trevor Dunlop, Roman Flores, II, Robert Hamilton, Ilyas Patanam, Shankar Radhakrishnan, Mina Ranjbaran, Corey Thibeault, Samuel Thorpe, Seth Wilk, Jan Zwierstra
  • Patent number: 10695035
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for assessing signal quality of a signal are described herein, including determining a signal quality assessment (SQA) metric of the signal based on at least one energy function of the signal, determining whether the SQA metric is above a threshold, and in response to determining that the SQA metric is above the threshold, performing additional signal processing of the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Neural Analytics, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael O'Brien, Mina Ranjbaran, Robert Hamilton, Samuel G. Thorpe, Nicolas Canac
  • Publication number: 20190223830
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media related to a tool for determining presence or absence of a neurological condition in a subject are provided. The tool includes an ultrasound device configured to collect ultrasound data from a head of the subject. The tool further includes a processing circuit configured to calculate a curvature metric based on the ultrasound data. The processing circuit is further configured to calculate a velocity asymmetry metric based on the ultrasound data. The tool is further configured to determine presence or absence of the neurological condition in the subject based on the curvature metric and the velocity asymmetry metric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Samuel G. Thorpe, Corey M. Thibeault, Nicolas Canac, Michael O'Brien
  • Publication number: 20190216422
    Abstract: A tool for facilitating medical diagnosis is disclosed herein, including an ultrasound device configured to collect ultrasound data from a patient, a display device, and a processing circuit configured to generate a cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV) waveform based on the ultrasound data, determine morphology indicators identifying attributes of the CBFV waveform, and configure the display device to display the CBFV waveform and the morphology indicators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Hamilton, Corey Thibeault, Michael O'Brien, Mina Ranjbaran, Samuel Thorpe, Nicolas Canac
  • Publication number: 20190216433
    Abstract: A tool for facilitating medical diagnosis is disclosed herein, including an ultrasound device configured to collect ultrasound data from a patient, a display device, and a processing circuit configured to generate a cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV) waveform based on the ultrasound data, determine morphology indicators identifying attributes of the CBFV waveform, and configure the display device to display the CBFV waveform and the morphology indicators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Hamilton, Corey Thibeault, Michael O'Brien, Mina Ranjbaran, Samuel Thorpe, Nicolas Canac
  • Publication number: 20190216421
    Abstract: A tool for facilitating medical diagnosis is disclosed herein, including an ultrasound device configured to collect ultrasound data from a patient, a display device, and a processing circuit configured to generate a cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV) waveform based on the ultrasound data, determine morphology indicators identifying attributes of the CBFV waveform, and configure the display device to display the CBFV waveform and the morphology indicators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Hamilton, Corey Thibeault, Michael O'Brien, Mina Ranjbaran, Samuel Thorpe, Nicolas Canac